Automatic keyword to link converter for 3.7?

[Matt_Crawford]

Hello all,

Does anyone know if there is a mod for 3.7.x that will automatically convert keywords contained in user posts to external links?

Many thanks,

Matt

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Replacement Variables?

[Matt_Crawford]

I'm not sufficiently expert in vBulletin coding to work out how to actually do this via replacement variables.

Say I wanted all instances of the word "Sheep" to link to "www.sheep.com" what might I set as replacement variable without causing mayhem?

I tried this and my biggest problem was within the thread titles which would become corrupted.

Any ideas anyone?

Thanks in advance...

[washingtonboise]

Solutions have existed since 3.5

Search the the modifications for 'geek auto linker' and 'autolinker'

Geek auto linker: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=96336
autolinker: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=239167

That will help you get started in the right direction.

[kpmedia]

Came across this older thread (still high in search results).

A better, more updated link setup is the 2011 mod from BOP5:
Word Links (Turn words into links) by BOP5 @ https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=263700

Great free mod, so kudos to BOP5! The older mods were limited when free, or $50+ as pay mods, and were far from bug-free or effective (JS based, for example).

Works on 3.7 and 3.8

So look there instead. :)