Miscellaneous Hacks - Word Links FREE (Turn words into links) by BOP5

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The purpose of this mod is to automatically turn keywords or phrases you specify into links. You set a list of keywords and a list of URLs to link them to and let the mod do the rest.

This is the FREE Version. It allows you to auto-link words in:

• Posts/Threads
• Private Messages
• Visitor Messages
• Social Groups

The GOLD Version is available at Qapla.com It allows auto-linking words in:

• Posts/Threads
• Private Messages
• Visitor Messages
• Social Groups
• Picture Comments
• Blog Entries
• Blog Comments
• CMS Articles
• CMS Comments

Live Demo at Qapla.com.

There are many options as you can see in the screenshot. You can choose to include the "nofollow" attribute, choose to open links in a new tab, choose to match whole words only or not, specify specific forums, enable in social groups and visitor messages, and disable completely for selected usergroups or styles.

Version: 2.0

• New in 0.91: Limit the number of links created per keyword per post.
• New in 0.92: Use CSS to customize the look of links created by this mod.
• New in 0.93: Linked words now retain the same case as they were originally typed. Also a new option to specify whether linked words are case sensitive or not.
• New in 0.935: Fixed conflict with VBSEO and possibly other mods. Upgrade if you are having problems.
• New in 0.94: Made the "Custom CSS" an option to prevent unnecessary HTML if not needed.
• New in 0.95: Enable or disable in PMs.
• New in 0.96: Should fix conflicts with AME3 mod, restores same case change in 0.93.
• New in 1.0: Additional code to prevent unintended linking. No new features.
• New in 1.1: Set approximate number of max links per page.
• New in 1.2: Fixed bug when Ampersands (&) were used in keywords.
• New in 1.3: Added optional notice on posts with links and associated phrase.
• New in 1.5: Two new features: 1) You can now use a csv data file for your links (and advanced features) if you prefer and 2) You can use a custom user profile field to allow users to disable the mod individually if you choose.
• New in 1.5a: Updated German language file thanks to Igel1.
• New in 1.6: Fixed bug if keyword was part of thread title and thread title was a link in the post. (VB4 Only)
• New in 1.7: Added field to extend the regex easily through the mod settings. Included fix for bold/font color links.
• New in 2.0: Rewritten more efficient code. Added option to disable by styleid. Added GOLD version.

Example... If someone types:

"I bought it on Amazon."

This mod can auto convert it to:

"I bought it on Amazon."

And you would presumably put your Amazon affiliate code, if you had one, in the link.

NOTE: This mod does not alter the actual posts or the database. Disabling or uninstalling the mod will remove all links.

There is a VB3 and VB4 version of this mod, please download the correct version.

Full instructions in zip file.

Notice:
Since the following words are used in HTML tags I would avoid them as keywords:
style, div, class, pre, href, img, html, meta, name, rel, nofollow, and link.

I would also avoid any single letter or two letter keywords since they could easily be used accidentally in places you weren't intending.

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[JustAskJulie]

Originally Posted by JustAskJulie

One more question. I've got a keyword that i need to link that is basically a three letter abbreviation. Unfortunately, it is also a set of letters that commonly appear in other words. Is there a way I can cause them to auto-link when they are standing alone (surrounded by spaces) but now when found inside another word. I tried adding a space before and after the 3 letters in my word list but it didn't make any difference.

I found the answer to this. Just in case any one else out there is as blind as I am. The answer is in enabling the option "match whole words only".

Still wondering if there is a way to make the links carry over into mobile readers like Tapatalk.

[BirdOPrey5]

Unfortunately no way to make it work on Tapatalk without editing tapatalk files that I know of. They need to figure out how to enable the postbit_display_complete hook- they have been adding in vBulletin hooks over time but no idea if they will ever bring that one in... it's not n 3.6.3 as far as I can see.

[JustAskJulie]

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

Unfortunately no way to make it work on Tapatalk without editing tapatalk files that I know of. They need to figure out how to enable the postbit_display_complete hook- they have been adding in vBulletin hooks over time but no idea if they will ever bring that one in... it's not n 3.6.3 as far as I can see.

Thanks. Maybe they will add it at some point. At least this hack helps make up some for the clicks I've lost to those using Tapatalk.

[etix]

Hejo, great Plugin but got some trouble. Everything is installed fine, the thanks/like statistic in posts work, the admincp work, just there is no thanks button in the posts to thank ?o maybe check http://www.raptor-board.net ... any ideas?

[BirdOPrey5]

Can you post the list of keywords you are linking to? My guess is one of them is conflicting with the thanks button.

[Naijasite]

Max Number Of Links Per Word Per Post is 2.
Max Number Of Links Per Page is 4

But it keeps linking all the word that has been set. It link more than 2 and 4 words.
Please how do i fix this error.

[BirdOPrey5]

Please post a link to an example where this happens.

Note the setting says:

This will attempt to limit the number of links generated per SHOWTHREAD page. (Works for Posts only). Unlike the above setting this will limit the TOTAL number of links so it's best used in conjunction with the limit per keyword above. This is not an ABSOLUTE limit- it will prevent keywords in additional posts after the limit has been reached. If the limit is reached within a single post it will still link additional keywords within that post. Enter 0 for unlimited links.

It is not intended to be an absolute limit. If you have 5 different keywords in the same post they all get linked.

[LuDawgs]

Hey, BOP - first, I LOVE this mod. Works great for us. We have about 15-20 sponsors and we word link each of their names. The URL's include our affiliate ID's - it's perfect for that use case.

What I'm looking for is a way to notify a sponsor when their name is linked. So if someone typed "I love Sponsor1 because of x, y, z..." not only would Sponsor1 include our affiliate link, but Sponsor1 would get notified (email or PM, or something) that someone mentioned their name on the forum.

Is it possible? I know there are other @mention type mods, but that's not really what I'm looking for. Would gladly pay!

[Cla75]

Would it be possible to add the ALT attribute (description) to the link of the word?
I think it would be very useful
I hope for your support
thanks

[mikez006]

works with 4.2.1, but I still can't use it because it overwrites existing URLs and I don't want members to get upset that I'm replacing their links with my own.

It appears to only happens in multiple word links.

For example, the below is a text link from a member

"selling boat supplies"

I then create a word link for

"boat supplies"

The URL for the "selling" text remains the same, but the "boat supplies" URL is overwritten with the new URL I added.

If you can make it so no existing links are overwritten that would be awesome. Tagged for future use.