| vB Code |
vB code is a set of tags based on the HTML language that you may already be familiar with.
They allow you to add formatting to your messages in the same way as HTML does,
but have a simpler syntax and will never break the layout of the pages you are viewing.
The ability to use vB Code is set on a forum-by-forum basis by the administrator,
so you should check the forum rules when you post a new message.
Below is a list of the vB Codes you can use to format your messages.
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| vB Code List |
| [b], [i], [u] |
Bold / Italic / Underline |
| [color] |
Color |
| [size] |
Size |
| [font] |
Font |
| [highlight] |
Highlight |
| [left], [right], [center] |
Left / Right / Center |
| [indent] |
Indent |
| [email] |
Email Linking |
| [url] |
URL Hyperlinking |
| [thread] |
Thread Linking |
| [post] |
Post Linking |
| [list] |
Bulleted Lists / Advanced Lists |
| [img] |
Images |
| [code] |
Code |
| [php] |
PHP Code |
| [html] |
HTML Code |
| [quote] |
Quote |
| [noparse] |
Stop vB Code Parsing |
| [attach] |
Attachment |
Incorrect vB Code Usage:
- [url] www.vbulletin.com [/url] - don't put spaces between the bracketed code and the text you are applying the code to.
- [email]myname@domain.com[email] - the end brackets must include a forward slash ([/email])
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| Bold / Italic / Underline |
| The [b], [i] and [u] tags allow you to create text that is bold, italic and underlined. |
| Usage |
[b]value[/b]
[i]value[/i]
[u]value[/u]
|
| Example Usage |
[b]this text is bold[/b]
[i]this text is italic[/i]
[u]this text is underlined[/u]
|
| Example Output |
this text is bold
this text is italic
this text is underlined
|
| Color |
| The [color] tag allows you to change the color of your text. |
| Usage |
[color=Option]value[/color] |
| Example Usage |
[color=blue]this text is blue[/color] |
| Example Output |
this text is blue |
| Size |
| The [size] tag allows you to change the size of your text. |
| Usage |
[size=Option]value[/size] |
| Example Usage |
[size=+2]this text is two sizes larger than normal[/size] |
| Example Output |
this text is two sizes larger than normal |
| Font |
| The [font] tag allows you to change the font of your text. |
| Usage |
[font=Option]value[/font] |
| Example Usage |
[font=courier]this text is in the courier font[/font] |
| Example Output |
this text is in the courier font |
| Highlight |
| The [highlight] tag allows you to emphasize your text. |
| Usage |
[highlight]value[/highlight] |
| Example Usage |
[highlight]this text is highlighted[/highlight] |
| Example Output |
this text is highlighted |
| Left / Right / Center |
| The [left], [right] and [center] tags allow you to change the alignment of your text. |
| Usage |
[left]value[/left]
[center]value[/center]
[right]value[/right]
|
| Example Usage |
[left]this text is left-aligned[/left]
[center]this text is center-aligned[/center]
[right]this text is right-aligned[/right]
|
| Example Output |
this text is left-aligned
this text is center-aligned
this text is right-aligned
|
| Indent |
| The [indent] tag allows you to indent your text. |
| Usage |
[indent]value[/indent] |
| Example Usage |
[indent]this text is indented[/indent] |
| Example Output |
this text is indented
|
| Email Linking |
| The [email] tag allows you to link to an email address. You can include an optional parameter to 'name' your link. |
| Usage |
[email]value[/email]
[email=Option]value[/email]
|
| Example Usage |
[email]myname@domain.com[/email]
[email=myname@domain.com]Click Here to Email Me[/email]
|
| Example Output |
myname@domain.com
Click Here to Email Me
|
| URL Hyperlinking |
| The [url] tag allows you to link to other websites and files. You can include an optional parameter to 'name' your link. |
| Usage |
[url]value[/url]
[url=Option]value[/url]
|
| Example Usage |
[url]http://forums.iboats.com[/url]
[url=http://forums.iboats.com]iboats Boating Forums[/url]
|
| Example Output |
http://forums.iboats.com
iboats Boating Forums
|
| Thread Linking |
| The [thread] tag allows you to link to threads by specifying the thread id. You can include an optional parameter to 'name' your link. |
| Usage |
[thread]threadid[/thread]
[thread=threadid]value[/thread]
|
| Example Usage |
[thread]42918[/thread]
[thread=42918]Click Me![/thread]
(Note: The threadid/postid is just an example and may not link to a valid thread/post.)
