BB Code
BB 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 BB 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 BB code tags you can use to format your messages.
BB 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 BB Code Parsing
[attach]
Attachment
[bliptv]
BlipTv
[flo]
Flowrestling
[flo2]
Flowrestling2
[flo3]
Flowrestling3
[floncaa]
Flo NCAA
[flovideo]
FloVideo
[flovideo2]
FloVideo2
[ihigh]
iHigh
[img2]
Image with alignment
[newflo]
NewFlo
[usaw]
USAW Live
[ustream]
Ustream
[ustreamr]
Ustream Recording
[vimeo]
Vimeo
[wttw]
Chicago Tonight
[youtube]
YouTube
Incorrect BB Code Usage:
[url] www.example.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] )
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]j.doe@example.com[/email]
[email=j.doe@example.com]Click Here to Email Me[/email]
Example Output
j.doe@example.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://illinoismatmen.com/forum[/url]
[url=http://illinoismatmen.com/forum]Illinois Matmen Forums[/url]
Example Output
http://illinoismatmen.com/forum
Illinois Matmen 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://illinoismatmen.com/forum/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://illinoismatmen.com/forum/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://illinoismatmen.com/forum/images/statusicon/forum_new.gif[/img] (Not linked)
[url=http://www.example.com] [img]http://illinoismatmen.com/forum/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 preserves 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]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet[/quote]
[quote=John Doe]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet[/quote]
[quote=John Doe;543216]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet[/quote]
Example Output
Quote:
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
Quote:
Originally Posted by John Doe
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
Quote:
Originally Posted by
John Doe
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
Stop BB Code Parsing
The [noparse] tag allows you to stop the parsing of BB code.
Usage
[noparse][b]value[/b] [/noparse]
Example Usage
[noparse][b]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet[/b][/noparse]
Example Output
[b]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet[/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
BlipTv
Usage
[bliptv=Option ]value [/bliptv]
Example Usage
[bliptv=1208999622Picture_1]Hillsdale1-IzzyStyleWrestlingMov673[/bliptv]
Example Output
Flowrestling
Usage
[flo]value [/flo]
Example Usage
[flo]35080_160_1260595965946[/flo]
Example Output
Flowrestling2
Usage
[flo2]value [/flo2]
Example Usage
[flo2]35080_GrecoCamp2010_1269872056046[/flo2]
Example Output
Flowrestling3
Usage
[flo3]value [/flo3]
Example Usage
[flo3]24913_130fBrandonJeskeCoxVAvsBenWitfordMarmio_1292126827388[/flo3]
Example Output
FloVideo
Usage
[flovideo]value [/flovideo]
Example Usage
[flovideo]35080_Midlands2007_174BurkVsBenefiel_1199198225890[/flovideo]
Example Output
FloVideo2
Usage
[flovideo2]value [/flovideo2]
Example Usage
[flovideo2]35080_Midlands2007_174BurkVsBenefiel_1199198225890[/flovideo2]
Example Output
iHigh
Usage
[ihigh]value [/ihigh]
Example Usage
[ihigh][/ihigh]
Example Output
Image with alignment
This tag allows you to align an image to the right of left of your text.
Usage
[img2=Option ]value [/img2]
Example Usage
[img2=right]URL of image[/img2]
Example Output
NewFlo
Usage
[newflo]value [/newflo]
Example Usage
[newflo]NTk2NjMxMDEw[/newflo]
Example Output
USAW Live
Usage
[usaw]value [/usaw]
Example Usage
[usaw][/usaw]
Example Output
Ustream Recording
Usage
[ustreamr]value [/ustreamr]
Example Usage
[ustreamr][/ustreamr]
Example Output
Vimeo
Usage
[vimeo]value [/vimeo]
Example Usage
[vimeo]3343867[/vimeo]
Example Output
Chicago Tonight
Usage
[wttw]value [/wttw]
Example Usage
[wttw][/wttw]
Example Output
YouTube
Usage
[youtube]value [/youtube]
Example Usage
[youtube]_mx5Y_K7yt4[/youtube]
Example Output
VIDEO
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