Automatically create hyperlink from keyword

[dontpanic]

I am wondering if there is a way to have posts containing certain preconfigured keywords (such as support, MCSE, etc.) appear not as just a plain word, but instead appear as a hyperlink to the preconfigured location.

For example, if someone in the forums posted the word support (just as an example), it might link them to a forums support page. Or if the word contact was posted, it might link them to the forums contact page.

[WHO]

Originally Posted by dontpanic

I am wondering if there is a way to have posts containing certain preconfigured keywords (such as support, MCSE, etc.) appear not as just a plain word, but instead appear as a hyperlink to the preconfigured location.

For example, if someone in the forums posted the word support (just as an example), it might link them to a forums support page. Or if the word contact was posted, it might link them to the forums contact page.

Can't you do that with replacements?

[TheComputerGuy]

Originally Posted by WHO

Can't you do that with replacements?

Yep you sure can!

[KuraFire]

Originally Posted by TheComputerGuy

Yep you sure can!

And to explain to him HOW he can do that:


In the AdminCP:
Go to the Styles & Templates, go to the link Replacement Variable Manager, hit [Add New Replacement Variable] and just fill in what you want replaced with what.

[dontpanic]

Right, but in doing so you have NO control over where the replacement occurs. So if for example, I used the word "Survivor" and I wanted that to hyperlink to "http://www.cbs.com/primetime/survivor8/index.shtml" it would do the replacement each and every time the word appeared. Now in the body of a post, this is cool...but in a thread title or other places, thus causes problems.

So I suppose my question should have been more specifically...within the post data itself, can this be done?

[KuraFire]

Originally Posted by dontpanic

Right, but in doing so you have NO control over where the replacement occurs. So if for example, I used the word "Survivor" and I wanted that to hyperlink to "http://www.cbs.com/primetime/survivor8/index.shtml" it would do the replacement each and every time the word appeared. Now in the body of a post, this is cool...but in a thread title or other places, thus causes problems.

So I suppose my question should have been more specifically...within the post data itself, can this be done?

That would require a hack, yes.

[dontpanic]

Well, I'm hoping that someone can help me to figure that out then. It would a great extension to the replacement variables feature.

[KW802]

Have you guys checked this out yet?

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=76054

[Quarterbore]

Thanks... I have actually been working with that since my last post on my development board and it works great! I was comming back to post a link to the very thread you posted and then get this into my main board!

Great mod!!!

Thanks for the advise though...!