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.

[evilfairygirl]

i am on 3.6.0 and it's not working for me either

[ttlgDaveh]

It's working for me in 3.6.4, but I had to edit the product and tell it that it was compatible with 3.5 and greater.

[NuclioN]

Can someone share this who has it working for 3.6.4 please

[ComputerVitals]

I just installed it on 3.6.4.
Seems to be working fine.
But I'm only using is as intended. like the RSS feeds comming in the require HTML to look right.

[ComputerVitals]

I did find one issue.

I tried to post HTML in a code tag for someone.
The HTML was formatted.
Anyway of making this so the HTML doesn't work in the Code tags?

[kall]

Originally Posted by ComputerVitals

I did find one issue.

I tried to post HTML in a code tag for someone.
The HTML was formatted.
Anyway of making this so the HTML doesn't work in the Code tags?

I think we discovered this was due to vB.. it parses stuff in tags when html is enabled for a forum.

At a guess, it could possibly be excluded from those tags, but I am somewhat buried in a pile of horrible stuff at the moment, so can't commit to looking into it for some time.

Anyone who does have the time, feel free to collaborate.

[zetetic]

I installed this on 3.6.4 and it seems to work fine for me, with one exception: one user is having issues with a bit of javascript he previously had in his signature. The thing is, that could be as much an issue with my upgrade from 3.0.6 to 3.6.4 as anything to do with this mod.

[NolF]

Originally Posted by Xil Ze

what do you mean exactly?

Not sure how or why it happened.

I have a secction full of posts done with HTML, well pressented etc...
I gave my Mods (About 4 usergroups) HTML permisions.
During the 2 days I was setting up the forum (changed from PNphpBB to vbulletin) everything seemed fine with this hack.
Then I gave access to some other trusted users to test things out.
WHen a unlogged user would visit a HTML post, that user would not see the posts with html structure instead would see all the <table><tr> tags...
But that would be only for that user,that post would be screwed permanently. So unless a user with HTML permisions edited de post, it would have the tags... Users in usergroups with HTML permisions would not screwup posts, they only could fix them till another person visits that posts and screwes it again, and again...

so finally had to uninstall the hack activate HTML in the desired forums and re-edit all the screwed up posts

[malenfant]

Hallo,
does this hack work for vb 3.6.4?

[da420]

Originally Posted by malenfant

Hallo,
does this hack work for vb 3.6.4?

Yes.