To stop posted links linking directly to a site
 

To stop your members posting Hot Links in threads and do away with the Automatically parse links in text box

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editpost, newthread and newreply

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<if condition="$show['parseurl']"><div><label for="cb_parseurl"><input type="checkbox" name="parseurl" value="1" id="cb_parseurl" tabindex="1" $checked[parseurl] />$vbphrase[automatically_parse_links_in_text]</label></div></if>

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For Earlier Versions of VB

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<div><label for="cb_parseurl"><input type="checkbox" name="parseurl" value="1" id="cb_parseurl" tabindex="1" $checked[parseurl] />$vbphrase[automatically_parse_links_in_text]</label></div>

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any way to stop it doing it via the inline ajax editing system?

Installed thanks ;)

Nice .. and posted it on vbcom here:
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=175911

Thanks Floris :):)

did what suggested but in the editor as soon as i press enter, it auto turns hot link!

thanks

Any way to apply this same hack to the quick reply function and the quick edit? It works fine for new threads, new replys, and advanced edit... but not quick replies.

nice thx ;)