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Ross · #1 06-07-2008, 01:25 AM

Have you ever wondered how some forums allow their users to add a background colour to their text in Posts? If yes, this post will explain how to do it.

Go to Admincp and add your own bb code

Title: Add colour to the background of post text

Tag:Background of post text
BBcode:

HTML Code:

<table bgcolor="Your Background Colour Code Here" border="0"><tr>
<td><b><font color="Black">{param}</font></b></td>
</tr></table>

Example:[background]Test text[/background]

Attached is a button for your WYSIWYG editor

Your must replace "Your Background Colour Code Here" with the CSS colour code of the colour you would like for the background of your text.

webwizzy · #2 06-07-2008, 02:10 AM

hmm..There would be few problems using the above BBCODE. Also, I would like to use style tag instead of tables. The reasons are simple:-

The table tag would always force the text to occur in a new line whereas style won't.
You should not define font color here as it would always override the default font color used by the forums. The users can always choose any font color they wish.
Also, if you're allowing users to add bg color to their posts, you should also provide them option to choose colors they want in the background.

Thus, the best practise to perform the above task of Adding a background colour to your posts would be creating a BBCODE this way:-

Title: Background color in posts
Tag: bg
Replacement:

HTML Code:

<span style="background-color:{option}";>{param}</span>

Description: Add color to the background in posts.
Use {option}: Yes

Here's an example:-

Code: [bg=red]This is an Example Text[/bg]

Output: This is an Example Text

Its that simple. What say Ross my friend ?

Ross · #3 06-07-2008, 02:16 AM

Yeah that's a lot better.

The one I posted is rather old school and restrictive but yours is a lot better. You should post it up at vb.org

webwizzy · #4 06-07-2008, 02:22 AM

ohh... its a very small thing !! I wrote it just now .. such small things get only 3-4 installs at vb.org , coz its nothing but a single line of html code. so I don't think there's a need to post it there.

iBlake · #5 07-07-2008, 12:12 AM

Awesome code. Keep it up.

Ross · #6 12Coupost771">t77" bde>

Have you ever wondered how some forums allow their users to add a background colour to their text in Posts? If yes, this post will explain how to do it.

Go to Admincp and add your own bb code

Title: Add colour to the background of post text

Tag:Background of post text
BBcode:

HTML Code:

<table bgcolor="Your Background Colour Code Here" border="0"><tr>
<td><b><font color="Black">{param}</font></b></td>
</tr></table>

Example:[background]Test text[/background]

Attached is a button for your WYSIWYG editor

Your must replace "Your Background Colour Code Here" with the CSS colour code of the colour you would like for the background of your text.