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. Named anchor link
  22. Audio Player
  23. Audio Player with Playlist & Thumbs
  24. YouTube Big
  25. Strikethrough
  26. Flash
  27. Image left
  28. Image Right
  29. Anchor link
  30. Mention
  31. Movie Player
  32. Movie Player 640
  33. Movie Player (2+ Videos on Same Page)
  34. Movie Player 640x480 (2+ Videos on Same Page)
  35. Multi Movie Player
  36. spoiler
  37. table
  38. vBSEO Team Signature - Arabic
  39. vBSEO Team Signature - German
  40. vBSEO Team Signature - English
  41. vBSEO Team Signature - Spanish
  42. vBSEO Team Signature - Turkish
  43. vBSEO - Confirmed
  44. vBSEO - Feature Adopted
  45. vBSEO - Support
  46. vBSEO - Support (ES)
  47. vBSEO - Resolved
  48. vBSEO - Resolved in the Next Build
  49. vBSEO - Tracking
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.vbseo.com[/url]
    • [url=http://www.vbseo.com]vBulletin SEO Forums[/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.

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]

    [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
    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.vbseo.com//images/statusicon/forum_new-48.png[/img] (Not linked)
    • [url=http://www.example.com] [img]http://www.vbseo.com//images/statusicon/forum_new-48.png[/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;338406]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

Named anchor link

  • [aname=Option]value[/aname]
    Usage
  • [aname="anchor"]this is where you jump to[/aname]
    Example Usage
  • Example Output

Audio Player

Include an audio player for your MP3.

  • [AUDIOPLAYER]value[/AUDIOPLAYER]
    Usage
  • [AUDIOPLAYER]http://www.domain.com/audio/youraudio.mp3[/AUDIOPLAYER]
    Example Usage
  • Example Output

Audio Player with Playlist & Thumbs

You can create a full mp3 playlist with thumbs.

  • [AUDIOPLAYLIST]value[/AUDIOPLAYLIST]
    Usage
  • [AUDIOPLAYLIST]http://yourdomain.com/media/yourmp3playlist.xml[/AUDIOPLAYLIST]
    Example Usage
  • Example Output

YouTube Big

Youtube Include with Fullscreen ability and Larger than normal.

  • [bigtube]value[/bigtube]
    Usage
  • [bigtube]xHFxqQS--dQ[/bigtube]
    Example Usage
  • Example Output

Strikethrough

  • [del]value[/del]
    Usage
  • [del]Some Deleted text[/del]
    Example Usage
  • Some Deleted text
    Example Output

Flash

Including flash videos

  • [flash=Option]value[/flash]
    Usage
  • [flash]flash.swf[/flash]
    Example Usage
  • [flash]flash.swf[/flash]
    Example Output

Image left

Float image left

  • [imgleft]value[/imgleft]
    Usage
  • [IMGLEFT]/image/url.gif[/IMGLEFT]
    Example Usage
  • Example Output

Image Right

  • [IMGRIGHT]value[/IMGRIGHT]
    Usage
  • [IMGRIGHT]/image/url.gif[/IMGRIGHT]
    Example Usage
  • Example Output

Anchor link

Mention

Mention an user to alert him or her to this post!

  • [mention]value[/mention]
    Usage
  • [mention]Username[/mention]
    Example Usage
  • @
    Example Output

Movie Player

Display a 320x240 FLV formatted video.

  • [MOVIEPLAYER]value[/MOVIEPLAYER]
    Usage
  • [MOVIEPLAYER]http://www.domain.com/movies/movie01.flv[/MOVIEPLAYER]
    Example Usage
  • This div will be replaced
    Example Output

Movie Player 640

FLV Movie Player for 640 x 480 videos.

  • [MOVIEPLAYER640]value[/MOVIEPLAYER640]
    Usage
  • [MOVIEPLAYER640]http://www.domain.com/movies/movie01.flv[/MOVIEPLAYER640]
    Example Usage
  • This div will be replaced
    Example Output

Movie Player (2+ Videos on Same Page)

Display a 320x240 FLV formatted video. Use this for the 2nd video (or more) on the same page to avoid error. Must specify the MovieLabel, a text (without spaces) label for the movie (will not display).

  • [MOVIEPLAYERPLUS=Option]value[/MOVIEPLAYERPLUS]
    Usage
  • [MOVIEPLAYERPLUS=MovieLabel]http://www.domain.com/movies/movie01.flv[/MOVIEPLAYERPLUS]
    Example Usage
  • This div will be replaced
    Example Output

Movie Player 640x480 (2+ Videos on Same Page)

Display a 640x480 FLV formatted video. Use this for the 2nd video (or more) on the same page to avoid error. Must specify the MovieLabel, a text (without spaces) label for the movie (will not display).

