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Before creating or replying on the main Forum, please take a moment to view the rules:

Currently there are 3 forums:

  1. General discussion
    General and off-topic community chat.
  2. Website review requests
    Website specific topics.
  3. Technical advice
    Problems with the add-on

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: WOT Logo


Customizd tags

<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 </massrate>


<quote>