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.

[kall]

Originally Posted by MarcoH64

Did you rebuild the bitfields?

Yeah... and to NOT be such a crappy bug reporter - "It does accept the change through Usergroup Manager (and show there nicely) but the post itself is not parsed as HTML. The php I posted above replaces the existing $post[usergroupid] based check."

[Andreas]

$vbulletin is not within the Scope of a vB_BBCode_Parser object
Hint: $this->registry

$permissions also might not be in the scope, not sure.

[kall]

Originally Posted by KirbyDE

$vbulletin is not within the Scope of a vB_BBCode_Parser object
Hint: $this->registry

$permissions also might not be in the scope, not sure.

*sighs*

So its not possible to do this through bitfields and permissions then?

[Andreas]

Sure. You just have to access it correctly

Eg. global $permissions or $this->registry->userinfo['permissions'] and $this->registry->bf_ugp

[utw-Mephisto]

WOW - If I get the confirmation that this is working as it should, I love yea...

*wait wait*

[Kirk Y]

Originally Posted by acidburn0520

PHP Code:

if (in_array($post['usergroupid'], array(6))) OR if (in_array($post['username'], array(vBlogger)))
                { 


What do I need to do to also allow usernames to be listed? Is the above close?

[kall]

PHP Code:

// Was this post made by an allowed Usergroup member?
global $permissions;

if (($this->registry->userinfo['allowhtmlpermissions'] & $this->registry->bf_ugp_allowhtmlpermissions['canposthtml']))

                {
                    // This is an allowed post so parse HTML.
                    $dohtml = '1';
                }
            
        
            else
            {
                // usergroup HTML disabled so use default forum permission.
                $dohtml = $forum['allowhtml'];
            } 


*bangs head on desk*
Am I close?

[Vtec44]

It's working for me, but the preview doesn't work though

[dastar]

The original plugin worked. The new one gives this error when I try to set HTML to yes for a usergroup:

Warning: mysql_real_escape_string() expects parameter 1 to be string, array given in /includes/class_core.php on line 627

[kall]

Originally Posted by dastar

The original plugin worked. The new one gives this error when I try to set HTML to yes for a usergroup:

Warning: mysql_real_escape_string() expects parameter 1 to be string, array given in /includes/class_core.php on line 627

Thats odd .. did you uninstall the original?

And.. does it work anyway? Thats a Warning, not an Error.