bbcode custom callbacks and WYSIWYG Editor

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I have a couple of small plugins that utilize custom bbcodes to provide extended functionality to their vbb installaions.

One such example is a tag, item, that creates a mouse over URL link in a post.

I have a plugin that hooks bbcode_create that contains

PHP Code:

    $this->tag_list['no_option']['item']['callback'] = 'handle_external';
    $this->tag_list['no_option']['item']['external_callback'] = 'handle_bbcode_wowhead';
    $this->tag_list['no_option']['item']['strip_empty'] = true; 


the function handle_bbcode_wowhead is defined in a init_startup hook.

handle_bbcode_wowhead returns a formated URL

<a class="q4" style="text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=28585" target="_blank">[Ruby Slippers]</a>

the class and the style attributes change according to options set in the plugin and the item that the person is linking.


The problem is that if you add an Item tag in the WYSIWYG editor (or the standard editor), and you edit the post using the WYSIWYG editor, the item tag is changed to a URL tag.

Has anyone found a reliable way to fix this problem ?