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.

[Eagle Creek]

It is official working at 3.6.1?

[Brandon Sheley]

Originally Posted by Eagle Creek

It is official working at 3.6.1?

ditto ? but for 3.6.0 ?

[EasyTarget]

yes, worked for me on 3.6.0 and works for me on 3.6.1

[kall]

Originally Posted by Loco.M

ditto ? but for 3.6.0 ?

Officially? Well.. it's working on vBE, that's running 3.6.1, and NZB running 3.6.0.

If I ever get enough time, there are issues I would like to fix:

• Not make it parse html in code,php and html blocks
• Add a 'Parse HTML in this Post?' checkbox (to workaround the above issue)
• Work out why tables don't quite seem to work for people
• Remove the <br /> visible in thread previews

And probably a few more.

[zafrir]

3.6.1 - What about TABLES?

[kall]

Originally Posted by zafrir

3.6.1 - What about TABLES?

Read the bold bit in the First Post and then the post immediately above yours.

[PoetJA-1975]

very nice hack - one question though - possibly a dumb one, but o-well...
example: I want to post html code-only in the news forum - thread title is Represent JpiC On Your Website...

I'm posting as ADMIN and ADMIN is the only usergroup that parses html... Is there a way for me to not have the html code parsed, so that my users will be able to copy the code for their website?

what I don't want parsed:

<center><a href="http://JPiCForum.info"><img src="http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/1202/jpicad30pa.gif"></a><br />
Read My Poetry<br />
And Post Your Own For Free<br />
<a href="http://JPiCForum.info">JPiC Forum For Writers</a></center></center>

At anyrate - thanx for the hack = very useful

Jacquii.

[JohnBee]

Great idea.

Doens't work with 3.5.5 though. Assuming we post embded video in threads, the admins are they only ones who can do this. (great!)

After I post it, all the other admins can see it, but the moment a regular or unregistered members comes to view the thread, the contents change to unparsed html (not great)

We tried various combinations to ge this to work enable/disable html in forums etc. nothing changes this phenomenon.

Any ideas?

[JohnBee]

Okay - I've gone through the entire thread. Looks like this is a common problem.
I will uninstalled the hack until a solution or update is presented.

It's a great idea, I hope it gets fixed soon...

[SloppyGoat]

I installed it and it seems to be working perfectly in 3.6.2, so far. Nice!

[RFViet]

It didn't work with secondary group !!
I create another group which allowed members post html code. Then selected members from registered users, who are allowed to post html code by adding the secondary group above. => That doesn't work .
The question is : how do I allow some members to post html code with this hack ????

[RFViet]

I doesn't work with Preview page !!! Any idea ???

[mihai11]

Originally Posted by RFViet

I doesn't work with Preview page !!! Any idea ???

Go to "Plugin manager". You should see there 4 hooks: (assuming that you don't have any other plugins installed)

1. bbcode_parse_start
2. bbcode_parse_start
3. editpost_update_start
4. forumrules

There should be 2 "bbcode_parse_start" hooks. On my system, one of them was disabled by default. After enabling it, the "Preview" page started to work properly.

I tested on VB 3.6.2.



Regards,
Razvan

[Despairing]

After the installation there are codes which I have posted in HTML boxes ([html]<!-- HTML code -->[/html]) like this:

<img src=\"http://www.domain.tld/picture.png\" style=\"border-width: 0px;\" alt=\"\" />

And the original code which I have posted:

<img src="http://www.domain.tld/bildname.png" style="border-width: 0px;" alt="" />

Need help, please!

[mihai11]

Originally Posted by Despairing

After the installation there are codes which I have posted in HTML boxes ([html]<!-- HTML code -->[/html]) like this:

I am not sure what your problem is, but read the following about the [HTML] BB tag:

The [html] tag allows you to perform syntax highlighting for HTML code.

You should use the [HTML] tag only to display HTML in a nice format, but you should not use it for HTML that needs to be interpreted as such.