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

My VB4 Version of this mod won the June 2011 Mod-of-the-Month!! This is virtually an identical mod- thank you for your votes!

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.

Demo Link

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.

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 0.94: The <span> tags for use with custom CSS are now optional. They can be turned off to prevent unnecessary HTML generation if not using custom CSS. Also bug & conflict fix.
• New in 0.95: Enable or disable in PMs.
• New in 0.96: Should fix conflicts with AME 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 1.31: Bug-fix. Somewhere around version 1.0 "Match Whole Words Only" stopped working. It is now fixed.
• 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 2.0: New condensed code. New option for custom regex code.

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.

*NEW IN 0.92*

As of version 0.92 all links created are within a <span> tag of class "boplink." This allows you to customize the look of the links created by this mod ussing CSS.

In your "Additional CSS" you can add the following CSS code and customize it to your liking for each of your styles. This is OPTIONAL. If you do not add this CSS links will retain the same style as existing links in your posts.

Sample CSS:

.boplink A:link {background: yellow; text-decoration: none}
.boplink A:visited {background: yellow; text-decoration: none}
.boplink A:active {background: yellow; text-decoration: none}
.boplink A:hover {background: yellow; font-weight:bold; color: red;}

This CSS will highlight the links in yellow and turn the text to red and bold when mouse-overed.

In VB 3.x Additional CSS is accessible via Style Manger -> All Style Options, scroll down to Additional CSS Definitions. Use the lower box to customize the CSS uniquely for each style.

This mod uses functions that may not work on non-latin (multibyte/unicode) characters. I'm sorry but it is only tested/working on English and other latin based alphabets.

Please Mark as Installed if you use this.

[BirdOPrey5]

Updated to version 1.1.

You can now set *an approximate* number of total max links per page.

It is approximate because the mod will make links until it reaches the end of the post, VM, or social group message where it meets the page max number of links.

[BirdOPrey5]

Originally Posted by adwade

Alright, I seem to have somehow broken this MOD. It was working fine last night, but as I've added more entries something's amiss now. Below are my WORDS and LINKS, could you look over them and see what kind of rule I'm breaking?(i.e. Maximum size of a LINK, etc?)

I have Case Sensitive and Match Whole Words Only set to YES.

We're a Recumbent Cycling Website and I was trying to establish automatic LINKS to the various manufacturers. If there is a maximum length to a LINK's URL, can something like tinyurl.com be used instead?

Angletech
Bacchetta
Backsafer
Barcroft
Bigcat
Bike Friday
Bike-e
Bike e
Bikee
Birk
BROL
Burley
Carbent
Catrike
Challenge
Cycle Genius
DF
Easy Racers
Easy Racer
Flevobike
Flying Furniture
Greenspeed
Haluzak
handcycle
Hase
Hell-Bent
Hellbent
HP Velotecnik
HPVelotecnik
Ice Adventure
Ice Spirit
Ice Vortex
Just Two Bikes
JTB
KMX
Labent
Ladue
Leitra
Lightfoot
Lightning Cycle Dynamics
Linear
Logo Trikes
Logo Trike
Longbikes
M5
Optima
Organic Engines
Para-Cycle
Paracycle
people movers
Quadracycle
Rainbow
Rans
RANS
recumbent
Recumboni
Reynolds
Rhoades
Ryan
S&B
Sidewinder
ST
Sunrise Medical
Sun
SUN
Terracycle
TerraCycle
Toxy
Trailmate
Trimuter
Trisled
Turner
Velocity
Velocraft
Velogenesis
Velokraft
velomobiles
velomobile
Vision
Volae
Wazabike
Windcheetah
Wizwheelz
Zohrer

