What are the supported RegEx syntax for redirects in Nabu Redirect Manager?

Here are the main RegEx features supported in the app:

^ → Matches the start of a URL path.

$ → Matches the end of a URL path.

Example: ^/products/.*$Matches any URL that starts with /products/.

. → Matches any single character.

[abc] → Matches any one character inside the brackets.

[0-9] → Matches any digit between 0–9.

[^abc] → Matches any character except a, b, or c.

Example**: ^/products/[0-9]+$Matches /products/123, /products/456, etc.

(*) → Matches 0 or more repetitions.

(*) → Matches 1 or more repetitions.

? → Matches 0 or 1 repetition.

{n} → Matches exactly n times.

{n,} → Matches n or more times.

{n,m} → Matches between n and m times.

Example: ^/products/[a-z]{3,5}$Matches product handles with 3 to 5 letters (e.g., /products/bag, /products/shoes).

( ) → Defines a capture group.

| → Works like OR between patterns.

Example: ^/(products|collections)/(.*)$Matches both /products/... and /collections/....

(pattern) → Captures part of the match.

$1, $2, … $5 → Reuse captured values in the target link.

Nabu supports up to 5 capture groups.

Source Path: ^/products/(.)/(.)$Target Link: /new-products/$1/$2/products/men/shoes → /new-products/men/shoes.

Source Path: ^/products/.*$Target Link: /collections/all-products

Source Path: ^/products/[0-9]+$Target Link: /collections/special-deals

Source Path: ^/products/(.*)$Target Link: /collections/$1/products/shirt → /collections/shirt.

Source Path: ^/(products|collections)/(.*)$Target Link: /archived/$1/$2/products/hat → /archived/products/hat.

Updated on: 30/09/2025

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