YaBBC 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.
All YaBBC tags can be "automatically wrapped" around text with the desired formatting, by first "selecting" or "highlighting" the text, and then pressing a YaBBC Code button. The exceptions to YaBBC tag "auto wrapping" are the [hr], [list], [table], [tr] and [td] tags.
URL Hyperlinking
If URL Autolinking is enabled in a forum, you can simply type in the full address of the page you are linking to, and the hyperlink will be created automatically. Here are some example links:
http://www.yabbforum.com/community
www.yabbforum.com
Notice that if the address begins with www. you do not need to add the http:// part of the address. If the address does not begin with www. you will need to add the http:// section.
If you want to include the YaBBC Code, you may simply surround the address with [url] tags as shown below. (The YaBBC Code tags are shown in red).
[url]http://www.yabbforum.com[/url]
You can also include true hyperlinks using the [url] tag. Just use the following format:
[url=http://www.yabbforum.com/community]Click here to visit the YaBB Community Forums[/url]
Note that once again, you need not include the http:// if the address begins www.
The [ftp] and [link] YaBBC tags work in the same manner as the [url] tags, with the exception that the [link] tag(there is no insertion button for this tag) will open the clicked link in the present window, whereas the [url] tag opens the clicked link in a new window.
Adding Images
To include a picture or graphic within the body of your message, you can simply surround the address of the image as shown here:
Note that the http:// part of the image URL is required for the [img] code.
You can even create a thumbnail-type hyperlink by surrounding your [img] code with a [url] code like this:
Note that you must insert a space between [table] [tr] [td] tags and their respective closing tags.
Quoting Other Messages
To quote something that has already been posted, simply cut-and-paste the text you want to quote, and enclose it as follows:
[quote]To be or not to be...
That is the question![/quote]
The [quote] tags will automatically enclose the text in a identifiable "Quote" box.
Quote:
To be or not to be... That is the question!
Inserting Programming Code and Scripts
If you want to post some programming source code, or perhaps some ASCII art, which would require a non-proportional font, you can use the [code] tag to achieve this. For example: