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BB Code

Explanation

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

  1. Bold / Italic / Underline
  2. Color
  3. Size
  4. Font
  5. Highlight
  6. Left / Right / Center
  7. Indent
  8. Email Linking
  9. URL Hyperlinking
  10. Thread Linking
  11. Post Linking
  12. Bulleted Lists / Advanced Lists
  13. Images
  14. Videos
  15. Code
  16. PHP Code
  17. HTML Code
  18. Quote
  19. Stop BB Code Parsing
  20. Attachment
  21. Image Caption
  22. FlipV
  23. Site Image
  24. Let Me Google That For You
  25. Google maps
  26. qbabychange
  27. qbeergarden
  28. qbookonline
  29. qbuy
  30. qcal
  31. qchildfriendly
  32. qcourt
  33. qdarts
  34. qdisabled
  35. qemail
  36. qeventdate
  37. qfacebook
  38. qfoodgov
  39. qfunction
  40. Google Map Latitude
  41. qlocation
  42. Google Map Longitude
  43. qmap
  44. qmenu
  45. qoffertime
  46. qopening
  47. qpooltable
  48. qprice
  49. qsale
  50. qservices
  51. qskysports
  52. qstatus
  53. qtag
  54. qtel
  55. qticket
  56. qtv
  57. qtwitter
  58. qweb
  59. qwifi
  60. Stars
  61. Strikethrough
  62. Warning
  63. 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.

    • [b]value[/b]
    • [i]value[/i]
    • [u]value[/u]
    Usage
    • [b]this text is bold[/b]
    • [i]this text is italic[/i]
    • [u]this text is underlined[/u]
    Example Usage
    • this text is bold
    • this text is italic
    • this text is underlined
    Example Output

Color

The [color] tag allows you to change the color of your text.

  • [color=Option]value[/color]
    Usage
  • [color=blue]this text is blue[/color]
    Example Usage
  • this text is blue
    Example Output

Size

The [size] tag allows you to change the size of your text.

  • [size=Option]value[/size]
    Usage
  • [size=+2]this text is two sizes larger than normal[/size]
    Example Usage
  • this text is two sizes larger than normal
    Example Output

Font

The [font] tag allows you to change the font of your text.

  • [font=Option]value[/font]
    Usage
  • [font=courier]this text is in the courier font[/font]
    Example Usage
  • this text is in the courier font
    Example Output

Left / Right / Center

The [left], [right] and [center] tags allow you to change the alignment of your text.

    • [left]value[/left]
    • [center]value[/center]
    • [right]value[/right]
    Usage
    • [left]this text is left-aligned[/left]
    • [center]this text is center-aligned[/center]
    • [right]this text is right-aligned[/right]
    Example Usage
  • this text is left-aligned
    this text is center-aligned
    this text is right-aligned
    Example Output

Indent

The [indent] tag allows you to indent your text.

  • [indent]value[/indent]
    Usage
  • [indent]this text is indented[/indent]
    Example Usage
  • this text is indented
    Example Output

Email Linking

The [email] tag allows you to link to an email address. You can include an optional parameter to 'name' your link.

    • [email]value[/email]
    • [email=Option]value[/email]
    Usage
    • [email]j.doe@example.com[/email]
    • [email=j.doe@example.com]Click Here to Email Me[/email]
    Example Usage
  • Example Output

URL Hyperlinking

The [url] tag allows you to link to other websites and files. You can include an optional parameter to 'name' your link.

    • [url]value[/url]
    • [url=Option]value[/url]
    Usage
    • [url]http://www.qlocal.co.uk[/url]
    • [url=http://www.qlocal.co.uk]Qlocal[/url]
    Example Usage
  • Example Output

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.

    • [thread]threadid[/thread]
    • [thread=threadid]value[/thread]
    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 Usage
  • Example Output

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.

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.

  • [list]value[/list]
    Usage
  • [list]
    [*]list item 1
    [*]list item 2
    [/list]
    Example Usage
    • list item 1
    • list item 2
    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).

  • [list=Option]value[/list]
    Usage
  • [list=1]
    [*]list item 1
    [*]list item 2
    [/list]

    [list=a]
    [*]list item 1
    [*]list item 2
    [/list]
    Example Usage
    1. list item 1
    2. list item 2
    1. list item 1
    2. list item 2
    Example Output

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.

  • [img]value[/img]
    Usage
    • [img]http://www.qlocal.co.uk/images/statusicon/forum_new.gif[/img] (Not linked)
    • [url=http://www.example.com] [img]http://www.qlocal.co.uk/images/statusicon/forum_new.gif[/img] [/url] (Linked)
    Example Usage
    • (Not linked)
    • (Linked)
    Example Output

Videos

The [video] tag allows you to embed videos from various video services within your posts.

  • [video]value[/video]
    Usage
    • [video=youtube;eOUq4Z6R7xI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOUq4Z6R7xI[/video]
    Example Usage
    Example Output

Code

The [code] tag switches to a fixed-width (monospace) font and preserves all spacing.

