Change Tag Separators

[JabirA]

Tags are separated by comma by default. How can I change this to a other character?


EDIT: Solved!!

1. in includes/class_taggablecontent.php there's a function split_tag_list(), and around line 295 there's this:

Change ',' to '\\\\'

$delimiters = array(',');

2.

public function fetch_rendered_tag_list()
	{
		$taglist = $this->fetch_existing_tag_list();
		return fetch_tagbits(implode(", ", $taglist));
	}

3. and then in includes/functions_bigthree.php around line 435

function fetch_tagbits($tags)
{
	global $vbulletin, $vbphrase, $show, $template_hook;

	$tagcount = 0;
	$tag_list = array();

	if ($tags)
	{
		$tag_array = explode(',', $tags);

		foreach ($tag_array AS $tag)
		{
			$row = array();
			$tag = trim($tag);
			if ($tag === '')
			{
				continue;
			}

			$tagcount++;
			$row['tag'] = fetch_word_wrapped_string($tag);
			$row['url'] = urlencode(unhtmlspecialchars($tag));
			$row['comma'] = '$vbphrase['comma_space']';

[kh99]

In Settings > Options > Tagging Options, there's a "Tag Separators" setting where you can enter additional separators, but for some reason you can't remove comma as a separator (you'd have to find the code that looks for commas and change it).

[JabirA]

Yes I know that kh99. And I need help with that. I can't do that on my own.

[kh99]

Well, in includes/class_taggablecontent.php there's a function split_tag_list(), and around line 295 there's this:

			$delimiters = array(',');

which seems to be where comma is defined as a delimiter. You could try changing or deleting the comma from that line, but I haven't tried it and I don't know if it's the only place where you'd need to make a change.

[JabirA]

Already tried that one. Didn't help

[kh99]

Well, that's one place, and changing it to a semicolon allowed me to enter tags separated by semicolons, but some of the display code still uses commas. In that same file around line 894 there's this:

	public function fetch_rendered_tag_list()
	{
		$taglist = $this->fetch_existing_tag_list();
		return fetch_tagbits(implode(", ", $taglist));
	}

and then in includes/functions_bigthree.php around line 435 there's function fetch_tagbits($tags) which expects a comma-separated list of tags. That function formats the list using a phrase $vbphrase['comma_space'] (and you probably don't want to change the text of that phrase because it's used in other places).

[JabirA]

Originally Posted by kh99

Well, that's one place, and changing it to a semicolon allowed me to enter tags separated by semicolons, but some of the display code still uses commas. In that same file around line 894 there's this:

	public function fetch_rendered_tag_list()
	{
		$taglist = $this->fetch_existing_tag_list();
		return fetch_tagbits(implode(", ", $taglist));
	}

and then in includes/functions_bigthree.php around line 435 there's function fetch_tagbits($tags) which expects a comma-separated list of tags. That function formats the list using a phrase $vbphrase['comma_space'] (and you probably don't want to change the text of that phrase because it's used in other places).

I dont understand. Do you want me to change something there?

[kh99]

Yeah, you would have to change this (the comma in red):

	public function fetch_rendered_tag_list()
	{
		$taglist = $this->fetch_existing_tag_list();
		return fetch_tagbits(implode(", ", $taglist));
	}

and then in includes/functions_bigthree.php around line 435, another comma in red (in the explode call), and the $vbphrase['comma_space'] you can replace a string:

function fetch_tagbits($tags)
{
	global $vbulletin, $vbphrase, $show, $template_hook;

	$tagcount = 0;
	$tag_list = array();

	if ($tags)
	{
		$tag_array = explode(',', $tags);

		foreach ($tag_array AS $tag)
		{
			$row = array();
			$tag = trim($tag);
			if ($tag === '')
			{
				continue;
			}

			$tagcount++;
			$row['tag'] = fetch_word_wrapped_string($tag);
			$row['url'] = urlencode(unhtmlspecialchars($tag));
			$row['comma'] = $vbphrase['comma_space'];

there may be other places as well, but try this.

[JabirA]

Originally Posted by kh99

Yeah, you would have to change this (the comma in red):

	public function fetch_rendered_tag_list()
	{
		$taglist = $this->fetch_existing_tag_list();
		return fetch_tagbits(implode(", ", $taglist));
	}

and then in includes/functions_bigthree.php around line 435, another comma in red (in the explode call), and the $vbphrase['comma_space'] you can replace a string:

function fetch_tagbits($tags)
{
	global $vbulletin, $vbphrase, $show, $template_hook;

	$tagcount = 0;
	$tag_list = array();

	if ($tags)
	{
		$tag_array = explode(',', $tags);

		foreach ($tag_array AS $tag)
		{
			$row = array();
			$tag = trim($tag);
			if ($tag === '')
			{
				continue;
			}

			$tagcount++;
			$row['tag'] = fetch_word_wrapped_string($tag);
			$row['url'] = urlencode(unhtmlspecialchars($tag));
			$row['comma'] = $vbphrase['comma_space'];

there may be other places as well, but try this.

If I want tags to be seperated with "\" , do I have to adjust this: $row['comma'] = $vbphrase['comma_space']; to : $row['comma'] = $vbphrase['\'];

[kh99]

Originally Posted by JabirA

If I want tags to be seperated with "\" , do I have to adjust this: $row['comma'] = $vbphrase['comma_space']; to : $row['comma'] = $vbphrase['\'];

No, I would just make it $row['comma'] = '\\ '; (the backslash needs to be escaped, so there's three chars in there - two backslashes and a space).