Is it possible to replace censored words with asterisks instead of having the whole post rejected until the censored words are removed? Does a plugin exist for this?
A good question! I too, thought about this.
Is it possible to replace censored words with asterisks instead of having the whole post rejected until the censored words are removed? Does a plugin exist for this?
Ouch... you mean it doesn't do like most scripts and do a definable replacement? It rejects the post outright? I hope it tells the user that they used a non-allowed word - and the specific word that they used that is prohibited then.
Ouch... you mean it doesn't do like most scripts and do a definable replacement? It rejects the post outright? I hope it tells the user that they used a non-allowed word - and the specific word that they used that is prohibited then.
Yes, yes and yes. It's still pretty annoying even being told what the words are that can't be used.
Yes, yes and yes. It's still pretty annoying even being told what the words are that can't be used.
Don't worry about it. Most people just add the asterisks themselves.
Folks still interested in this? I just started working on pretty much exactly it (looks like it should be reasonably easy -- famous last words). I need the functionality before I can move one of my forums over, as well as a "personal" version of it (for each member to choose their own censored words).
The functionality I'm creating would:
Compared to the Post Templates plugin I just finished with, it should be delightfully easy. 
Folks still interested in this?
Yes! 
Folks still interested in this?
Thank you for taking the time looking into that.
Are you going to create it on the basis of WCF 2.1/ WBB 4.1 ?
Will there be a version for WSC 3.0 / WBB 5.0 follow as well?
Yes!
Excellent.
Will there be a version for WSC 3.0 / WBB 5.0 follow as well?
If theres demand, I don't see why not. Does Woltlab make versions of WBB 5.0 available for free for use by developers for creating plugins? If not, is their another way I could test existing and future plugins without purchasing a license? It's almost certain I'll update, but not for a few months or so after it comes out.
Does Woltlab make versions of WBB 5.0 available for free for use by developers for creating plugins?
No,
If not, is their another way I could test existing and future plugins without purchasing a license? It's almost certain I'll update, but not for a few months or so after it comes out.
You can test in my board. I do have a very old licence with unlimted update access and will have WBB 5.0 from the begining
You can test in my board.
Quite bold of you! 
I'll get in touch when it comes time to make the plugin compatible.
Quite bold of you!
No worries
ALl good here haha
Well. till January the 31th you can use the beta version to test plugins which is for free to test everything 
Well. till January the 31th you can use the beta version to test plugins which is for free to test everything
I had assumed there was a beta, but I couldn't find it. Thanks!
Just wanted to update folks that I found enough time to finish this up, but I need to get my testers on it and then try to get it approved in the plugin store.
Things of note:
- The "master list" is applied on a forum wide basis and allows you to replace any string of text with any other string of text
- You can choose to allow users to to define their own replacements
- You can choose how many replacements users are allowed to make
- As is probably obvious, user replacements effect *only* that one user
Does this sound like the functionality that's wanted?
Now I look like I'm talking to myself...
I just submitted this to the Plugin-store, so we'll see how bad the code looks to an outside party.
I also added the ability for admins to allow users to disable the global word replacements for themselves.
Also of potential note is that the replacements are case insensitive, and match whole words only.
Great news! The plugin was approved and is now in the Plugin Store! I have a few images in the store listing that show exactly how it works. It's very customizable (by User Group, even).
As a quick run down, it:
- Allows global replacements of whatever words you'd like across the entire forum
- Allows you to let members define their own Text Replacements that effect only what they see (this is a User Group permission)
- Allows you to set a maximum number of Text Replacements that each user can create (because we all have that one member who'd create 10 billion of them and then complain when something exploded)
- Allows you tick a box letting members disable Text Replacement for them (even when you allow members to do this, Text replacement is enabled by default)
- Matches on word boundaries; if you set "mothertrumpet" to be replaced with "mother*", it'll effect "mothertrumpet" but won't effect "mother trumpet"
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