XF 1.5 Can't make a custom bbcode work - help please

[NavyRet]

Can anyone please tell me why this won't work on 1.5?

BB Code Tag: highlight
Title: Highlight
Description: Highlights selected text
HTML Replacement: <span style="background-color: {color};">{text}</span>
Example Usage: [highlight={color}]{text}[/highlight]

All other parameters are the defaults.

TIA

 

[Paul B]

The example usage should be [highlight=yellow]Text[/highlight]

I would also suggest you use reg ex to limit the available input, to avoid the possibility of any exploits.
I use this:

 

[NavyRet]

Thanks for the quick reply sir. In your example, would not all highlights then be in yellow? I would like it to give the user the option of choosing the highlight color. Thanks.

Edit: Using all your examples, I get the exact same this as the example after pressing post reply: [highlight=yellow]Text[/highlight]

 

[Paul B]

The example usage text is just what displays on this page: https://xenforo.com/community/help/bb-codes/

To use the bb code, you just enter it as shown, substituting yellow for whichever colour you wish.

 

[NavyRet]

I must be missing something because I can't seem to make it work. I've entered everything as shown and with your corrections and when I post this: [highlight=blue]some text here[/highlight] and post it, the resulting post looks the same: [highlight=blue]some text here[/highlight]. Nothing is highlighted and the bbcode is presented just as it was entered.

 

[Paul B]

Ensure the bb code is active.

 

[NavyRet]

Yes, it is enabled. I guess the best way is to show you is a screen grab of what I have. When I try to use it by typing the exact example text. it doesn't parse. It just shows in the post exactly as the example text.

 

[Jeremy P]

Replace {color} with {option}.

 

[NavyRet]

Thank you. I just tried that, but it didn't change anything. Still doesn't parse.

 

[Jeremy P]

Oh, try changing background-color to color.

 

[NavyRet]

Nope. no joy. Output still looks like this: [highlight=yellow]sample text[/highlight]

It's 1:40 am here, so I'm off to bed. Will check back in the morning. Thanks for trying to help.

 

[Jeremy P]

Sorry, scratch that last one. I realize now you actually were trying to set the background color. Set "Supports option parameter" to yes, because the option parameter (the part after the equals sign '=' in the opening tag) is what you're using to define the color.

 

[NavyRet]

PERFECT !!! Thank you Jeremy. All is well in NavyRet land.