Validate matching quote BBCode tags.
 

Quotes Validation

I created this modification to help alleviate the need to edit posts that have invalid/mismatched QUOTE tags. For a busy forum, correcting bad QUOTE tags can become a big problem for your moderators.

Messages (new or edited) rejected by this mod will return the member to the post submission form with the phrase: "One or more of [quote] tags are missing or mismatched. All posts are required to have proper matching quotes."

I have been running it on my board for a month or so without problems. It may run on versions older then 3.8, but I have not tested that.

I have created a number of mods for my board, this is the first one I have released!

--RayJ

NOTE: Plugin works on vBulletin version 4

Description
Check new and edited posts for valid/matching open and close [quote] BBCode tags.
*Should* work with any number of nested or included quote tags.

Details
1 Product XML with 3 Plugins, 2 Phrases, 5 Settings, and 0 Queries
1 File/Class
No template modifications.

Files
class_verifyquotes.php
install.txt
license.txt
license-vqbc_rayj2009.txt
v1.3 = product-vqbc_rayj2009_1-3.xml
v1.2 = product-vqbc_rayj2009_1-2.xml
v1.1 = product-vqbc_rayj2009_1-1.xml
v1.0 = product-vqbc_rayj2009.xml

Upgrading
v1.0-v1.1 :
Upload class_verifyquotes.php file to the /includes/ directory
import product-vqbc_rayj2009_v1-1.xml (Allow Overwrite)
v1.(0/1)-v1.2 :
Upload class_verifyquotes.php file to the /includes/ directory
import product-vqbc_rayj2009_v1-2.xml (Allow Overwrite)
v1.(0/1/2)-v1.3 :
Upload class_verifyquotes.php file to the /includes/ directory
import product-vqbc_rayj2009_v1-3.xml (Allow Overwrite)

History
1.0

Initial Version

1.1
Added plugin: newpost_preview
Added setting: Auto Preview Mode.

If active, the system will automatically put you in preview mode, and display the error message in the post area, when QUOTE mismatches are found.

Added phrase: To display CSS around "in post" error message.
Bug Fix: versions v1.0 and v1.1 (Note: fix already applied to all versions)

Memory leak causes download dialog for all browsers (for large posts). Download quotes_validation_bugfix.zip (contains: class_verifyquotes.php) and upload it. Fixes all previously installed versions.

1.2
Added Option: Style (CSS) for error message
Added Option: Bad Quotes Error Message

This will let you edit the Error Message and CSS that controls the output without having to edit the phrase directly. I left the original phrase code in place so that it will not get wiped out when you upgrade. You will have to search for the phrase (vqbc_bad_quotes_error) and copy it to the new setting.

Changed the phrase that displays the "in post" error message to work with the new options.
1.3
Bug Fix: Removed recursion and complex regular expressions. These were causing issues with large posts.
Added Option: Ignored Tags (allows you to add tags to be ignored during validation, note: noparse is always ignored)

Notes
PHP 5.0+ required.

If you are still using PHP 4 (you should upgrade). Or you can edit the class_verifyquotes.php file and remove all public and private keywords (before each function). Then edit the product-vqbc_rayj2009_v1-1.xml file and remove the PHP 5.0 dependency line.

My first mod release.

Enjoy!

--RayJ

Yeah ! Not bad.

I will test it later. Thank you for this mod. ;)

Great idea! I'm always fixing mismatched quotes. Thanks!

Good idea, I'm tagging this to test it in a few days.

Thanks.

A great idea, many thanks, RayJ!

Great, great, GREAT idea!!!

Thank you so very much.

I get:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING, expecting T_OLD_FUNCTION or T_FUNCTION or T_VAR or '}' in /path/to/forums/includes/class_verifyquotes.php on line 35

When it's active. Any ideas?

Yes! Are you running PHP version 4?

If so, open the file /includes/class_verifyquotes.php and remove the "public" and "private" before both function keywords.

--RayJ

Yes PHP 4.4.6 (cli)

That fixed it - works great now! :D