http://angletechcycles.com/
http://www.bacchettabikes.com/
http://www.backsafer.com/home.asp
http://www.barcroftcycles.com/
http://www.catrike.com/
http://www.bikefriday.com/
http://www.bicycleman.com/recumbents/bike_e/bike_e.htm
http://www.bicycleman.com/recumbents/bike_e/bike_e.htm
http://www.bicycleman.com/recumbents/bike_e/bike_e.htm
http://www.speedbikes.ch/
http://www.bentrideronline.com/index.php
http://www.edgerecumbents.com/index.html
http://bentupcycles.com/product-list/short-wheelbase-1253/?rb_br=116
http://www.catrike.com/
http://www.challengebikes.com/
http://www.cyclegenius.com/index.html
http://www.acronymfinder.com/Diamond-Frame-%28bicycle%29-%28DF%29.html
http://www.easyracers.com/
http://www.easyracers.com/
http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://www.flevobike.nl/&usg=ALkJrhhmpbguz3Kk7j0ho7tEpZc5hnVCbg
http://www.flyingfurniture.com.au/
http://www.greenspeed.com.au/
http://www.bicycleman.com/recumbents/haluzak/haluzak.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handcycle
http://hasebikes.com/2-1-news-homepage.html
http://www.hellbentcycles.com/
http://www.hellbentcycles.com/
http://www.hpvelotechnik.com/index_e.html
http://www.hpvelotechnik.com/index_e.html
http://www.icetrikes.co/explore-our-trikes/adventure
http://www.icetrikes.co/explore-our-trikes/sprint
http://www.icetrikes.co/explore-our-trikes/vortex
http://www.justtwobikes.com/
http://www.justtwobikes.com/
http://www.kmxus.com/
http://www.labentbyladue.com/
http://www.labentbyladue.com/
http://www.leitra.dk/
http://www.lightfootcycles.com/
http://www.lightningbikes.com/
http://www.linearrecumbent.com/
http://www.logotrikes.com/
http://www.logotrikes.com/
http://www.longbikes.com/index.html
http://www.m5-ligfietsen.com/site/EN/
http://www.optimabikes.com/
http://www.organicengines.com/
http://www.para-cycle.com/whats/index.htm
http://www.para-cycle.com/whats/index.htm
http://www.recumbent.com/
http://www.quadracycleinc.com/
http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rainbowligfietsen.nl%2Fpage%2F202%2Fligfietsen.html
http://www.ransbikes.com/
http://www.ransbikes.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recumbent_bicycle
http://www.cambiecycles.com/
http://www.reynoldsweldlab.net/7352.html
http://www.rhoadescar.com/index.html
http://www.longbikes.com/2/CompanyInfo/AboutUs.html
http://home.pacbell.net/recumbnt
http://www.sidewindercycle.com/
http://www.stmfr.co.jp/STMFR/recumbent.html
http://tinyurl.com/3zs7a3p
http://www.sunbicycles.com/products.php?cl1=RECUMBENT
http://www.sunbicycles.com/products.php?cl1=RECUMBENT
http://www.terracycle.com/
http://www.terracycle.com/
http://www.toxy.de/index_en.html
http://www.trailmate.com/
http://www.trimuter.com/
http://www.trisled.com.au/
http://www.turnerrecumbents.com/
http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/velocity/index.html
http://www.velokraft.com/
http://www.velogenesis.com/
http://www.velokraft.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velomobile
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velomobile
http://www.bicycleman.com/recumbents/vision/vision.htm
http://www.volaerecumbents.com/
http://wazabike.itgo.com/
http://www.windcheetah.co.uk/
http://www.wizwheelz.com/
http://www.zohrer.com.br/index.php

Wow... for a list like that please confirm you are using "Match whole word only" is YES and "Case Sensitive?" is yes. That should prevent any issues.

I did notice the mod is not matching "S&B" so I will look into that issue.

If you're still having an issue please link me to a post on your site showing the problem.

[adwade]

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

Wow... for a list like that please confirm you are using "Match whole word only" is YES and "Case Sensitive?" is yes. That should prevent any issues.

I did notice the mod is not matching "S&B" so I will look into that issue.

