Cool HTML to BBCode Converter

v. 1.32

Paste HTML code in textbox and press the button and all the code that can be converted to BBCode will be displayed. HTML code that cannot be converted will be removed. You can also select the options below to convert to vB Code, SMF (Simple Machines Forum) Code, or IPB (Invision Power Board) Code.


BBCode vB Code SMF Code IPB Code

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BBCode is code used on message boards powered by software like phpBB. vB Code is code used on message boards powered by software like vBulletin. SMF Bulletin Board Code is used on forums powered by software such as SMF (Simple Machines Forum). IPB Code is used on forums powered by Invision Power Board.

If you are using a popular message board and would like to see its code incorporated into this converter then please email me at: jeffsbaker@sbcglobal.net. Also if you are using some HTML tags and you think they should be converted to a specific bulletin board code tag let me know.

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Known Issues and Bugs

This converter is a work in progress. It may have problems. If you find any bugs please let me know at: jeffsbaker@sbcglobal.net.

6/13/06 - SMF Code - Converting insert of Flash video

When converting HTML flash video code into SMF flash video code the converter looks for HTML code that follows this pattern:





The object tag and the param tag are for Netscape compatibility. The embed tag is for Internet Explorer. You should always use both methods when inserting a flash file into an HTML document. This converter uses the object tag and the param tag to convert into SMF code. The converter will just strip out the embed tag.

6/16/06 - fix

Previously the code in a TEXTAREA was also converted to bbcode. But now the converter leaves the code in a TEXTAREA unchanged. So you can show people HTML, PHP, Javascript, etc. code in your message. The tags are changed to [code][/code] or if you are using vB Code you can select an option to change them to [php][/php], [code][/code], or [html][/html] for proper syntax highlighting.

6/17/06 - SMF does not have ordered list support

I just found out that SMF does not have a tag for ordered lists. So now the HTML tag

    is converted to [list] instead of [list=1] when SMF Code is selected.

    6/17/06 - SMF Code - Added and

    Added a conversion for HTML tags and to SMF tags [acronym][/acronym].

    6/18/06 - Netscape Fix

    Cool HTML to BBCode Converter now works with Netscape 6.0 and above. It has not been tested with Netscape versions below 6.0.

    6/18/06 - Added Copy to Clipboard Button

    For Internet Explorer 4.0 and above there is now a button that copies all the converted code in the textbox to the clipboard for easy pasting. If you are using Firefox or Netscape a button for selecting all the text appears and then you can press CTRL-C to copy.

    6/20/06 - Support for IPB Code

    We have now added an option to convert IPB (Invision Power Board) BBCode. Along with that, if you select IPB Code, then you are given options to change tags to [sql][/sql], [code][/code], or [html][/html] for proper syntax highlighting.

    6/27/06 - Fixed

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