specific word replacement

[wolfyman]

I know how to replace a list of words with *.... but what if I want to replace words on a word-by-word basis?

"Cat " to "Dog"
"Bear" to "Pig"
"XXX" to "YYY"

etc?

Is that possible?

[Lynne]

Sure, just use a plugin to do a str_replace. I think I've written the code for this quite a few times - here's a copy from another thread:

PHP Code:

$word = array(
'word 1',
'word 2',
);
$link = array(
'xxxx',
'yyyy',
);
$this->post['message'] = str_replace($word, $link, $this->post['message']); 


It should work in vB4, I think.

[wolfyman]

Originally Posted by Lynne

Sure, just use a plugin to do a str_replace. I think I've written the code for this quite a few times - here's a copy from another thread:

PHP Code:

$word = array(
'word 1',
'word 2',
);
$link = array(
'xxxx',
'yyyy',
);
$this->post['message'] = str_replace($word, $link, $this->post['message']); 


It should work in vB4, I think.

So to make a plugin I go to

Plugins & Products > Add new Plugin

Then I need:

Product type: ?
Hook Location: ?
Title: Custom Word Replacement
Execution Order: ?

Plugin PHP Code

PHP Code:

$word = array(
'word 1',
'word 2',
);
$link = array(
'Replacement 1',
'Replacement 2',
);
$this->post['message'] = str_replace($word, $link, $this->post['message']); 


--------------- Added [DATE]1266066243[/DATE] at [TIME]1266066243[/TIME] ---------------

or did I get the replacement values wrong? I don't understand what $link and $word do.

[Andy]

Here are instructions on how to create a plugin to Replace Words in the pagetext.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=235769

[wolfyman]

Originally Posted by Andy

Here are instructions on how to create a plugin to Replace Words in the pagetext.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=235769

perfect, thanks

[wolfyman]

Originally Posted by wolfyman

alert!

I installed this and thought it was working great.. but for some reason, the Replace Word postdata plugin causes a weird error.

With this enabled, when you move a thread from one forum to another.... the first post gets stripped of data.

wtf is that all about?!

Here is my php code:

PHP Code:

$search = array(
'this1',
'this2',
);
$replace = array(
'that1',
'that 2',
);
$this->post['pagetext'] = str_replace($search, $replace, $this->post['pagetext']); 


Any ideas out there?

[Lynne]

I've never had any problems with mine. The difference between ours is what we apply it to (pagetext versus message), so perhaps that has something to do with it.

[wolfyman]

how do you do that?

I need it in terms a 6 year old can understand

[Lynne]

What do you mean? I'm talking about the difference in our plugins. I posted what I use in post 2 and I do a replace for $this->post['message'] whereas you do a replace for $this->post['pagetext']

[wolfyman]

so the code stays the same, I just replace 'pagetext' with 'message'?