Custom BBCodes [Deprecated]

thebrainshift · Post by **thebrainshift** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 8:57 am

I have tried the youtube codes and all I see in the post are the links i posted as opposed to the video

triadruid · Post by **triadruid** » Sat Jun 26, 2010 3:00 pm

I have a tag which is essentially [vote]{TEXT}[/vote] for informal, non-poll-based votting; it's a simple text substitution that sticks in bold tags and a colon, so they can be tracked easier. Vote: triadruid

The difficulty I've run into is that some users want to use the unvote version of it with or without the name, and without it they end up with Unvote: , Vote: triadruid which looks kind of silly. Is there any way to make the colon conditional on there being some {TEXT} between the tags?

Acorn · Post by **Acorn** » Sat Jun 26, 2010 3:49 pm

thebrainshift wrote:I have tried the youtube codes and all I see in the post are the links i posted as opposed to the video

My Youtube code (which works!) is:

Code: Select all

BBCode usage:  [youtube]{TEXT}[/youtube]

HTML replacement:  <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/{TEXT}"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/{TEXT}" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>

Help line: Put the tags around the last part of the Youtube address - the bit after the equals sign.

The crucial thing is making sure you use the right part of the Youtube address. For example, with this url: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WET9n3OG ... re=channel you would only put WET9n3OGH1M&feature=channel or even just WET9n3OGH1M between the tags.

Post by **Noxwizard** » Sat Jun 26, 2010 5:12 pm

@Acorn: You should use SIMPLETEXT instead of TEXT, though it's not going to allow you to use "WET9n3OGH1M&feature=channel."

Acorn · Post by **Acorn** » Sat Jun 26, 2010 8:25 pm

It makes things a lot easier for non-technical members as it is though - and for me, not having to try and explain which bit of the Youtube url they have to extract!

Pony99CA · Post by **Pony99CA** » Sat Jun 26, 2010 9:03 pm

Acorn wrote:It makes things a lot easier for non-technical members as it is though - and for me, not having to try and explain which bit of the Youtube url they have to extract!

The point is that using {TEXT} within an HTML tag opens the possibility of a security risk. Somebody could try to close your tag and open another one.

Steve

ric323 · Post by **ric323** » Sun Jun 27, 2010 12:19 pm

thebrainshift wrote:I have tried the youtube codes and all I see in the post are the links i posted as opposed to the video

Then you are not using it right. Show us a post on your board where this happened, and we'll explain what's wrong.

ric323 · Post by **ric323** » Sun Jun 27, 2010 12:19 pm

Acorn wrote:It makes things a lot easier for non-technical members as it is though - and for me, not having to try and explain which bit of the Youtube url they have to extract!

And leaves you wide open to security exploits.

thebrainshift · Post by **thebrainshift** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 6:01 am

this is what comes up when i attempt it

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AJmKkU5POA[/youtube]

is it the helpline text i should change? I just typed youtube there

excuse my lack of knowledge, this is the first time i am ever dealing with my own forum or website.

Post by **Mick** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 12:15 pm

thebrainshift wrote:this is what comes up when i attempt it

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AJmKkU5POA[/youtube]

is it the helpline text i should change? I just typed youtube there excuse my lack of knowledge, this is the first time i am ever dealing with my own forum or website.

Which youtube BBCode did you use?

Pony99CA · Post by **Pony99CA** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 1:32 am

thebrainshift wrote:this is what comes up when i attempt it

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AJmKkU5POA[/youtube]

is it the helpline text i should change? I just typed youtube there

No, the help line is only for displaying tooltips to the user; it has nothing to do with the code generated.

Steve

Akexis · Post by **Akexis** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 1:00 am

I've been crawling all over the board and the internet in general for hours (and those of you who have ever began the intrepid adventure of hosting your own board know I mean literally). I can't find a way to add tables to my board. I noticed it mentioned earlier in this topic on the first few pages, I got to about page 16 before I skipped to the end, but it seems the people who asked were completely ignored.

I've crawled over the MOD section with no luck, other forums and have found plenty of stuff for phpbb2.

Is this something that's being worked on/developed? Can someone send me a link on where to go for my answers?

Also, I wanted to thank everyone for their work on the custom BBCode stuff. It's been a tremendous help. Cheers!

Dr DBW · Post by **Dr DBW** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 1:24 am

In the search field that states "Search this topic.." at the top of the page, put in "tables". Number of solutions have been posted in this thread already, probably why no one replies to further questions, since the possible solutions are already there.

Post by **Noxwizard** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 3:00 am

Akexis wrote:I've been crawling all over the board and the internet in general for hours (and those of you who have ever began the intrepid adventure of hosting your own board know I mean literally). I can't find a way to add tables to my board. I noticed it mentioned earlier in this topic on the first few pages, I got to about page 16 before I skipped to the end, but it seems the people who asked were completely ignored.

I've crawled over the MOD section with no luck, other forums and have found plenty of stuff for phpbb2.

Is this something that's being worked on/developed? Can someone send me a link on where to go for my answers?

Also, I wanted to thank everyone for their work on the custom BBCode stuff. It's been a tremendous help. Cheers!

There are a few in this topic, searching for "table tr td" will narrow it down as much as possible. Tables are a somewhat complicated bbcode since it requires many parts, which is probably why it isn't posted over and over. You may want to try this one first: http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopi ... 5#p4078025
Due to the number of parts required, the layout can break if users don't use it correctly.

Lux Aeterna · Post by **Lux Aeterna** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 3:07 pm

Hi,

Is there a simple HTML replacement for using a bb code for blockquote?

I don't need colors, but what I do need is the same amount of space on both sides of the text having blockquote applied. I don't need any particular width of open space (I can change that later), but what I need help with is the initial coding.

Using the List BB code won't work as I've seen mentioned before because it only indents the left side of a paragraph. The right margin keeps traveling out to the right side of a post rather than being indented as well.

Could someone please help? Thanks.

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