  • [code]value[/code]
    Usage
  • [code]
    <script type="text/javascript">
    <!--
        alert("Hello world!");
    //-->
    </script>
    [/code]
    Example Usage
  • Code:
    <script type="text/javascript">
    <!--
    	alert("Hello world!");
    //-->
    </script>
    Example Output

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.

  • [php]value[/php]
    Usage
  • [php]
    $myvar = 'Hello World!';
    for ($i = 0; \$i < 10; \$i++)
    {
        echo $myvar . "\n";
    }
    [/php]
    Example Usage
  • PHP Code:
    $myvar 'Hello World!';
    for (
    $i 0$i 10$i++)
    {
        echo 
    $myvar "\n";

    Example Output

HTML Code

The [html] tag allows you to perform syntax highlighting for HTML code.

  • [html]value[/html]
    Usage
  • [html]
    <img src="image.gif" alt="image" />
    <a href="testing.html" target="_blank">Testing</a>
    [/html]
    Example Usage
  • HTML Code:
    <img src="image.gif" alt="image" />
    <a href="testing.html" target="_blank">Testing</a>
    Example Output

Quote

The [quote] tag allows you to attribute text to someone else.

    • [quote]Quote[/quote]
    • [quote=User Name]value[/quote]
    Usage
    • [quote]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet[/quote]
    • [quote=John Doe]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet[/quote]
    • [quote=John Doe;3612100]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet[/quote]
    Example Usage
    • Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
    • Quote Originally Posted by John Doe
      Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
    • Quote Originally Posted by John Doe View Post
      Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
    Example Output

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

Stop BB Code Parsing

The [noparse] tag allows you to stop the parsing of BB code.

  • [noparse][b]value[/b][/noparse]
    Usage
  • [noparse][b]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet[/b][/noparse]
    Example Usage
  • [b]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet[/b]
    Example Output

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.

  • [attach]attachmentid[/attach]
    Usage
  • [attach]12345[/attach]
    Example Usage
  • Example Output

Image Caption

  • [caption]value[/caption]
    Usage
  • [caption]Some Dude[/caption]
    Example Usage
  • Some Dude
    Example Output

FlipV

  • [flipV]value[/flipV]
    Usage
  • [flipv]flips the text verticaly[/flipv]
    Example Usage
  • flips the text verticaly
    Example Output

Site Image

For images in forums dir

  • [IMAGE]value[/IMAGE]
    Usage
  • [image]steve/1.jpg[/image]
    Example Usage
  • Example Output

Let Me Google That For You

  • [lmgtfy=Option]value[/lmgtfy]
    Usage
  • [LMGTFY=cat sitting on a dog]Was that so difficult?![/LMGTFY]
    Example Usage
  • Example Output

Google maps

Gets a google map

  • [map]value[/map]
    Usage
  • [map]pr4 5hp[/map]
    Example Usage
  • Example Output

qbabychange

  • [qbabychange]value[/qbabychange]
    Usage
  • [qbabychange]Baby changing facilities available[/qbabychange]
    Example Usage
  • Baby changing facilities available
    Example Output

qbeergarden

  • [qbeergarden]value[/qbeergarden]
    Usage
  • [qbeergarden]Beer garden[/qbeergarden]
    Example Usage
  • Beer garden
    Example Output

qbookonline

  • [qbookonline]value[/qbookonline]
    Usage
  • [qbookonline]web...[/qbookonline]
    Example Usage
  • Example Output

qbuy

buy it now

  • [qbuy]value[/qbuy]
    Usage
  • [qbuy]sotrline....[/qbuy]
    Example Usage
  • Example Output

qcal

  • [qcal]value[/qcal]
    Usage
  • [qcal]xx[/qcal]
    Example Usage
  • Click here for ONLINE CALENDAR of EVENTS
    Example Output

qchildfriendly

  • [qchildfriendly]value[/qchildfriendly]
    Usage
  • [qchildfriendly]We are child friendly[/qchildfriendly]
    Example Usage
  • Child friendly
    Example Output

qcourt

Courts

  • [qcourt]value[/qcourt]
    Usage
  • [qcourt]Bolton[/qcourt]
    Example Usage
  • Court: Bolton
    Example Output

qdarts

  • [qdarts]value[/qdarts]
    Usage
  • [qdarts]Play darts here[/qdarts]
    Example Usage
  • Play darts here
    Example Output

qdisabled

  • [qdisabled]value[/qdisabled]
    Usage
  • [qdisabled]DIsabled facilities[/qdisabled]
    Example Usage
  • DIsabled facilities
    Example Output

qemail

  • [qemail]value[/qemail]
    Usage
  • [qemail]info@me.com[/qemail]
    Example Usage
  • Email Us info@me.com
    Example Output

qeventdate

  • [qeventdate]value[/qeventdate]
    Usage
  • [qeventdate]20/12/2012[/qeventdate]
    Example Usage
  • Date: 20/12/2012
    Example Output

qfacebook

  • [qfacebook]value[/qfacebook]
    Usage
  • [qfacebook]http://www.facebook.com[/qfacebook]
    Example Usage
  • Example Output

qfoodgov

  • [qfoodgov]value[/qfoodgov]
    Usage
  • [qfoodgov]3[/qfoodgov]
    Example Usage
  • Example Output

qfunction

  • [qfunction]value[/qfunction]
    Usage
  • [qfunction]Function Room Available[/qfunction]
    Example Usage
  • Function Room Available
    Example Output