If you're still having an issue please link me to a post on your site showing the problem.

Affirmative, both are set to YES.

Forgive me, I thought the whole MOD had ceased working, but after looking again some links are ok. Here's one that is not: http://tinyurl.com/3zdnnkq I expected to see Sunrise Medical with a LINK, but it's not.

I did try removing the S&B reference (and link), but it doesn't seem to have made any difference.

[Spinball]

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

I use vigink which to my knowledge works the same as skimlinks (javascript based link intercepting) and the links generated should be compatible with both.

Skimlinks uses two methods of operation - the Javascript and a plugin. We use the plugin.
I have a concern that the plugin might clash with this mod.

[adwade]

Originally Posted by adwade

Forgive me, I thought the whole MOD had ceased working, but after looking again some links are ok. Here's one that is not: http://tinyurl.com/3zdnnkq I expected to see Sunrise Medical with a LINK, but it's not.

I did try removing the S&B reference (and link), but it doesn't seem to have made any difference.

I've taken my long-listing (seen in my post above) and began cutting it in down until I can narrow in on some culprits...

EDIT: I turned it ON for ALL Forums and it seems to be functioning properly. LOOKs like a(nother) case of User Error. I am carefully adding more WORDS/LINKS back in, but do not expect to see any more problems. SORRY BOP5.

[BirdOPrey5]

No problem. thanks for the update, glad it is working.

It looks like I'll need to do an update for it to work with ampersands (&) since S&B doesn't seem to be working for me. Curious if you can see if it's working for you.

Also I'm going to download the skimlinks plugin and confirm one way or the other if the mods will work together in plugin mode. In Javascript mode it will work for sure.

[adwade]

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

Wow... for a list like that please confirm you are using "Match whole word only" is YES and "Case Sensitive?" is yes. That should prevent any issues.

I did notice the mod is not matching "S&B" so I will look into that issue.

I added the S&B entry back in, but you are correct. For some reason, it doesn't show up as a link. To my knowledge, this is the only entry that's not working now. See http://www.recumbentriders.org/forum...ead.php?p=5128 for an example.

[BirdOPrey5]

Originally Posted by Spinball

Skimlinks uses two methods of operation - the Javascript and a plugin. We use the plugin.
I have a concern that the plugin might clash with this mod.

Spinball, are you talking about the "SkimWords" feature of SkimLinks? If so it sounds like it does pretty much the same thing as this mod.

Unfortunately it would seem without a Skimlinks account I can't do much testing.

I hope you consider testing the mod. This mod makes no changes to the database so disabling or removing it will immediately undo any changes it makes to posts.

If there is a conflict it may be a fairly easy fix such as changing the execution order of the plugins.

Originally Posted by adwade

I added the S&B entry back in, but you are correct. For some reason, it doesn't show up as a link. To my knowledge, this is the only entry that's not working now. See http://www.recumbentriders.org/forum...ead.php?p=5128 for an example.

Yeah I pasted all your words and links into my test site and only S&B is not linking, I'm sure it's a special character issue, I will work on it and have a fix soon I expect.

[adwade]

Quick Question...

In the post at http://tinyurl.com/3kptwls the fifth line down ends by saying: He rides a TerraTrike by WizWheels.

WizWheelz is one of my words, but it doesn't show up as a LINK in this case. Is that because I have Match Whole Words Only set to YES -and- there is a period following the word in this case?

[BirdOPrey5]

Originally Posted by adwade

Quick Question...

In the post at http://tinyurl.com/3kptwls the fifth line down ends by saying: He rides a TerraTrike by WizWheels.

WizWheelz is one of my words, but it doesn't show up as a LINK in this case. Is that because I have Match Whole Words Only set to YES -and- there is a period following the word in this case?

Your list of keyword was Wizwheelz with a "Z" - that post is Wizwheels with an "S."

Whole words will work with periods, exclamation points, spaces, new lines- basically any normal punctuation that would end a word.