remove [youtube] tags in posts

[andrewjs18]

recently converted a forum from phpbb that used the [youtube][/youtube] tags to display youtube videos. now that I'm on mybb and use the auto media plugin, I only need to post a direct link to the video and it'll auto embed.

is there any mycode that'll strip the [youtube][/youtube] tags and keep the URL intact?

[Nathan Malcolm]

Expression: \[youtube\](.*?)\[/youtube\]

Replacement: $1

That should work.

[andrewjs18]

Expression: \[youtube\](.*?)\[/youtube\]

Replacement: $1

That should work.

that does strip the youtube tags, but it doesn't make the link clickable.

[Nathan Malcolm]

I thought it would automatically.

Replacement: <a href="$1" target="_blank">$1</a>

[andrewjs18]

I thought it would automatically.

Replacement: <a href="$1" target="_blank">$1</a>

perfect man, thanks!

[xhosmafia]

Thanks, helped me too!

[Wes the Bes]

Also..... if you want to make the replacement text:
Expression: \[youtube=(.*?)\](.*?)\[/youtube\]
Replacement: <a href="$2">$1</a>

[youtube=Text for link]Link Location[/youtube]