BB code does the same thing as HTML, except the syntax is much simpler. It allows you to format your messages without changing the layout of the web page you are viewing. This can be very helpful in many ways, and I recommend that you become familiar with it.

First off, I'd like to point out that most BB code can be done by clicking the handy tool bar above your message window:

However, you can't do everything by just using this. This guide is going to be for those of you who don't know what else you can do/how to do it. You will not find BB code for color, bolding, italicizing, underlining, strikethroughing, bulleted or numbered lists, indenting or outdenting, aligning text, or smilies as all of these things are much more easily achieved if you use the toolbar rather than typing it. If you'd like a more official guide, click here. For a guide on more advanced BB code, click here.

Note: Instead of using parentheses, use brackets, namely [ and ]. I am doing this in order to prevent the formatted version of the text from coming through in my posted thread.

Let's get started, shall we?

Linking

Pretty simple, just type (URL)what you're linking(/URL). You also do this with with email, same as URL linking, except put EMAIL in place of URL, and the email address instead of the URL address.

Advanced Linking

I've already done this in this thread, when I said this: "If you'd like to see a more official guide, click here." This can be achieved by typing (URL=what you're linking)words you want to be clicked(/URL). Again, same goes for email addresses, except in place of URL type EMAIL, and in place of URL address, the email address.

Tagging Users

When you tag a user in a post, it sends them alert saying that you tagged them in that thread. You can tag someone by typing (USER=their id)their forums name(/USER) For example, I am user 9571, if you wanted to tag me you would type (USER=9571)UpsettedFizz(/USER). That would show up as this: UpsettedFizz
Psych, there's a much simpler way to do this. Just type @(user you want to tag) without the parentheses, no brackets either

Images

This will post the image that you link. Simply type (IMG)image url(/IMG). The image will show up as an image, not a link, in your post.

Media (e.g. videos)

Say that you want to put a video in your post. Instead of putting a link, what this will do is show the player of that video, and the video can be played without the viewer leaving the web page. You can do this by typing (MEDIA=website)link(/MEDIA).
e.g. (MEDIA=youtube)link(/MEDIA).

Quoting

We all know what quoting is, just click the reply button under someone's post and viola, you've replied to their post. You can do a couple other things with quote BB code. Say you want to just put a quote in, not necessarily saying who said it. Type (Quote)words(/Quote). Say you wanted to quote something that someone said outside of that thread, then you would type (Quote=person)words(/Quote).
e.g.

Attaching

Since this isn't in the toolbar, I thought I should cover this. Mainly used to attach pictures. Type (Attach)what you're attaching(/Attach) for a thumbnail size version. Type (Attach=full)what you're attaching(/Attach) for a full size version. This can be much more easily achieved by clicking the "Upload a File" button located below your message window: <--- e.g. that is an attached image.

Hidden Content

If you want something to be hidden from the public so only staff members can see it, use hidden content. Type (hide)words(/hide). Use this if you want to say something in private to the staff, or if you need to post a transaction ID, receipt, or coordinates to your island.
e.g.

Hidden Content:

**Hidden Content: Content of this hidden block can only be seen by staff members**

You can also do some other cool stuff with hidden content.

Spoilers

Use spoilers to hide immediate text, but when clicked, shows the text. You can create a spoiler by typing (spoiler)words(/spoiler). If you'd like there to be words on the spoiler box, type (spoiler=words)words(/spoiler).
e.g

I'll edit this as needed as it goes along.

That's all for this guide! I hope that this will help you. Feel free to test it out in this thread! No off topic posts or spam please! Thanks!

 

Nice guide! Well done

 

Great guide.
Me like.

 

Still can't see it

 

Uhh, how to do it xD

 

Hidden Content:

**Hidden Content: Content of this hidden block can only be seen by staff members**

 

Thanks

 

Yes.

 

Gratz

 

Yeah I active member

 

Hidden Content:

**Hidden Content: Content of this hidden block can only be seen by staff members**

 

Hidden Content:

**Hidden Content: Content of this hidden block can only be seen by staff members**

 

How

can I see it

 

I made it so normal members could see it

 

Lol ok

 

Thanks so much

 

If u want regular members to see it u can do {hide=2,3,4,20} message {/hide}

 

Hidden Content:

**Hidden Content: Content of this hidden block can only be seen by staff members**

 

Great guide Fizz!