BBcode post import

[rwm1962]

I've just posted some code from a post on my current forum into the demo & it doesn't show the images.

We are an image intensive site so will need this to work.

I see there is an option to write custom BBcode. Would sorting that pre-import resolve this issue

This is how full & thumbnail images are placed on my current platform:

Fullsize
[image]http://www.mydomain.com/forum/gallery/8806/1404313731-IMG_0592.JPG[/image]

Thumb
[lightbox]http://www.mydomain.com/forum/gallery/8806/thumb_1404313768-IMG_0526.JPG[/lightbox]

 

[Paul B]

You can change the bb code tags either before you import or after.
For any non-standard bb codes, you can create custom bb codes as required.

 

[rwm1962]

Thanks. That's good. Just need to figure out what the replacement code is.

 

[rwm1962]

I found the XF BBcode's in the help section. I can't see anywhere in the admin panel that shows the html code for standard BB code.

If I have that I could create the equivalent BB codes for my imported codes.

 

[Paul B]

This thread explains the feature: http://xenforo.com/community/threads/custom-bb-codes.66206/

 

[rwm1962]

Thanks Brogan for the quick replies. Is the HTML replacement code available/viewable for current Xf BB code? I'm thinking it would be better to exactly replicate the code to create a custom code that did exactly the same thing. ie use the HTML code for XF IMG BB code to create a custom IMAGE BB code.

We an image heavy site & I'm liking the choice (like we currently have on our EOL platfom) for thumb, full or both. Another platform I was looking at is one or the other, globally.

 

[Paul B]

I'm not sure what you're asking.

Custom BB Code needs to be manually created.
If you want to replicate what you currently use then you will need to copy that.

 

[rwm1962]

You can probably tell I'm not a coder!
I appreciate the custom BB code has to be created manually & know where in the XF ACP to do it. In my test post on my demo my IMAGE BB code didn't work. When I edited it to IMG it did. I'm thinking if I created a custom BB Code called IMAGE using the html code for IMG my imported posts using IMAGE would display correctly.

If it's not possible to see the html code I guess I'll have to do my own but I thought it might be neater to use the same as XF have.

 

[Mike]

Standard BB codes don't work like custom BB codes so they don't necessarily have HTML to share. You should just create what fits your needs.

 

[rwm1962]

Thanks. I was just looking for a possible shortcut in what is major headache of a move.