Some basic posting codes

[Csmiami]

I recall some kind of initiative either here or in Meta about how to make the most out of the BBCode that is used in the forum. Unfortunately, I've done a quick browse of the first 10 pages on both sections, and unless I accidentaly skipped it, it's buried far too deep for a "normal" or new user to find. That's why I've decided to bring some basic codes that everyone can use, and if any reply to this thread is informative enough, I'll be adding those too.

Lets get started!


Pretty much like in a Word document, you can get some words to be in bold, italics, underlined or striked. These work as follows

Code:

[b]This one for bold[/b]

Sample text

Code:

[i]This one for italics[/i]

Sample text

Code:

[u]This one for underlining[/u]

Sample text

Code:

[s]This one for striking/crossing[/s]

Sample text

You basically get b (bold)/i (italics)/ u (underlined)/ s (striked) between fancy brackets [ ] write whatever you want in the middle, and close the fancy brackets with a slash and the letter of the effect you were giving [/ ]

You can also stack them; and have a bold text in italics, or an underlined text striked. You just have to keep in mind the order of the effects. If you want something to be bold and in italics, you can use either one of this 2 codes:

Code:

[b][i]Code 1[/i][/b]

Code:

[i][b]Code 2[/b][/i]

BUT, if you open with a BOLD, you have to close with a BOLD. Because otherwise, this happens:

Some parts of the code remain visible---->  [/i]

To prevent that, please, keep the order (or if you are a bit more experienced, you can delete some closing brackets)


What else can we do?

Well, we may at some point want or need to put some links to our posts, and for that, we can use

Code:

[url][/url]

This one is rather easy to use (at a basic level).

You just have to write the code this way:

Code:

[url=WebsiteIwantToGoTo.com]Text I want to get hyperlinked[/url]

Home Page

If you leave the initial

Code:

[url=....]

blank, the forum will take whatever you write in the middle as the link, so don't forget to fill this out.

What benefits does this have? Unless completely neccessary, seeing a whole link is kinda ugly, so for the sake of aesthetics, please, use hyperlinks.


More stuff... How do we embed images?

This one is easy if you use imgur, because you can directly copy the BBCODE in the "get share links" button. Nevertheless, always keep in mind that the forum proxy does only accept PNG files (if I'm not mistaken).

To embed a picture,

Code:

[img]LinkToTheImage.PNG[/img]

If you have some HUGE image, you can also limit it's size using the following code

Code:

[img width=SomeSmallNumber]YourImageLink.PNG[/img]

Lists are another useful tool for begginers (and not so begginers).

The default code Bitcointalk provides when you click the "list" icon provides you with 2 list items.

Code:

[list]
[li]Item 1[/li]
[li]Item 2[/li]
[/list]

• Item 1
• Item 2

If you want to add more lines to the list, you only have to copy paste/write

Code:

[li]Text in the middle [/li]

As many times as you need between the opening and the closing of the list

Code:

[list]--->Opening

[/list]---->Closing

And many many more things can be done with little to no technical knowledge, but it's already starting to get late, and I should be getting some sleep. I will continue this list in the morning, adding:

• Resize
• Change color
• Code
• Quotes
• Things I have not yet tought of but that surely enough someone will point out

[Jawhead999]

I find another thread have explain it before Instructions on how to use BBCode

Unfortunately, I've done a quick browse of the first 10 pages on both sections, and unless I accidentaly skipped it, it's buried far too deep for a "normal" or new user to find. That's why I've decided to bring some basic codes that everyone can use, and if any reply to this thread is informative enough, I'll be adding those too

Yeah, it's true many helpful thread are too deep to find. But, it's why they should use search engine to find it. I usually suggest a brand new user to learn how to use search engine before make a new thread.

[seoincorporation]

Great stuff Csmiami, Thanks for sharing this info, I would like to compliment with 2 of the tools I use most.

Center an image:

Code:

[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/uNktHqq.jpg?1[/img][/center]

Text size and color:

Code:

[size=35pt][color=red]Sample Text[/color][/size]

Sample Text

[Hankyu]

Nice guide. I'm new to this forum but I'm not new to BB codes. A small mistake that people usually make when using BB codes is that they forget the closing code. For example some use "[size=...]" but forget to use "[/size]" and hence all of the afterward content is affected. Instead, it's recommend for new BB codes users to use the composing tool box:
https://i.imgur.com/MvJKrby.png

One more thing, don't forget to click on "Preview" button to see if those codes work well when finishing posting to avoid spending time editing after publishing.

[mk4]

Props to you for your effort, but come on now. Ya'll need to come up with newer ideas.

Topic: [LEARN] BBCode Lessons & Tutorials [+tutorial videos!] https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1727100.0
Topic: Instructions on how to use BBCode https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4738016.0
Topic: BB Code Learning (for beginners) https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5037004.0

[joniboini]

Just bump the old topic if you can. Creating a new thread would start another round of repetitive posts.