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Developing a code that shortens links - Lugia - 2012-09-30
Hey,
I want to develop a code that would shorten links to threads and stuff. i.e. something like [threadx]text[/thread] would link to the thread with thread id x. So,
[thread74892]Blah blah blah[/thread]
would turn into
Blah blah blah.
Is there any way to code this? I tried saying [threadx]??[/thread] should link to http://community.mybb.com/thread-x.html but it'll only produce a link for x, not for numbers.
Is there a way of coding this without having to add 10000 new codes?
(My apologies if this has been posted before.)
RE: Developing a code that shortens links - Omar G. - 2012-10-01
Title: Short links
Regular Expression:
\[thread=([0-9]+)\]([a-z0-9_\- ,.+]+)\[/thread\]Replacement:
<a href="http://localhost/showthread.php?tid=$1" title="$2">$2</a>Test:
[thread=123]title[/thread]RE: Developing a code that shortens links - Glitch - 2012-10-07
How would this work if you're using Google SEO URLs set up as "showthread.php?123-Name-of-Thread"? Or does this only work with the default MyBB URL scheme? This would be a very useful item to use for my board.
RE: Developing a code that shortens links - Krytic - 2012-10-07
I think the standard MyBB links redirect to the Google SEO / MyBB SEO links when visited. Not 100% sure on that though.
RE: Developing a code that shortens links - Omar G. - 2012-10-08
It should redirect if you enable so in the plugin settings. If you want it for the sake of beauty then you will need a plugin.