Convert Custom Field Content to Lower Case with Dashes

Question

I have a custom field with a person's name in it, and I need to convert it (in the template) to all lowercase with dashes instead of spaces so I can use it as an ID tag. Example:

Suzie McRowdy becomes suzie-mcrowdy

Is there an (ideally free) add-on that will take care of this for me?

Answer 1

If you need to do this from the template you could use a plugin like this one:

http://devot-ee.com/add-ons/create-url-title

If you need to do it directly to the DB please update us so we can give you that solution as well.

Note: CE String also has a custom method called url_title which will do the same thing but, it's not a free add-on.

Answer 2

I did this with CE String:

<a href="{url}" class="icon-{exp:ce_str:ing url_title}{label}{/exp:ce_str:ing}">{label}</a>

You can see the docs here

The reason I like this method is CE String is super helpful across most site builds. It has so many useful features!

Answer 3

You could also use Low Replace (which is FREE!):

http://gotolow.com/addons/low-replace/docs#tags

I haven't used it for adjusting the case of outputted data but it is supported.

That should get you started!