BB Code Enhancements - BBCode For Username HTML Markup

Purpose:

This product is designed to allow your users to easily display usernames with their currently chosen HTML markup in posts, private messages, visitor messages and group messages. Upon installation, a new BBCode is created, and a button added to your editor toolbar, which generates [UNM][/UNM] tags, short for UserName Markup.



Then by placing a valid username of a member of your forum within these tags, their name will display using the currently chosen display group of that user. You are given the option for the marked up usernames to link to profiles.

Update: version 1.1

• Support for signatures added (includes edit previewing).

Update: version 1.2

• Added setting option for marked up usernames to link to profiles.

Update: version 1.2.1

• Bug fixed regarding mix of valid and invalid usernames in the same content.

Compatibility:

Tested and working on VB 4.2.x and should work on all 4.x versions of vBulletin.

Backup/Warning:

This product alters your database, however it is always good practice to keep regular backups and you should backup before installing ANY new mod.

To Install:

Download and extract the attached .zip file.

Upload the contents of the "upload" folder to your forum's root directory.

In AdminCP go to Plugins & Products -> Manage Products -> Add/Import Product.

Click on "Choose File" and browse to the product .xml file that was packaged in the .zip file.

Click "Import"

You MUST set your settings to enable the mod. Each setting has an explanation of its use (in this case you simply need to enable the product).

Support for this product can be found here:

• MHB - BBCode For Username HTML Markup
• TAZ - BBCode For Username HTML Markup

[Elixar]

Would this work in FAQ maybe as well?

[MarkFL]

Originally Posted by Elixar

Would this work in FAQ maybe as well?

No, FAQ text is parsed as HTML I believe, so you cannot use BBCodes there.

[MarkFL]

Update: version 1.1

• Support for signatures added (includes edit previewing).

[zorcocuq]

Thanks for sharing.

[MarkFL]

Update: version 1.2

• Added setting option for marked up usernames to link to profiles.

[tareqbd]

@MarkFL, The mod is very useful.

But I have just faced a bug. When it is installed the "View forum post" of memberaction_dropdown in showthread.php does not work properly.

But once I uninstalled it completely, it works.

[MarkFL]

Originally Posted by tareqbd

@MarkFL, The mod is very useful.

But I have just faced a bug. When it is installed the "View forum post" of memberaction_dropdown in showthread.php does not work properly.

But once I uninstalled it completely, it works.

This product should have no bearing on the memberaction_dropdown, as it has no plugins hooked there. What exactly is the difference in the dropdown menu when it is installed vs. when it is not?

[tareqbd]

There is nothing different in the string or url for the search but the difference come in the search result.

If you search view forum posts, you get result with older posts only and no new post shown. But if you search Find latest posts from the user profile, it gives everything.

[MarkFL]

Originally Posted by tareqbd

There is nothing different in the string or url for the search but the difference come in the search result.

If you search view forum posts, you get result with older posts only and no new post shown. But if you search Find latest posts from the user profile, it gives everything.

I know strange things can happen, but I am at a loss as to how this product could affect the search result in such a manner. I don't get this behavior with any of the sites on which I have installed it either. What version of vBulletin are you running?