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vB Code List

vB Code
vB 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 vB 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 vB Codes you can use to format your messages.
vB 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 vB Code Parsing
[attach]	Attachment
[EIB]	Rush Limbaugh Audio Embed Code
[flash]	Custom vB Flash Code
[googlevideo]	Custom Google Video Post Code
[img_left]	Image Align Left
[img_right]	Image Align Right
[liveleak]	Live Leak Code
[midi]	Custom Audio Code
[mp3]	Custom MP3 Audio Code
[rncvideo]	RNC Video
[southpark]	South Park Studios
[video]	Custom vB Video Code
[wav]	Custom Wav Audio Code
[youtube]	YouTube VP Code
Incorrect vB Code Usage: [url] www.vbulletin.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]myname@domain.com[/email] [email=myname@domain.com]Click Here to Email Me[/email]
Example Output	myname@domain.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]http://www.ronaldreagan.com/forums[/url] [url=http://www.ronaldreagan.com/forums]RonaldReagan.com Forums[/url]
Example Output	http://www.ronaldreagan.com/forums RonaldReagan.com Forums

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	http://www.ronaldreagan.com/forums/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	http://www.ronaldreagan.com/forums/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	list item 1 list item 2 list item 1 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]http://www.ronaldreagan.com/forums/styles/dj/statusicon/forum_new.gif[/img] (Not linked) [url=http://www.vbulletin.com] [img]http://www.ronaldreagan.com/forums/styles/dj/statusicon/forum_new.gif[/img] [/url] (Linked)
Example Output	(Not linked) (Linked)

Code
The [code] tag switches to a fixed-width (monospace) font and preseves 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]vBulletin[/quote]
[quote=John Percival]vBulletin[/quote]
[quote=John Percival;230352]vBulletin[/quote]

Example Output

Quote:

vBulletin

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Percival

vBulletin

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Percival

vBulletin

Stop vB Code Parsing
The [noparse] tag allows you to stop the parsing of vB Code.
Usage	[noparse][b]value[/b][/noparse]
Example Usage	[noparse][b]vBulletin[/b][/noparse]
Example Output	[b]vBulletin[/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

Rush Limbaugh Audio Embed Code
Allows Rush Audio
Usage	[EIB]value[/EIB]
Example Usage	[EIB]081808_1_warren_forum[/EIB]
Example Output	[EIB]081808_1_warren_forum[/EIB]

Custom vB Flash Code
Embeds Macromedia (Adobe) Flash Files Uploaded to RonaldReagan.com
Usage	[flash]value[/flash]
Example Usage	[flash]ghost_chamberlain.swf[/flash]
Example Output

Custom Google Video Post Code
Embeds Google Videos
Usage	[googlevideo]value[/googlevideo]
Example Usage	[googlevideo]-1777069922535499977[/googlevideo]
Example Output

Image Align Left
Allows Images To Be Aligned On The Left Hand Side
Usage	[img_left]value[/img_left]
Example Usage	[img_left]http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/ww/beta/y3.gif[/img_left]
Example Output

Image Align Right
Allows Images To Be Aligned On The Right Hand Side
Usage	[img_right]value[/img_right]
Example Usage	[img_right]http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/ww/beta/y3.gif[/img_right]
Example Output

Live Leak Code
Post liveleak.com Vids
Usage	[liveleak]value[/liveleak]
Example Usage	[liveleak]256_1247406040[/liveleak]
Example Output

Custom Audio Code
Embeds Midi Files Uploaded to RonaldReagan.com
Usage	[midi]value[/midi]
Example Usage	[midi]auld_lang_syne[/midi]
Example Output

Custom MP3 Audio Code
Embeds MP3 Files Uploaded to RonaldReagan.com
Usage	[mp3]value[/mp3]
Example Usage	[mp3]obama_uh_montage_long_version[/mp3]
Example Output

RNC Video
Embeds GOP Flash Files From RNC.org
Usage	[rncvideo]value[/rncvideo]
Example Usage	[rncvideo]RNC1019_ext.swf[/rncvideo]
Example Output

South Park Studios

Usage	[southpark]value[/southpark]
Example Usage	[southpark]254171[/southpark]
Example Output

Custom vB Video Code
Embeds videos hosted on RonaldReagan.com for viewing on the RonaldReagan.com Forums
Usage	[video]value[/video]
Example Usage	[video]a_time_for_choosing.avi[/video]
Example Output

Custom Wav Audio Code
Embeds Wav Files Uploaded to RonaldReagan.com
Usage	[wav]value[/wav]
Example Usage	[wav]predicament[/wav]
Example Output

YouTube VP Code
Post YouTube.com Videos
Usage	[youtube]value[/youtube]
Example Usage	[youtube]7aM6fArlWh0[/youtube]
Example Output

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