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.

[ComputerVitals]

I have an issue with 3.6.8

I have this set for Admins,
Works great, but on some RSS feeds I have set to auto post. You look at the post and see all the html code. But if you edit the post then save it will post as normal..

any ideas?

[ddmobley]

Originally Posted by kall

Hi Roymogg,

Yes indeed, it appears to work fine with 3.6.8.

Why won't you respond to people's requests about the post_parsed_cached? It's ridiculous that you won't even admit that there is a problem... Sheesh.

[ddmobley]

Originally Posted by noppid

I ran into this too. So, I set out looking for a solution. I put code in the misc_bbcode_start hook and ran the rebuild post cache. No html worked still.

So, I hacked the file and ran it again. This time posts parsed properly.

Since it's only me in one forum doing html, this is easy to maintain.

Is it normal that admin functions skip hooks? Anyway, I'm good to go.

So what are you saying? Have you figured out a solution to this?

[PoetJA-1975]

Originally Posted by ddmobley

Why won't you respond to people's requests about the post_parsed_cached? It's ridiculous that you won't even admit that there is a problem... Sheesh.

Um - prolly none of my business - In fact I know it's none of my business.... But:

Not Supported

Jacquii.

[ddmobley]

Originally Posted by PoetJA-1975

Um - prolly none of my business - In fact I know it's none of my business.... But:

Jacquii.

I'm not asking him to support it. I am asking him to comment on it. At least tell us he's looked at it and can't for the life of himself figure out how to fix it. How much does it take to just be honest with people? Just tell them there is an error that can't be fixed and then everyone can go find some other modification that may work, rather than hovering around like flies on a piece of crap hoping the guy will at least respond!

Jesus H. Christ! How about some integrity here!

He says:

Yes indeed, it appears to work fine with 3.6.8.

That's a downright lie! It does NOT work "fine" with ANY version of vBulletin, because once the post cache expires, the raw HTML shows up again to the next user who comes along. What a pile of crap.

[PoetJA-1975]

Yep - just as I thought: none of my business....
Anyway - What does the "H" in Jesus H. Christ stand for?
Just curious...

Jacquii.

[kall]

Originally Posted by PoetJA-1975

Um - prolly none of my business - In fact I know it's none of my business.... But:


Jacquii.

*hug*

[kall]

Originally Posted by ddmobley

Why won't you respond to people's requests about the post_parsed_cached? It's ridiculous that you won't even admit that there is a problem... Sheesh.

Probably because I have never seen the issue, and don't actually care very much.

[class101]

still helpfull after 2 years, good job buddy

[class101]

no more works with 3.6.8 , no luck Strange that jelsoft allow to setup HTML perm per usegroup for vblog, project tools, signatures, and they didn't made it for forums, omg guys we are in 2008 soon wtf

[class101]

HA NO its working!

You have to turn HTML OFF in the forum because I was thinking to set the forum ON to allow the RSS to post html when the addon override the other user permissions, but that's not working that way because everyone was still able to post HTML, but setting html OFF in the forum made the job , the addon then only allow the usergroup to use HTML.
Hope I'm correct and won't find behaviours but it appear to do the job fine

Btw ddmobley I do not see where you can't get it working, I have tested with cached post lifespan 0 and it works like a charm, as soon as I allow my usergroup to parse HTML , its rendred correctly, if I change to OFF, then I'm refreshing the post , it's automatically no more HTML rendered. So no problems here.

[TheMilkCarton]

Despite whether or not there is a "post_parsed_cached" problem... This mod is still far from perfect. I've asked a few times on here if there is some kind of fix for "Quick Edit - Disappearing HTML" in 3.6.x.

Just because it's "Not Supported" doesn't mean that he shouldn't try to update the product with bugfixes and new features, or to accommodate to new versions of vBulletin. I'm aware this mod is in the 3.5.x forum, but how many people actually still use 3.5.x here?? 5% of us? AFAIK, "Not Supported" means just that -- he's not going to answer questions in this thread. Like I said, that doesn't mean he shouldn't be updating this hack.

While I don't have the cached posts problem, there have been a few occasions where the HTML doesn't "stick" and I can NEVER by any means use this hack with Quick Edit. I have to be fully aware every time I'm editing a post with HTML and make sure to MIDDLE CLICK the "Edit" button so that the standard editor opens up instead. That == annoying and I probably should have just uninstalled this mod a long time ago.

However, I guess I'll get around it until vB finally includes a per usergroup HTML setting.

[class101]

Yeah I see the quick edit bug now after doing some tests but not so big problem since the mod should be used firstly for enhancing the rss feed feature a bit too lite, the bug doesnt appear when its a posted feed, but the bug happen if I post myself HTML, so if you are using it everyday to post urself html stuffs right, better in this case to remove the mod and allow for a few second HTML manually in the options when you need and turn it off quickly , can't see another method, but that's safe because too much risks allowing HTML. At least that's ok with feeds I think, I'll survey this mod carefully

ho btw its from the kall from vbseo team, I bet he must be busy that's why he couldnt support this mod anymore

[DarthCoder]

wish this could work for 3.6.8, cuz I am tired of junk bbcodes like AME etc.

[ReQueM]

Hi
Can you add this option for posting
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