but still any help on why the [ ] tags aren't working

my plugin uses html tags and not BBCode.

I'm putting together a forum over at http://forum.photoguides.net
It's yet to be launched and I've been having some trouble with plugins.

The plugins Allow Images, BBcode Lite, BB WYSIWYG Editor don't seem to be working.

Take a look at http://forum.photoguides.net/topic/test-thread where I've tried some tags. When logged in and with the reply form visible there is no editing panel for the wisywyg plugin.

These three plugins all seem to be correctly installed in the my-plugins folder and are active. I'm assuming that because all three aren't working, there's some fault with the setup of the site.

Any help would be greatly appreciated :)

Thanks,
Ash Davies

add_filter('bbp_topic_content', array(&$this, 'detect_start'));
add_filter('bbp_get_topic_content', array(&$this, 'detect_start'));

What am I doing wrong?

PS: Core files are files that are not Themes nor plugins, such as files under; bb-includes and bb-admin,

I guess my intention is really to have a bbPress forum, supported with a WYSIWYG editor similar to that of WordPress'.

At the moment however, installing bbPress doesn't provide that function and I'd like to find out if there's any way to do it.

I'd like to let users post up references e.g. images/videos that are useful to a thread they started, like how most forums allow it, and be able to let others rate the posts.

This way the home page can feature the posts which carry weight. For example, which posts have the highest views for the day, which posts are highly rated, and so on.

I'm inexperienced with programming, kindly forgive me if I use the terms wrongly.

http://buddypress.org/community/groups/

Thanks for viewing this topic.

So... where do I start.

I have recently installed BuddyPress with WordPress.

The idea is to create a website that is a cross between news sites like NYTimes and Facebook.

To have users become both the journalists and the viewers.

However, at the moment I’m facing a lot, a lot of inconsistencies.

For example: Should I allow users to even get into the WordPress posting dashboard?

I’d like to make it so users can post on the forums with a good WYSIWYG editor – that they can add images, videos etc. like a normal forum. Then, other users can rate the posts up or down – so that the home page can show which posts have the most views, which posts are highest rated, and so on. However, this has been difficult to do…

So I’d like to ask whether there are plugins… or perhaps any assistance on how one can accomplish that?

I would greatly appreciate any help given here.

Thanks.

Thanks,
Joe

The one last thing that would really make this editor the cat's ass would be opening links in a new window. Is there a PHP version of "Target=_blank" we can slip into the code?

Joe

I copied the code to a PHP file and it activated from the bbPress 'Plugins' panel, but I can't figure out how to make it work in the editor. I tried both angled brackets and backticks. Thoughts?

And the next big challenge would be to have it open links in a new window. Is that possible?

Thanks,
Joe

And, for that matter, why isn't this site using it?

bbpress.org and bbPress in general uses the backtick notation. It's hard to remove it. I have answered to a topic some times ago showing a little hack to erase it.

So, is there a way to turn it on?

<?php
/*
Plugin Name: I love strike-through
Plugin URI: http://www.bbpress.org
Description: <s> tag
Author: zeal
Author URI: http://www.zaerl.com
Version: trunk
*/

function strike_it($tags)
{
	$tags['s'] = array();
	return $tags;
}

add_filter('bb_allowed_tags', 'strike_it');

?>

"It doesn't understand strikethrough cause that tag (the obsolete 's') isn't enabled by default on bbPress."

So, is there a way to turn it on?

And I understood that the 'Code' button was for generating backticks, but what are backticks used for since the buttons cover pretty much everything?

And, for that matter, why isn't this site using it?

Thanks,
Joe

The one change I made to Zaerl Editor was snipping out the part of the code that put that needless "Code" button on the top.

If you're on a non-US (or i suppose non English/qwerty) keyboard, the backtick key is a total git to hit. there's quite a large difference between North American keybaords and the rest of the world.

The only disappointment is that it doesn't seem to understand strikethrough fonts. I tried both "strike" and "del"

bbPress doesn't process them as standard.

*sorry Zaerl mate, just seen your answer*

The only disappointment is that it doesn't seem to understand strikethrough fonts.

It doesn't understand strikethrough cause that tag (the obsolete 's') isn't enabled by default on bbPress.

I provide support for standard tags: strong, em, a, img, ul, ol, li, blockquote, code and the non standard img that is widely used.

My plugin do not enable new tags (and implicitly new buttons) in current version 0.3.2 but it does in 0.4 (trunk). I have taken my position regarding the future of bbPress and so I will not upload new plugins and/or updates (http://bbpress.org/plugins/topic/zaerl-editor/page/2/#post-5992). Anyway if you need the new zaerl Editor with custom buttons and other fancy features write me a couple of lines. za AT zaerl.com

The only disappointment is that it doesn't seem to understand strikethrough fonts. I tried both "strike" and "del" (using both HTML and backticks) but no joy. Any thoughts?

The explanation is for bbCode, but it could be easily changed for HTML input.

As we say in the WordPress world, woot! Zaerl Editor is absolutely perfect. I don't want people to import pics and such -- the main thing is embedded links.

Kev - Also thanks for the suggestions.

Joe

There is (or was) a TinyMCE editor back in the day, but TinyMCE is so far from Tiny it's unreal.

I tink you're also giving you users too little credit. A large percentage of people who use forums are used to seeing bbCode (though they may not know it themselves), but I always like to give my users buttons to press.

Latest update on my old plugin can be seen here:
http://www.fellowshipoftheding.org/forums/topic/shammy-changes

Please excuse the awful defualt theme and Play around with the text area.It's 2k of code, or just uner 1% of TinyMCE.

I'd also advise to stay clear of WYSIWYG editors. People like to go absolutely nuts on those things. Everything bold and red and big fonts because "the world NEEDS to hear them" ;-)
and then ofcourse someone responds...

First off, I installed bbPress yesterday and I admit I'm impressed. A very well-thought-out piece of work. It dovetailed perfectly with WP without a hitch.

The one thing it obviously needs is a slightly better editor. Asking the readers to use actual code to italicize or bold a word is decidedly old-world.

I've just spent an hour on Google (and here) searching for relevant terms, such as 'WYSIWYG' and 'TinyMCE', and while there seems to be lots of chatter about the subject, I haven't found anyone with a definitive "Do this, this and this" page that'll replace the stock editor with something like TinyMCE Advanced or NICEdit.

Anyone know what the latest scoop is?

Thanks,
Joe

phpBB, as your example, seems to be doing ok without it. I'm sure I saw them hit their 10th birthday and gazillionth download not that long ago. Basiaclly, phpBB has been around since before Google.

you converted your forum from a wysiwyg based forum; vbulletin (native), phpbb (as plugin).. to bbpress, you loose lot of formatting

Why did you lose your formatting?
Thats not a bbPress thing, was it in the conversion (i haven't done one yet)?
Is the formatting still in the post?
If it is, there are numerous bbCode plugins for bbPress for years now. Let us know what's gone and I'll try and help you sort that. I think that could be a nice fix for you! :)

it is not an option, it is a must-have feature in every successful board

http://www.kevinjohngallagher.com/2010/03/basic-versus-standard/