HTML in posts?

[Steven UK]

Hi,

It is possible to post HTML in threads? I know it is possible in pages, but not in posts? Is there a plug in for this?

Also, what about scripts in posts? Paypal for example?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Chris D]

This isn't possible unfortunately but there is an add-on which makes available a special BB Code which renders HTML.

http://xenforo.com/community/resources/html-bbcode-permission-protected.731/

It works really well. I used an earlier version - but you know what - you learn to live without HTML quite quickly!

Scripts in posts? That's always a big no no. Does IPB allow this? Are you literally talking about posts accepting <script> code? Potentially a massive security hole there if it's exploited.

Not sure what script you're referring to with regards to PayPal. Donate buttons can be made with simple image and URLs:



Anything more advanced is possible using things like BB Code and Media Sites.

 

[Steven UK]

Scripts in posts? That's always a big no no. Does IPB allow this?

No IPB, does not either, they allow HTML though; although for the paypal buy now buttons, we created something using the BB code, and a bit of modifying.

The scripts, I was really thinking about like Aweber email capture scripts, etc. as well as paypal.

Thanks for your reply.

 

[agison]

This is not safe if you allow your members post html.
They can broadcast malware on your forum.

If you need something special, you should make a BBCode to do.

 

[Chris D]

Yeah I should have added this parsehtml add on is permission based - still not recommended for your users.

You can do some really clever things with bbcode so just let me know if there's anything specific.

 

[Steven UK]

Thanks.

On the IPB, we just had admins capable of using HTML.

 

[Chris D]

Ok, great. That's what the parsehtml BB Code does then. You can allow any usergroups to use it, or just restrict it to admins.

 

[Deleted member 10469]

Not present in xenforo by default ? :S

 

[Chris D]

Not present in xenforo by default ? :S

Posts can only contain BB Code. The add-on I mentioned above (http://xenforo.com/community/resources/html-bbcode-permission-protected.731/) can allow you to parse HTML code within special BB Code tags and assign permissions to its use but it isn't a good idea to give your users the ability to render HTML. That's what BB Code is for.

 

[Deleted member 10469]

Heu, I have +200 news :S

In addition it is not sure that the bbcode works on xenportal (look screen) :S

 

[Chris D]

You would need to speak to DarkImmortal if it doesn't work on XenPorta.

Remember I just said it's permissions based. You should check that the permissions are all setup ok first.

 

[Deleted member 10469]

Permission has been configured.
(html on for admin and redacteur)

 

[Deleted member 10469]

But even this is problematic, forcing them to change more than 200 news at hand: s

 

[Chris D]

200 is nothing.

I had about 10,000 HTML posts that I needed to convert to BB Code.

I used this add-on, by Kier.

http://xenforo.com/community/threads/post-content-find-replace.6548/

You will need some knowledge/research of regular expressions though, and you need to be very careful not to incorrectly replace things or miss things.

I'd say if it's only 200, it's probably not going to take that long to do it by hand by adding the Parsehtml tags if you can get help to get it to work on XenPorta. Obviously with 10,000 posts like I had, that wouldn't have been possible by hand.

 

[Deleted member 10469]

But I have no knowledge of regular expression :S

 

[Chris D]

Doing it by hand then might be best.

At least it's 200 and not 2000