  • [MOVIEPLAYERPLUS640=Option]value[/MOVIEPLAYERPLUS640]
    Usage
  • [MOVIEPLAYERPLUS640=MovieLabel]http://www.domain.com/movies/movie01.flv[/MOVIEPLAYERPLUS640]
    Example Usage
  • This div will be replaced
    Example Output

Multi Movie Player

Display 1 or more 320x240 FLV formatted videos, pulled from an RSS feed.

  • [MULTIMOVIEPLAYER]value[/MULTIMOVIEPLAYER]
    Usage
  • [MULTIMOVIEPLAYER]http://www.domain.com/feeds/moviefeed.rss[/MULTIMOVIEPLAYER]
    Example Usage
  • The movies cannot be displayed at this time. Please refresh the page.
    Example Output

spoiler

Spoiler

  • [spoiler=Option]value[/spoiler]
    Usage
  • [spiler]test[/spoiler]
    Example Usage
  • [spiler]test[/spoiler]
    Example Output

table

With this vB code tables can be inserted into the post. Columns are seperated by »|«, every new line is a new row.

  • [table]value[/table]
    Usage
  • [table]column 1|column 2|column 3[/table]
    Example Usage
  • No code has to be inserted here.
    Example Output

vBSEO Team Signature - Arabic

Standard vBSEO Team Signature.

  • [VBSEOTEAMARABIC]value[/VBSEOTEAMARABIC]
    Usage
  • [VBSEOTEAMARABIC=Your Name][/VBSEOTEAMARABIC]
    Example Usage
  • [VBSEOTEAMARABIC=Your Name][/VBSEOTEAMARABIC]
    Example Output

vBSEO Team Signature - German

[VBSEOTEAMGERMANY=Your Name][/VBSEOTEAMGERMANY]

  • [VBSEOTEAMGERMANY]value[/VBSEOTEAMGERMANY]
    Usage
  • [VBSEOTEAMGERMANY=Name][/VBSEOTEAMGERMANY]
    Example Usage
  • [VBSEOTEAMGERMANY=Name][/VBSEOTEAMGERMANY]
    Example Output

vBSEO Team Signature - English

Standard vBSEO Team Signature.

vBSEO Team Signature - Spanish

Standard vBSEO Team Signature.

vBSEO Team Signature - Turkish

Standard vBSEO Team Signature.

vBSEO - Confirmed

-

  • [VBSEO_C]value[/VBSEO_C]
    Usage
  • [VBSEO_C]x[/VBSEO_C]
    Example Usage
  • /* NOTE: This issue has been confirmed. An update will be posted when it is resolved */
    Example Output

vBSEO - Feature Adopted

-

  • [VBSEO_F]value[/VBSEO_F]
    Usage
  • [VBSEO_F]x[/VBSEO_F]
    Example Usage
  • /* NOTE: This feature has been adopted and will be included in the next vBSEO build */
    Example Output

vBSEO - Support

-

  • [VBSEO_NL]value[/VBSEO_NL]
    Usage
  • [VBSEO_NL]x[/VBSEO_NL]
    Example Usage
  • Hello,

    Support is offered for verified vBSEO customers only. If you hold a valid license, please open a ticket with your transaction ID from your payment receipt along with your forum URL so we can assign it to your account:
    vBSEO.com Helpdesk.

    If you are working on behalf of someone else as a contractor, they need to add you to their Priority Support list:
    Customer Profile.
    Example Output

vBSEO - Support (ES)

  • [VBSEO_NL_ES]value[/VBSEO_NL_ES]
    Usage
  • [VBSEO_NL_ES]x[/VBSEO_NL_ES]
    Example Usage
  • Hola,

    El soporte es limitado a usuarios que poseen una licencia válida de vBSEO. Si usted ha adquirido su licencia y por alguna razón ésta no ha sido asignada a su cuenta, por favor sírvase abrir un ticket de soporte con la dirección URL de su foro y el ID de la transacción:
    vBSEO.com Helpdesk.

    Si usted forma parte del personal (staff) de algún sitio ejecutando vBSEO con una licencia válida, el propietario de la licencia debe agregar su nombre de usuario a la lista de miembros autorizados a recibir soporte bajo esa cuenta (Prioritized Support):
    Customer Profile.
    Example Output

vBSEO - Resolved

-

  • [VBSEO_R]value[/VBSEO_R]
    Usage
  • [VBSEO_R]x[/VBSEO_R]
    Example Usage
  • /* NOTE: This issue has been resolved. */
    Example Output

vBSEO - Resolved in the Next Build

-

  • [VBSEO_R2]value[/VBSEO_R2]
    Usage
  • [VBSEO_R2]x[/VBSEO_R2]
    Example Usage
  • /* NOTE: This issue has been resolved. The fix will be distributed with the next vBSEO build. */
    Example Output

vBSEO - Tracking

-

  • [VBSEO_T]value[/VBSEO_T]
    Usage
  • [VBSEO_T]x[/VBSEO_T]
    Example Usage
  • /* NOTE: This bug report is being tracked. We will post an update when it has been confirmed and/or corrected. Any additional information is encouraged. */
    Example Output