Username Linked In Posts.

[smooth-c]

Is it possible to create a mod where when a members username is typed, once posted the username will be linked to their profile?

This would be soo much easier than hyperlinking every time.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Possible yes. But how do you picture this? Just type the members name, or do you want to use a BB-code for it?

[smooth-c]

Just when typed

[Dismounted]

vB.org has a "BB Code Implementation" of this.

[name]Dismounted[/name]
[name]Dismounted[/name]

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Just when typed would be a performence killer i think. It would need to split each post up by words, then check for each word if it is maybe a membername (1 query for each word in the post). And it would not work with membernames that contain spaces or such.

[smooth-c]

Ah ok - didn't think of the performance aspect of this request. Where can I find the BB Code Implementation of this Dismounted?

[Marco van Herwaarden]

You can use the standard buildin BB-Code "[ name]":

This:
"Hello [name]smooth-c[/name]"

Will result in:
Hello [name]smooth-c[/name]

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Hmm actually this is not a default BB-code.

But you can easily create one with the following replacement text:

<a href="member.php?action=getinfo&username={param}">{param}</a>