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| BBCode Guide |
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Introduction What is BBCode? Text Formatting How to create bold, italic and underlined text How to change the text color or size Can I combine formatting tags? Quoting and outputting fixed-width text Quoting text in replies Outputting code or fixed width data Generating lists Creating an Un-ordered list Creating an Ordered list Creating Links Linking to another site Showing images in posts Adding an image to a post Other questions Can I add my own tags? |
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| What is BBCode? BBCode lets you add special formatting to your posts, much like HTML. The Board Moderator determines whether you can use BBCode in your posts (check whether BBCode is ON or OFF under Options on the left side of the screen when you post messages). You can also disable BBCode for any particular post by checking the appropriate item under the message box on the posting page. BBCode is similar in style to HTML: tags are enclosed in square braces [ and ] rather than < and >. Like HTML, all BBCode must have matching opening & closing tags. The closing tag is typically identical to the opening tag, except that it has a / in front of the character(s) inside the bracket. For example, [b][/b], [size][/size], and [img][/img] are all matching tags. To format your text, enclose it between matching tags. You may use both HTML & BBCode in the same message, but not in the same tag. For example: [b]right[/b] [b]wrong</b> Adding BBCode to your posts is easy; use the clickable interface above the message area on the posting page. See other FAQ's on this page for help with specific questions. Back to top |
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| Text Formatting |
| How to create bold, italic and underlined text BBCode includes tags to allow you to quickly change the basic style of your text. You can do this the following ways:
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| How to change the text color or size To change the text color or size, you can use the following tags. Keep in mind that the display also depends on the viewer's browser and system:
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| Can I combine formatting tags? Yes, just as with HTML; for example you may write: [size=18][color=red][b]LOOK AT ME![/b][/color][/size] This displays LOOK AT ME! Be sure to close tags correctly. For example, the following are incorrect: [b]This is wrong [b][u]This is also wrong[/b][/u] Both will display exactly as you've typed them (i.e. with the [b] & [u] showing). Note it is okay to combine BBCode & HTML tags, provided you close each properly. For example: [b]<u>This is okay</u>[/b] Please use BBCode appropriately; excessive use makes posts hard to read and dilutes emphasis of your message. Moderators may edit or delete posts that use excessive font changes. Back to top |
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| Quoting and outputting fixed-width text |
| Quoting text in replies There are two ways you can quote text: with a username reference or without.
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| Outputting code or fixed width data If you want to output programming code or anything that requires a fixed width with a Courier-type font, enclose the text in [code][/code] tags. For example: [code]echo "This is some code";[/code] All formatting within the [code][/code] tags is retained when you later view it. Back to top |
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| Generating lists |
| Creating an Un-ordered list An unordered list is essentially the same as its HTML equivalent. An unordered list displays each item in your list sequentially one after the other, indenting each with a bullet. To create an unordered list, use [list][/list] and define each item in the list using [*]. For example, to list your favorite colors you could use: [list] [*]Red [*]Blue [*]Yellow [/list] This generates the following list:
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| Creating an Ordered list An ordered list is essentially the same as its HTML equivalent. An ordered list lets you control what is displayed before each item. To create an ordered list, use [list=1][/list] to create a numbered list, or [list=a][/list] for an alphabetical list. As with the unordered list, define each list item using [*]. For example: [list=1] [*]First list item [*]Second list item [*]Third list item [/list] displays the following:
[list=a] [*]List item A [*]List item B [*]List item C [/list] giving:
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| Creating Links |
| Linking to another site BBCode supports a number of ways of creating web links, or URL's.
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| Showing images in posts |
| Adding an image to a post BBCode lets you include images in your posts, but in order to do so, the image must already be available on the Internet (not just on your computer, unless you run a webserver). You cannot currently upload & store images on the Forum (though this feature may be added later). To display an image, you must enclose the URL pointing to the image with [img][/img] tags. For example: [img]https://www.sss-now.org/images/test.gif[/img] You can also wrap an image in a [url][/url] tag if you wish; for example: [url=https://www.sss-now.org/][img]https://www.sss-now.org/images/test.gif[/img][/url] generates:  (Click on the image to visit the link) Back to top |
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| Other questions |
| Can I add my own tags? No, custom BBCode tags are not currently supported. This feature may be added in future upgrades. Back to top |
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