Word Replacement

This is just a simple plug-in that will let you replace words in posts. This could be used for "AdWords" or Replacing curse words insted of just censoring.

Just thought I would share :-P

*cough* *cough*

I am a dumb novice, so this has no admin panel options or anything of that sort. If anyone ever wants to take this and make it all fancy, go ahead and just post.

Note: This should work on any 3.5 version that has the hook postbit_display_complete

This is the code...See how google is replaced with a link to google...make sence?

PHP Code:

$word = array(
'google',
'yahoo'
);

$link = array(
'<a href="http://google.com">google</a>',
'<a href="http://yahoo.com">yahoo</a>'
);


$this->post['message'] = str_replace($word, $link, $this->post['message']); 


[TCM]

Also, in the example, a link to google would be broken.

The user posts Google.

Instead of getting

 <a href="http://google.com" target="_blank">Google</a>

They'd get

 <a href="http://<a href="http://google.com">google</a>.com" target="_blank">Google</a>

The second google wouldn't even be replaced, beause this isn't even case sensitive.

[Audionuts]

thank you TCM

[amykhar]

Originally Posted by TCM

Basicly all this hack is is a weakend verision of replacement variables. I don't even see why this thread still exists.

You can set replacement variables in Admin CP -> Styles & Templates -> Replacement Variables Manager

A hack like this is necessary BECAUSE it is weaker. If you change a word in the title of a thread to a link, then the replacement would mess up the link to the thread.

It would be ideal if the replacement system had an option. Replace everywhere or just replace in posts.

[akanevsky]

You might need a simple regular expression here..

[pyro.699]

nvm.

[G-man]

This works great but is there a workaround for the fact some people use caps in brand names and others do not? I tried to put in the same brand name twice once with and once without a cap not thinking it would try to apply the link to both. How can we make this where it does not matter if the word has caps in it or not?

[zagman76]

-bump-


...any updates?

[GamerJunk.net]

This would be good for ads definatley...if I could find a good ad company that sells items like IGN does with their things

[Luggruff]

don't have the postbit_display_complete template.. is there some other way? >_<

[kobescoresagain]

so does this break links?