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posted: Fri 13 May 2011 - 10:18:39 AM UTC

Allowed HTML

The forum does not incorporate BBcode

Instead you have the ability to use HTML tags as well as customized tags specific for certain usages. Basic HTML is allowed. JavaScript, CSS, and other extended rules are sanitized.

Below the post / reply message box, you will see:

Allowed HTML tags:
<a> <em> <strong> <cite> <code> <ul> <ol> <li> <dl> <dt> <dd> <img> <red> <green> <yellow> <massrate> <quote>

Lines and paragraphs break automatically.

Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.

Also, notice the link to the official posting help: More information about formatting options

Standard HTML tags allowed

<a>

anchor tag

used to make links to other posts or web pages

Attributes allowed:

• href - Specifies the destination of a link
• title - Tool tip text displayed with mouse-over
• target - Specifies where to open the linked document

_blank - opens in new tab or window

Example:

<a href="http://www.mywot.com">WOT (Web of Trust)</a>

Result: WOT (Web of Trust)

<em>

emphasized text

used in lieu of italic tag <i>

Attributes allowed:

• none

Example:

<em>This text is emphasized</em>

Result: This text is emphasized

<strong>

strong text

used in lieu of bold tag <b>

Attributes allowed:

• none

Example:

<strong>This text is strong</strong>

Result: This text is strong

<cite>

cited text

Defines a citation

Attributes allowed:

• none

Example:

<cite>This text is a citation</cite>

Result:

This text is a citation

<code>

code tag

Defines computer source code text

Attributes allowed:

• none

Example:

<code>for (i=0;i<=5;i++)</code>

Result: for (i=0;i<=5;i++)

<ul>

unordered list tag

Defines an unordered (bulleted) list; use the <li> to begin each list item

Attributes allowed:

• none

Example:

<ul><li>first line</li><li>second line</li><li>third line</li></ul>

Result:

• first line
• second line
• third line

<ol>

ordered list tag

Defines an ordered (numbered) list; use the <li> to begin each list item

Attributes allowed:

• none

Example:

<ol><li>first line</li><li>second line</li><li>third line</li></ol>

Result:

1. first line
2. second line
3. third line

<li>

li tag

Defines a list item.

Attributes allowed:

• none

Example: see UL or OL tags (above)

<dl>

definition list tag

Defines a definition list

The <dl> tag is used in conjunction with:

• <dt> defines the item (term) in the list
• <dd> describes the item in the list

Attributes allowed:

• none

Example:

<dl><dt>item 1</dt><dd>item 1 description</dd><dt>item 2</dt><dd>item 2 description</dd></dl>

Result:

item 1

item 1 description

item 2

item 2 description

<img>

image tag

used to embed an image in a post or web page

Attributes allowed:

• src - Specifies the URL of an image; images must be available online.
• alt - Specifies an alternate text for an image
• title - Tool tip text displayed with mouse-over
• width - Specifies the width of an image; values are expressed in px (pixels) or % (percentage)
• height - Specifies the height of an image; values are expressed in px (pixels) or % (percentage)

Example:

<img src="http://www.mywot.com/w/wotlogo.png" alt="WOT Logo" title="WOT Logo" />

Result:

Customizd tags

These custom tags are created by WOT Staff and incorporated into forum use; they are not trus HTML tags. Some are taken from ideas posted on the forum by members, others are created out of necessity.

<red>

Format text color to red

Example:

The color is <red>RED</red>

Result: The color is RED

<green>

Format text color to green

Example:

The color is <green>GREEN</green>

Result: The color is GREEN

<yellow>

Format text color to yellow

Example:

The color is <yellow>YELLOW</yellow>

Result: The color is YELLOW

<massrate>

Used to contain domain lists consisting of 11 or more domains

Reduces post length and page scrolling by placing the domain list into a scrollable container (box).

Example:

<massrate>
example_01.com
example_02.com
example_03.com
example_04.com
example_05.com
example_06.com
example_07.com
example_08.com
example_09.com
example_10.com
example_11.com
</massrate>

Result

List of domains/hosts:

example_01.com
example_02.com
example_03.com
example_04.com
example_05.com
example_06.com
example_07.com
example_08.com
example_09.com
example_10.com
example_11.com

<quote>

Automatically inserted when replying to a flat-style post - default reply

Can also be used manually as a post / reply tag.

Attributes allowed:

• user - Specifies the name of the member you are replying to

automatically added during Reply

if optionally used with a manual insertion, the user name must be provided.

NOTE:

This tag is incorporated only in flat thread posts created on or after 26 April 2011

older nested posts will not auto-insert this tag.

Example:

<quote user="Admin">
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Etiam condimentum augue in purus fringilla scelerisque ultricies nisl hendrerit. Morbi tempor faucibus nisl sit amet viverra. Aenean diam lacus; mollis sit amet consequat eget, aliquet eget velit? Pellentesque id bibendum eros. Donec sed leo diam, laoreet venenatis lorem. Nam sed turpis.
</quote>

Result

Originally posted by: Admin
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Etiam condimentum augue in purus fringilla scelerisque ultricies nisl hendrerit. Morbi tempor faucibus nisl sit amet viverra. Aenean diam lacus; mollis sit amet consequat eget, aliquet eget velit? Pellentesque id bibendum eros. Donec sed leo diam, laoreet venenatis lorem. Nam sed turpis.

HTML characters

For a full list of entities see HTML's entities page.

A nice chart is available at: ascii.cl

Some of the available characters include:

Business

HTML character entities

Symbol	Description	HTML Number	HTML Name
©	Copyright	©	©
®	Registered	®	®
™	Trademark	™

Currency

HTML character entities

Symbol	Description	HTML Number	HTML Name
$	US Dollar	$
£	British Pound	£	£
€	Euro	€	€

Punctuation

HTML character entities

Symbol	Description	HTML Number	HTML Name
&	Ampersand	&	&
@	At symbol	@
:	Colon	:
.	Period	.
"	Quotation mark	"	"
	Space non-breaking