Allow Usergroups to Post HTML

Just like the name says, this ultra-simple little Product will allow you to specify Usergroups that may post in HTML and have that HTML be parsed...SOME PEOPLE ARE HAVING TABLE PROBLEMS - THIS IS UNSUPPORTED USEAGE OF THE MODIFICATION AND I AM UNABLE TO ASSIST!

***BE AWARE THAT INDISCRIMINATE USE OF THIS HACK IS RISKY - RESTRICT IT TO ONLY THOSE USERGROUPS YOU TRUST ABSOLUTELY***

The scary message above is to make sure you are aware that enabling HTML for any group opens you up to security issues. This is why it is not a feature of Stock vB, probably.

I decided I needed to have the ability to post in HTML because I just installed ZT's RSS Feeds hack, and the ones I got from Google looked all horrible.

Now updated to be controlled by a Setting in Usergroup Manager, it's phrased and even works in editpost.php (preview) in WYSIWYG and normal modes, AND the Forum Rules shows HTML is ON.

This will not work retroactively. That is, if a User posted something in HTML before they were given the ability, that post has to be edited by that member (or someone else with HTML ability) in order to be parsed. I am assuming this is due to post caching.

Many thanks to Kirby for prodding me to figure it out by myself and not just telling me what to do.

A "demo" is here..html is OFF in that Forum, but the post is made by an Admin, so the HTML is parsed.

[tazping2000]

Thanks for this, finally got it working

[sydude]

Kall, great hack, thanks. I have a couple of questions please, which I would be most appreciative if you could help me with.

1. If I disable the hack and turn on HTML on the Forums level, I can copy and paste web pages or content right into the message field of a new post, and vBulletin will perfectly parse the HTML. But this doesn't work if I use the hack - if I copy and paste, it will just turn it into BB code and that will not preserve the formatting. And if I open the source HTML and then copy and paste the raw html with the hack enabled, then the formatting is usually totally messed up, probably because of all of the javascript, etc. Is there a way to enable the hack and still be able to copy and paste pre-parsed HTML in from a browser window, instead of having to enter in only simple HTML?

2. I installed this hack last year, and my version number in the product manager was 3.50. I just downloaded and installed (with overwrite) 3.51, but the version number in the product manager is still 3.50. Is that ok?

3. In the plug-in system, for 'Hook Location:bbcode_parse_start' I have two 'Allow Usergroups to post HTML' entries, one disabled and one enabled. I assume that's from the upgrade process. Should I delete the disable one?

Thank you again.

Sy

[kall]

Hi Sy,

1. Ummm... it doesn't change it into bbcode for me. It doesn't make the page look perfect, as you say..but not turn into bbcode. I am stumped.

2. Yup, perfectly ok.

3. Yes please, as with '2.', it was probably a typo on my part.

[knimrod]

Originally Posted by majoreyeswater

I am having problems with this hack. I have Administrators enabled to have HTML parsed, but it doesn't work. I still have to enable HTML in the forum in order to have the HTML display as anything other than text.

In plug-in manager the feature is shown as in the preview. Is this correct.

Can anyone help wuold be much appreciated..

I'm having the same problem (3.5.2 with updates).. Did you ever figure this out?

I'll uninstall if there's no fix.

[kall]

Originally Posted by knimrod

I'm having the same problem (3.5.2 with updates).. Did you ever figure this out?

I'll uninstall if there's no fix.

What are your PHP and mySQL versions?

What flavour of Linux (or Windows) server?

What version of Apache?

I ask because 296 other people have had no problems with this.

[knimrod]

Originally Posted by kall

What are your PHP and mySQL versions?

What flavour of Linux (or Windows) server?

What version of Apache?

I ask because 296 other people have had no problems with this.

Thanks for responding.

Linux 2.4.21-40.ELsmp
Apache 1.3.36 (Unix)
PHP Version 4.3.11
MySQL 4.0.27-standard

I'm not so sure that some others aren't having a problem and maybe not know it? I didn't realize it until recently even though it's been installed for a bit. Also, I'm having the exact same problem as others have noted and as described by "majoreyeswater".

It works in that past and present posts containing html, that are made by users who are not in a usergroup that is currently html enabled, are not html parsed and past posts made by persons in a usergroup currently enabled for html posts are html parsed. However, if someone in a usergroup currently approved to post html, makes a post containing html, it will not be html parsed unless html was enabled for the forum being posted in at the time the post was made.

So it would appear that posts are somehow "marked" at post time for html parsing but I can't figure out where or how this occurs.

[Kungfu]

i cant seem to find the setting for this. I looked all over and it doesnt show up. Know why?

[good2laugh]

looks good. Anyone tried this with 3.6 just wondering if its worth installing now on my 3.54 or waiting for 3.6 and installing. Thanks for the easy instructions too.

[I||usi0nz]

html parsedd, yayy. Thanks

[Kungfu]

Originally Posted by Kungfu

i cant seem to find the setting for this. I looked all over and it doesnt show up. Know why?

anyone? Or can someone please post screenshot. I must be dumb cause i cant find it.