Changing how links are displayed

[Govnor]

I noticed on a forum on a website (not a phpBB) that when users paste a url in a post, the script just displays >>LINK<<

I was told I need to edit bbcode.tpl to make this happen on my board, but I can't figure out what to change it to.
This is the line that needs altering..

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<!-- BEGIN url --><a href="{URL}" target="_blank" class="postlink">{DESCRIPTION}</a><!-- END url -->

The reason I want to do this is because when people paste a very long url, it breaks the site layout. My board in particular is 800px wide.

Thanks.

[jwunderly]

If they utilize the URL BBCode, then it should work

BBCode FAQ.

[Govnor]

Yes they can, but asking everyone to use BB code every time they post a link won't work because not many people can be bothered to learn how to use it, and besides, many people on my forum are not very internet savvy anyway.

I'd rather have the script just display links in this way if I can.

Thanks.

[Brf]

You can change the make_clickable function in includes/bbcode.php

There are some lines like this:

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$ret = preg_replace(goobltygook<a href=\"\\2\" target=\"_blank\">\\2</a>", $ret);

which you could change to:

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$ret = preg_replace(goobltygook<a href=\"\\2\" target=\"_blank\">\>\>LINK\<\<</a>", $ret);

[Govnor]

Thanks, I'll try playing with that.

[Dogs and things]

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[Govnor]

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