diff --git a/core/modules/utils/utils.js b/core/modules/utils/utils.js
index e322811d9..2d599eac3 100644
--- a/core/modules/utils/utils.js
+++ b/core/modules/utils/utils.js
@@ -19,6 +19,15 @@ exports.warning = function(text) {
 	console.log($tw.node ? "\x1b[1;33m" + text + "\x1b[0m" : text);
 };
 
+/*
+Repeatedly replaces a substring within a string. Like String.prototype.replace, but without any of the default special handling of $ sequences in the replace string
+*/
+exports.replaceString = function(text,search,replace) {
+	return text.replace(search,function() {
+		return replace;
+	});
+};
+
 /*
 Repeats a string
 */
diff --git a/core/modules/widgets/fields.js b/core/modules/widgets/fields.js
index 511b6f7d5..d75a3b6e9 100755
--- a/core/modules/widgets/fields.js
+++ b/core/modules/widgets/fields.js
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ FieldsWidget.prototype.execute = function() {
 						value = reMatch[1];
 					}
 				}
-				row = row.replace("$name$",fieldName);
-				row = row.replace("$value$",value);
-				row = row.replace("$encoded_value$",$tw.utils.htmlEncode(value));
+				row = $tw.utils.replaceString(row,"$name$",fieldName);
+				row = $tw.utils.replaceString(row,"$value$",value);
+				row = $tw.utils.replaceString(row,"$encoded_value$",$tw.utils.htmlEncode(value));
 				text.push(row);
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/core/modules/widgets/link.js b/core/modules/widgets/link.js
index b0deb4e51..e4596c72c 100755
--- a/core/modules/widgets/link.js
+++ b/core/modules/widgets/link.js
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ LinkWidget.prototype.renderLink = function(parent,nextSibling) {
 	// Set an href
 	var wikiLinkTemplateMacro = this.getVariable("tv-wikilink-template"),
 		wikiLinkTemplate = wikiLinkTemplateMacro ? wikiLinkTemplateMacro.trim() : "#$uri_encoded$",
-		wikiLinkText = wikiLinkTemplate.replace("$uri_encoded$",encodeURIComponent(this.to));
-	wikiLinkText = wikiLinkText.replace("$uri_doubleencoded$",encodeURIComponent(encodeURIComponent(this.to)));
+		wikiLinkText = $tw.utils.replaceString(wikiLinkTemplate,"$uri_encoded$",encodeURIComponent(this.to));
+	wikiLinkText = $tw.utils.replaceString(wikiLinkText,"$uri_doubleencoded$",encodeURIComponent(encodeURIComponent(this.to)));
 	wikiLinkText = this.getVariable("tv-get-export-link",{params: [{name: "to",value: this.to}],defaultValue: wikiLinkText});
 	if(tag === "a") {
 		domNode.setAttribute("href",wikiLinkText);
diff --git a/core/modules/widgets/widget.js b/core/modules/widgets/widget.js
index cf51fcbe4..f8a977eef 100755
--- a/core/modules/widgets/widget.js
+++ b/core/modules/widgets/widget.js
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ Widget.prototype.substituteVariableParameters = function(text,formalParams,actua
 			// If we've still not got a value, use the default, if any
 			paramValue = paramValue || paramInfo["default"] || "";
 			// Replace any instances of this parameter
-			text = text.replace(new RegExp("\\$" + $tw.utils.escapeRegExp(paramInfo.name) + "\\$","mg"),paramValue);
+			text = $tw.utils.replaceString(text,new RegExp("\\$" + $tw.utils.escapeRegExp(paramInfo.name) + "\\$","mg"),paramValue);
 		}
 	}
 	return text;
diff --git a/plugins/tiddlywiki/tiddlyweb/tiddlywebadaptor.js b/plugins/tiddlywiki/tiddlyweb/tiddlywebadaptor.js
index 282c81dcc..9666ed0f8 100644
--- a/plugins/tiddlywiki/tiddlyweb/tiddlywebadaptor.js
+++ b/plugins/tiddlywiki/tiddlyweb/tiddlywebadaptor.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ TiddlyWebAdaptor.prototype.getHost = function() {
 		];
 	for(var t=0; t<substitutions.length; t++) {
 		var s = substitutions[t];
-		text = text.replace(new RegExp("\\$" + s.name + "\\$","mg"),s.value);
+		text = $tw.utils.replaceString(text,new RegExp("\\$" + s.name + "\\$","mg"),s.value);
 	}
 	return text;
 };