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.

[class101]

HA NO its working!

You have to turn HTML OFF in the forum because I was thinking to set the forum ON to allow the RSS to post html when the addon override the other user permissions, but that's not working that way because everyone was still able to post HTML, but setting html OFF in the forum made the job , the addon then only allow the usergroup to use HTML.
Hope I'm correct and won't find behaviours but it appear to do the job fine

Btw ddmobley I do not see where you can't get it working, I have tested with cached post lifespan 0 and it works like a charm, as soon as I allow my usergroup to parse HTML , its rendred correctly, if I change to OFF, then I'm refreshing the post , it's automatically no more HTML rendered. So no problems here.

[TheMilkCarton]

Despite whether or not there is a "post_parsed_cached" problem... This mod is still far from perfect. I've asked a few times on here if there is some kind of fix for "Quick Edit - Disappearing HTML" in 3.6.x.

Just because it's "Not Supported" doesn't mean that he shouldn't try to update the product with bugfixes and new features, or to accommodate to new versions of vBulletin. I'm aware this mod is in the 3.5.x forum, but how many people actually still use 3.5.x here?? 5% of us? AFAIK, "Not Supported" means just that -- he's not going to answer questions in this thread. Like I said, that doesn't mean he shouldn't be updating this hack.

While I don't have the cached posts problem, there have been a few occasions where the HTML doesn't "stick" and I can NEVER by any means use this hack with Quick Edit. I have to be fully aware every time I'm editing a post with HTML and make sure to MIDDLE CLICK the "Edit" button so that the standard editor opens up instead. That == annoying and I probably should have just uninstalled this mod a long time ago.

However, I guess I'll get around it until vB finally includes a per usergroup HTML setting.

[class101]

Yeah I see the quick edit bug now after doing some tests but not so big problem since the mod should be used firstly for enhancing the rss feed feature a bit too lite, the bug doesnt appear when its a posted feed, but the bug happen if I post myself HTML, so if you are using it everyday to post urself html stuffs right, better in this case to remove the mod and allow for a few second HTML manually in the options when you need and turn it off quickly , can't see another method, but that's safe because too much risks allowing HTML. At least that's ok with feeds I think, I'll survey this mod carefully

ho btw its from the kall from vbseo team, I bet he must be busy that's why he couldnt support this mod anymore

[DarthCoder]

wish this could work for 3.6.8, cuz I am tired of junk bbcodes like AME etc.

[ReQueM]

Hi
Can you add this option for posting
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[yoyoyoyo]

Originally Posted by DarthCoder

wish this could work for 3.6.8, cuz I am tired of junk bbcodes like AME etc.

It does work in 3.6.8

1. Turn off posting HTML in all forums via forum manager
2. Edit usergroup settings to allow certain groups to post HTML
3. Allowed usergroups can post HTML in any forum

[zetetic]

AME isn't a bbcode.

[Geck079]

Very useful mod, easy to use and install. Though I thought something like letting the admin use html would have been standard.

[onehost]

Originally Posted by yoyoyoyo

It does work in 3.6.8

1. Turn off posting HTML in all forums via forum manager
2. Edit usergroup settings to allow certain groups to post HTML
3. Allowed usergroups can post HTML in any forum

Ive got nothing so far... does this support <iframe> ??

Thanks

[Traxdata]

seems not to work on 3.7.b3. members see html code only...