Google Map Latitude

Latitude for buisiness

  • [qlat]value[/qlat]
    Usage
  • [qlat]53.6473037[/qlat]
    Example Usage
  •  
    Example Output

qlocation

Location for sale

  • [qlocation]value[/qlocation]
    Usage
  • [qlocation]Southport[/qlocation]
    Example Usage
  • Location: Southport
    Example Output

Google Map Longitude

longitude for google map

  • [qlon]value[/qlon]
    Usage
  • [qlon]-3.0073301[/qlon]
    Example Usage
  •  
    Example Output

qmap

qmenu

  • [qmenu]value[/qmenu]
    Usage
  • [qmenu]http://www.mywebsite.co.uk/menu.pdf[/qmenu]
    Example Usage
  • Menu Available Online - Click Here
    Example Output

qoffertime

q offers time

  • [qoffertime]value[/qoffertime]
    Usage
  • [qoffertime]18:00[/qoffertime]
    Example Usage
  • Time: 18:00
    Example Output

qopening

  • [qopening]value[/qopening]
    Usage
  • [qopening]Mon-Fri 9am to 5pm[/qopening]
    Example Usage
  • Opening Times: Mon-Fri 9am to 5pm
    Example Output

qpooltable

  • [qpooltable]value[/qpooltable]
    Usage
  • [qpooltable]Play Pool Here[/qpooltable]
    Example Usage
  • Play pool here
    Example Output

qprice

  • [qprice]value[/qprice]
    Usage
  • [qprice]£10[/qprice]
    Example Usage
  • Price: £10
    Example Output

qsale

For sale categories

  • [qsale]value[/qsale]
    Usage
  • [qsale]Baby[/qsale]
    Example Usage
  • Categories: Baby
    Example Output

qservices

  • [qservices]value[/qservices]
    Usage
  • [qservices]Chinese,English,Tapas[/qservices]
    Example Usage
  • Our specialitie(s): Chinese,English,Tapas
    Example Output

qskysports

  • [qskysports]value[/qskysports]
    Usage
  • [qskysports][/qskysports]
    Example Usage
  • Sky Sports available here
    Example Output

qstatus

  • [qstatus]value[/qstatus]
    Usage
  • [qstatus]For Sale[/qstatus]
    Example Usage
  • Status: For Sale
    Example Output

qtag

qlocal tags

  • [qtag]value[/qtag]
    Usage
  • [qtag]sfc[/qtag]
    Example Usage
  • Example Output

qtel

  • [qtel]value[/qtel]
    Usage
  • [qtel]01704444444[/qtel]
    Example Usage
  • Telephone: 01704444444
    Example Output

qticket

  • [qticket]value[/qticket]
    Usage
  • [qticket]http://www.atgtickets.com/Essence-of-Ireland-Bigger-and-Better-Tickets/196/2489/[/qticket]
    Example Usage
  • Example Output

qtv

  • [qtv]value[/qtv]
    Usage
  • TV Here
    Example Usage
  • TV Here
    Example Output

qtwitter

  • [qtwitter]value[/qtwitter]
    Usage
  • [qtwitter]http://twitter.com[/qtwitter]
    Example Usage
  • Example Output

qweb

Please visit our web site ???

qwifi

  • [qwifi]value[/qwifi]
    Usage
  • [qwifi]Free WIFI here[/qwifi]
    Example Usage
  • Free WIFI here
    Example Output

Stars

star rating for reviews

  • [stars]value[/stars]
    Usage
  • [stars]4[/stars]
    Example Usage
  • 4 Star Rating
    Example Output

Strikethrough

strike through text with a line

  • [str]value[/str]
    Usage
  • [str]Example[/str]
    Example Usage
  • Example
    Example Output

Warning

  • [warn]value[/warn]
    Usage
  • [warn]This is another warning message[/warn]
    Example Usage
  • WARNING
    This is another warning message
    Example Output

Youtube

Use the movie code from the YouTube URL in your browser. For example, http://youtube.com/watch?v=JFwCCL0Vh6U

  • [youtube=Option]value[/youtube]
    Usage
  • [youtube]JFwCCL0Vh6U[/youtube]
    Example Usage
  • [youtube]JFwCCL0Vh6U[/youtube]
    Example Output

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WEBSITE     TEL: 01695 724 361

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Fine dining venue with a pub at the heart of the community. Situated in an idylic canal-side location.
WEBSITE     TEL: 01704 893 117




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the garden studio, Garden Design Specialists & Plant Nursery. We stock a wide range of perennials & many other plants. We provide courses in Garden Design & Bee Keeping.
WEBSITE     TEL: 01772 812 672
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