Possible to Disable BB Code In Posts?

[edytwinky]

Is it possible to disable bb code in a particular posts and not the entire forum?

[Bellardia]

Can you specify what you mean by posts? As in first post in a thread, last post, or I assume you meant in certain threads or subforums.

You'll have to make a template hook that checks a threads location just before it's submitted.

[edytwinky]

Say I start a new thread with a table completely written in HTML. When I post it, it looks really messed up when I have bb codes allowed.

So I'd like to remove bb code in that particular thread.

[Dismounted]

Possible - but not without a modification, that probably doesn't exist at the moment.

[Lynne]

You might be able to make a plugin at the global_start location that sets $vbulletin->options['allowedbbcodes'] to 0 (or whichever number needed) in certain forums. That option though is a strange one to have to set based on all the different options given in the vbtoptions checklist.

edit: whoops, you said just in some posts, not in a whole forum. Yuck! I'm not sure about that.

[edytwinky]

Well to make things easier.

What is the best way to post a table in a post? I have it made in html but is there something else I could use?

[Lynne]

Originally Posted by edytwinky

Well to make things easier.

What is the best way to post a table in a post? I have it made in html but is there something else I could use?

The only way to post a table in the post is to allow html (not recommended) or make some table bbcode (I've seen that around somewhere but don't have it installed so I don't have a link to it).

[edytwinky]

Why isn't HTML recommended?

[Lynne]

It's a security risk. Malicious users could break your board if you allow html.

[Dismounted]

Originally Posted by edytwinky

Why isn't HTML recommended?

Number one reason is XSS (Cross Site Scripting).