I knew from another forum using the same software that there is a page that discribes BB code used by the forum to modify posts. This is very handy, especially for those new to forums. If you want to know how to add video, pictures, larger or different color fonts, Gif files such as smilies not native to the forum, and many more, check this THP help page:
http://www.thehotpepper.com/forum/index.php?&&app=forums&module=extras§ion=legends&do=bbcode
How to use BBcode:
BB Code is similar to HTML, but is much simpler and easier to learn. Most forums use BB code so if you are a member of other forums, this will work there as well. There are five basic "tags" you can use.
1. The link tag.
This will shorten a web address to a single word, or anything you type, and make it clickable to take you to that web address if you click on it.
2. The quote tag.
This will put selected text in a quote box. The Invision Power Board forums like this one also uses modified quote tags to show who you are quoting. This is where you can freeze a unintentional but funny spelling errors for all to see, and will not change if the original poster edits his error out of his/her post.
3. The Email tag.
Similar to the link tag, but will make the default email program on your computer start when clicked on.
4. The image tag.
This is the one to use when you want to add photos or other images and GIF files. Any image with a valid web address can be displayed using a image tag. The image tag makes the server for this forum load the image to your screen from the other website. To add photos to your post, they will need to be uploaded to a image hosting service such as Photobucket (http://www.photobucket.com) or Flicker. These are generally free, and will give your photo a web address the img tag can use.
5. The code tag.
This is a handy feature when showing someone on the board what BB code you are using to make something appear on a post. it will insert a "code box" in your post.
There are other BB codes, such as bold, italics, underline, color, font, and size. There are others, and all can be accessed by using the buttons above the type set entry field when making a post.
BB code is nothing more than the command, such as "quote" wrapped in brackets "[]" at each end of the text you are modifying. The end command must have the back slash "/" to indicate the end of the command. Here is a example of a BB quote code:
In your post it will appear like this:
The link tag is useful for shortening a web address to a single word, or any text you want. It is a slightly more complex command, it needs to be formatted like this:
As you can see, it needs to have the web address (http://www.thehotpepper.com/forum.php) inside the beginning command, preceded with the equals sign "=", and the text you want to show between the command brackets. It will look like this in your post:
Great info can be found here!
Multiple BB code commands can be used on the same text entry. The blue text above had the following BB code commands:
For the image tag, wrap "img" and "/img" in brackets at each end of the web address of the image. Here is some of that magic:
will show this on your post:
Yes, that is the THP logo at the top of this page. If you want to know the web address of any image on the internet, right click on the image, and select properties.
I hope everyone finds this informative and helpful!
http://www.thehotpepper.com/forum/index.php?&&app=forums&module=extras§ion=legends&do=bbcode
How to use BBcode:
BB Code is similar to HTML, but is much simpler and easier to learn. Most forums use BB code so if you are a member of other forums, this will work there as well. There are five basic "tags" you can use.
1. The link tag.
This will shorten a web address to a single word, or anything you type, and make it clickable to take you to that web address if you click on it.
2. The quote tag.
This will put selected text in a quote box. The Invision Power Board forums like this one also uses modified quote tags to show who you are quoting. This is where you can freeze a unintentional but funny spelling errors for all to see, and will not change if the original poster edits his error out of his/her post.
3. The Email tag.
Similar to the link tag, but will make the default email program on your computer start when clicked on.
4. The image tag.
This is the one to use when you want to add photos or other images and GIF files. Any image with a valid web address can be displayed using a image tag. The image tag makes the server for this forum load the image to your screen from the other website. To add photos to your post, they will need to be uploaded to a image hosting service such as Photobucket (http://www.photobucket.com) or Flicker. These are generally free, and will give your photo a web address the img tag can use.
5. The code tag.
This is a handy feature when showing someone on the board what BB code you are using to make something appear on a post. it will insert a "code box" in your post.
There are other BB codes, such as bold, italics, underline, color, font, and size. There are others, and all can be accessed by using the buttons above the type set entry field when making a post.
How to use BB code in posts
BB code is nothing more than the command, such as "quote" wrapped in brackets "[]" at each end of the text you are modifying. The end command must have the back slash "/" to indicate the end of the command. Here is a example of a BB quote code:
Code:
[quote]He said this[/quote]In your post it will appear like this:
The link tag is useful for shortening a web address to a single word, or any text you want. It is a slightly more complex command, it needs to be formatted like this:
Code:
[url=http://www.thehotpepper.com/forum.php]Great info can be found here![/url]As you can see, it needs to have the web address (http://www.thehotpepper.com/forum.php) inside the beginning command, preceded with the equals sign "=", and the text you want to show between the command brackets. It will look like this in your post:
Great info can be found here!
Multiple BB code commands can be used on the same text entry. The blue text above had the following BB code commands:
Code:
[center][size="5"][color="#0000FF"]How to use BB code in posts[/color][/size] [/center]For the image tag, wrap "img" and "/img" in brackets at each end of the web address of the image. Here is some of that magic:
Code:
[img]http://www.thehotpepper.com/public/style_images/4_logo.png[/img]will show this on your post:
Yes, that is the THP logo at the top of this page. If you want to know the web address of any image on the internet, right click on the image, and select properties.
I hope everyone finds this informative and helpful!
