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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
[br] BR Line Break
[HDYT] YouTube HD
[HIDE] Hide
[hide2] Hide2
[hr] HR - Horizontal Line
[img2] img2 (Image without resize)
[img3] Img3 (Image without spaces)
[ImgB] imgB=X (Add image border)
[imglink] imglink
[imgS] imgS (Add drop shadow)
[imgw] imgW
[mart] PCA Mart Ad
[pic] Picture Alignment
[SBR] Single Line Break
[tbla] Table
[tda] Table Column
[tra] Table Row
[YT] YouTube
[YTFP] YouTube FP (Front Page)
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]https://www.boxsterregister.org[/url]
[url=https://www.boxsterregister.org]PCA Boxster Register[/url]
Example Output https://www.boxsterregister.org
PCA Boxster Register

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 https://www.boxsterregister.org/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 https://www.boxsterregister.org/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
  • list item 1
  • list item 2

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
  1. list item 1
  2. list item 2
  1. list item 1
  2. 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]https://www.boxsterregister.org/images/BR-blue/statusicon/forum_new.gif[/img] (Not linked)

[url=http://www.example.com] [img]https://www.boxsterregister.org/images/BR-blue/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;55606]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 View Post
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

BR Line Break
This code will add a new paragraph break
Usage [br]value[/br]
Example Usage This [br]is[/br] a line break
Example Output This

is

a line break

YouTube HD
YouTube in HD
Usage [HDYT]value[/HDYT]
Example Usage [HDYT]0U_jnZ-_PBc[/HDYT]
Example Output [HDYT]0U_jnZ-_PBc[/HDYT]

Hide
This allows you to hide uneeded or sensitive text.
Usage [HIDE]value[/HIDE]
Example Usage [hide]Text that will be hidden until clicked[/hide]
Example Output [hide]Text that will be hidden until clicked[/hide]

Hide2
Testing, hide this text.
Usage [hide2]value[/hide2]
Example Usage Hide text with an extra Hide button at the bottom.
Example Output Hide text with an extra Hide button at the bottom.

HR - Horizontal Line
Insert a horizontal line of X pixels.
Usage [hr]value[/hr]
Example Usage Here is a horizontal line [hr]5[/hr]
Example Output Here is a horizontal line

img2 (Image without resize)
Inserts an image that will not be resized by the automatic resizer.
Usage [img2]value[/img2]
Example Usage [img2]https://boxsterregister.org/picture.php?albumid=91&pictureid=664[/img2]
Example Output This image has not be scaled.  BB Code written by Gator Bite.

Img3 (Image without spaces)
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Usage [img3]value[/img3]
Example Usage [img3]../images/misc/rss.jpg[/img3][img3]../images/misc/rss.jpg[/img3]
Example Output

imgB=X (Add image border)
This will put a border around your image
Usage [ImgB=Option]value[/ImgB]
Example Usage [imgB=2]https://BoxsterRegister.org/images/avatars/1007t.jpg[/imgB]
Example Output [imgB=2]https://BoxsterRegister.org/images/avatars/1007t.jpg[/imgB]

imglink
Use THIS IMGLINKtag to put images with a link in your forum. This allows: [url=link][imglink]urltotheimage[/imglink][/url] ...to work again without The Image Resizer to broke the link.
Usage [imglink]value[/imglink]
Example Usage [imglink]../images/misc/rss.jpg[/imglink]
Example Output

imgS (Add drop shadow)
This is a custom BB code by Beach987 that will add a drop shadow on a image
Usage [imgS]value[/imgS]
Example Usage [imgS]https://BoxsterRegister.org/images/avatars/1007t.jpg[/imgS]
Example Output [imgS]https://BoxsterRegister.org/images/avatars/1007t.jpg[/imgS]

imgW
This is an image tag that allows the user to set the image width. The image height will be resized automatically to preserve the aspect ratio. This code is useful in announcemnets, where you may want an image to be smaller than the standard 800 px wide.
Usage [imgw=Option]value[/imgw]
Example Usage [imgw=240]https://boxsterregister.org/picture.php?albumid=91&pictureid=664[/imgw]
Example Output Click the picture to enlarge. Custom BB Code written by Gator Bite.

PCA Mart Ad
This BB Code can add a PCA Mart Ad into a post. Enter the ad number between the tags.
Usage [mart]value[/mart]
Example Usage [mart]9069[/mart]
Example Output

Picture Alignment
This allows you to insert a picture with text wrapping and alignment. The format is [Pic='alignment']url[/pic] where alignement is 'left' or 'right'.
Usage [pic=Option]value[/pic]
Example Usage [pic=left]http://www.caymanregister.org/images/avatars/Avatar_01.jpg[/pic]
Example Output

Single Line Break
This inserts a single line break, the HTML equivalent to
. This can be helpful in tables or when placing pictures.
Usage [SBR]value[/SBR]
Example Usage This is a[sbr][/sbr] single line break.
Example Output This is a[sbr][/sbr] single line break.

Table
Advanced Table BB Code. You can use the 'option' to set table properties. Example: [tbla='border=1; bgcolor=lt.blue']Rows & Colums[/tbla]
Usage [tbla=Option]value[/tbla]
Example Usage [tbla='']This is a table[/tbla]
Example Output This is a table

Table Column
This is the HTML equivelant of with the option variable to handle simple formatting.
Usage [tda=Option]value[/tda]
Example Usage [tda=bgcolor='red']Column 1[/tda]
Example Output Column 1

with an otion paramter to handle simple formatting.Row 1
Table Row
This is the HTML equivelant of
Usage [tra=Option]value[/tra]
Example Usage [tra=bgcolor='blue']Row 1[/tra]
Example Output

YouTube
This BB code will embed a YouTube video if you place the Video ID between the tags.
Usage [YT]value[/YT]
Example Usage [yt]6ZjIWblS2OE[/yt]
Example Output [yt]6ZjIWblS2OE[/yt]

YouTube FP (Front Page)
This code is reserved for placing videos on the Front Page (fp). The videos are smaller (320 px wide), controls are autohiden and related videos are shown only from the same channel after playback. When using this code it is necessary to define the alignment option in the option part of the tag.
Usage [YTFP=Option]value[/YTFP]
Example Usage [ytfp=left]2NUKLfBYJgQ[/ytfp]
Example Output [ytfp=left]2NUKLfBYJgQ[/ytfp]


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