|
| Example Output |
http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=42918
Click Me!
|
| Post Linking |
| The [post] tag allows you to link to posts by specifying the post id. You can include an optional parameter to 'name' your link. |
| Usage |
[post]postid[/post]
[post=postid]value[/post]
|
| Example Usage |
[post]269302[/post]
[post=269302]Click Me![/post]
(Note: The threadid/postid is just an example and may not link to a valid thread/post.)
|
| Example Output |
http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?p=269302#post269302
Click Me!
|
| Bulleted Lists |
| The [list] tag allows you to create simple, bulleted lists without specifying an option. Within the value portion, each bullet is denoted by the [*] tag. |
| Usage |
[list]value[/list] |
| Example Usage |
[list]
[*]list item 1
[*]list item 2
[/list] |
| Example Output |
|
| Advanced Lists |
| The [list] tag allows you to create advanced lists by specifying an option. The option should have a value of 1 (for a numbered list) or A (for an alphabetic with capital letters list) or a (for an alphabetic with lowercase letters list) or I (for a numbered with capital Roman numeral list) or i (for a numbered with small Roman numeral list). |
| Usage |
[list=Option]value[/list] |
| Example Usage |
[list=1]
[*]list item 1
[*]list item 2
[/list]
[list=a]
[*]list item 1
[*]list item 2
[/list] |
| Example Output |
- list item 1
- list item 2
- list item 1
- list item 2
|
| Images |
| The [img] tag allows you to embed images within your posts. You can also combine this tag with the [url] tag to make images become links. |
| Usage |
[img]value[/img] |
| Example Usage |
[img]http://forums.iboats.com/images/statusicon/forum_new.gif[/img] (Not linked)
[url=http://www.vbulletin.com] [img]http://forums.iboats.com/images/statusicon/forum_new.gif[/img] [/url] (Linked)
|
| Example Output |
 (Not linked)
(Linked)
|
| Code |
| The [code] tag switches to a fixed-width (monospace) font and preseves all spacing. |
| Usage |
[code]value[/code] |
| Example Usage |
[code]
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
alert("Hello world!");
//-->
</script>
[/code] |
| Example Output |
Code:
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
alert("Hello world!");
//-->
</script>
|
| PHP Code |
| The [php] tag performs the same function as the [code] tag, but also adds syntax highlighting for PHP code. Although it is designed for PHP, it may correctly highlight some other C-like languages. |
| Usage |
[php]value[/php] |
| Example Usage |
[php]
$myvar = 'Hello World!';
for ($i = 0; $i < 10; $i++)
{
echo $myvar . "\n";
}
[/php] |
| Example Output |
PHP Code:
$myvar = 'Hello World!';
for ($i = 0; $i < 10; $i++)
{
echo $myvar . "\n";
}
|
| HTML Code |
| The [html] tag allows you to perform syntax highlighting for HTML code. |
| Usage |
[html]value[/html] |
| Example Usage |
[html]
<img src="image.gif" alt="image" />
<a href="testing.html" target="_blank">Testing</a>
[/html] |
| Example Output |
HTML Code:
<img src="image.gif" alt="image" />
<a href="testing.html" target="_blank">Testing</a>
|
| Quote |
| The [quote] tag allows you to attribute text to someone else. |
| Usage |
[quote]Quote[/quote]
[quote=User Name]value[/quote]
|
| Example Usage |
[quote]vBulletin[/quote]
[quote=John Percival]vBulletin[/quote]
[quote=John Percival;2417691]vBulletin[/quote]
|
| Example Output |
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by John Percival
vBulletin
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by John Percival
vBulletin
|
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| Stop vB Code Parsing |
| The [noparse] tag allows you to stop the parsing of vB Code. |
| Usage |
[noparse][b]value[/b][/noparse]
|
| Example Usage |
[noparse][b]vBulletin[/b][/noparse]
|
| Example Output |
[b]vBulletin[/b]
|
| Attachment |
| The [attach] tag allows you to display an attachment in your post rather than at the bottom. It will only display attachments that belong to the post in which it is utilized. |
| Usage |
[attach]attachmentid[/attach]
|
| Example Usage |
[attach]12345[/attach]
|
| Example Output |
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