vBulletin Manual - Adding or Editing a BB Code

To add a new BB code, go to Custom BB Codes > Add New BB Code. The form will look similar to this:

Title – the title of your tag, which will be used to generate the BB code list.
Tag – this is the text for the BB code, which goes inside the square brackets. For example, you would use 'b' for [b] tags and 'url' (without quotes) for [url] tags.
Replacement – this is the HTML code for the BB code replacement. Make sure that you include '{param}' (without the quotes) to insert the text between the opening and closing BB code tags, and '{option}' for the parameter within the BB code tag. You can only use {option} if 'Use Option' is set to yes.

For example, you would use <b>{param}</b> for [b] tags and <a href="{option}">{param}</a> for [url=xxx] . You will always use '{param}', but you will only use '{option}' when Use Option? is yes.
Example – this is a sample piece of BB code to use as an example for this particular BB code. For example, you would use [b]Bold[/b] for [b] tags, [url=http://www.vbulletin.com]vBulletin[/url] for [url] tags.
Description – this is a piece of text to describe the BB code tag. This can include HTML tags if you wish.
Use Option – setting this option to yes will allow you to create a [tag=option][/tag] style tag, rather than just a [tag][/tag] style tag.
Button Image – this is the URL to an image that will be displayed when a user is making a new post. Clicking the image will allow a user to quickly insert this tag. The image should be 21-pixels-wide by 20-pixels-high and the path should be specified relative to the main vBulletin directory.
Remove Tag If Empty? - setting this option to yes will remove this BB Code from your text if there is nothing within it. For example, if this option is set, [tag][/tag] will not be displayed, whereas [tag]text here[/tag] will be displayed. Set this option to no if you wish the BB Code's replacements to be shown no matter what
Disable BB Code Within This BB Code? - setting this option disables the parsing of any BB Code within this BB Code, displaying them as plain text.
Disable Smilies Within This BB Code? - setting this option disables smilies within the BB Code, displaying them as plain text.
Disable Word Wrapping Within This BB Code? - setting this option disables word-wrapping within this BB Code.

User Contributed Notes: Adding or Editing a BB Code	Add a Comment
Brad	Apr 20th '05, 12:03pm
I see alot of boards that allow their members to post flash via added bbcodes. This is a big security risk, members can grab cookies and other sensitive data via .swf files. Remember BBcode is here to make sure submitted data will be safe, but custom codes are only as safe as you make them.
JT	Apr 20th '05, 12:03pm
I do believe the new flash is sandboxed and will prompt the user before any transfer of info out of the swf hosted domain can take place.
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