BB Code Enhancements - Highlight BBCode - Highlights text with a yellow box (BB Code)

This is a simple bbcode to highlight text with a yellow box. You can of course change the color to your needs.

This has been confirmed working in the latest releases of IE, FF, Chrome, Safari, and Opera.

Demo: here.

Add a new BBCode

Title: Highlight
BB Code Tag Name: hl
Replacement:

<span style="background-color:yellow;color:black;">{param}</span>

OR
Replacement:

<span class="highlight">{param}</span>

(Thanks to Boofo who pointed this out, you may want to use the second option if you have a custom skin, it may look better. Best to try both and see which you prefer.)
Example: [hl]This is a highlight test[/hl]
Description: This highlights selected text.
Use Option: No
Button Image: (optional)

Remove Tag If Empty: Yes
All Disable Options: No

The above implementation fixes the color of the highlight at yellow and the text black for easy use. If you prefer you may also install it with a variable highlight color. If you prefer to have the user choose the highlight color then instead add the following:

Title: Highlight
BB Code Tag Name: hl
Replacement:

<span style="background-color:{option};color:black;">{param}</span>

Example: [hl="cyan"]This is a highlight test[/hl]
Description: This highlights selected text.
Use Option: Yes
Button Image: (optional)

Remove Tag If Empty: Yes
All Disable Options: No

You can use standard color names in the option such as red, blue, green, yellow, etc...
You can also use hex color codes preceded by the # sign for exact colors, such as #0000FF
Click here for common hex color codes.

Please mark as installed if you use this.

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Screenshot:

[Juggernaut]

Very nice bb code
it would be cool if you put the password bbcode here as well

[Dr.osamA]

thanxx man

installed + 5 stars

[Boofo]

That is already the default style highlight code in vb 4. This will do it in templates automatically.

<span class="highlight">Testing</span>

[BirdOPrey5]

Originally Posted by Destron

Very nice bb code
it would be cool if you put the password bbcode here as well

I didn't create that BB Code so I won't post it here but will PM you info on it... Actually it kind of stinks because the password is revealed when you quote the post, so it's just for fun. I was talking with someone about rewriting it to store them in the database but quite frankly it hasn't been a priority.

Originally Posted by Boofo

That is already the default style highlight code in vb 4. This will do it in templates automatically.

<span class="highlight">Testing</span>

I see that highlight is used when searching and such but I don't see any bb code implementation of it. If you're suggesting I use the code you posted as a replacement it's certainly just as valid but my code is more easily editable for the user to change the highlight color if so inclined. It may even be a smart idea so as not to confuse it with text highlighted by vBulletin automatically.

[Boofo]

I was just letting you know it was already there, that's all. I didn't know if you knew it or not. I use the default highlight code for my Thread Starter in Postbit hack, that is how I knew. No offense meant, sir.

[BirdOPrey5]

No offense taken, Thanks for the info.

[mitch84]

work fine, installed, thx

[COL NIL SATIS]

another good one...!!!!

[OldSchoolDSL]

Wonderful.

Installed and working

4.1 PL2