cBB AutoWords (small?) request...

Last one for now... AutoWords shows up in unexpected places

This is a screenshot from mChat, the rooms panel (the yellow links are AutoWords):

OK I lied - another one

Search in the ACP for terms - I have 12 pages now and if I want to adjust a specific one I have to go through them all alphabetically...

Low priority request:

It would be really nice if there is a way to limit the AutoWords link function to 1 instance per post, so you don't get these repetitions.

It's more a cosmetic request than anything else and I'm not sure how this would be done anyway, so don't worry if this is a headache or simply not possible.

Thanks!

Good morning!


User feedback on my forum has been great!

Here is one in particular for a suggestion:

and my own response:

The feature doesn’t work on a per-post basis and settings aren’t saved with posts, which is how it can grow and be adjusted all the time across the entire content of the forum. The point is also that it serves the reader, not the poster, if you know what I mean.

So what I’ll do is check with dev whether we can make it user selectable how the forum is being presented. Some users may want case sensitivity and word parts off to maximise links while others may not want this at all.

What do you think, Ivan, possible to do?

[IvanPF]

I note it to review it in the next version, but, in principle, the extension is not intended for that use

[IvanPF]

Is it possible to have an extra option to ignore spaces please?

So that "Sphere 3D" would be the same as "Sphere3D"... (I can set it up twice, but I am building hundreds of entries, so that would be a little much)

I can do this but with limitations. For example:

If you add "Sphere 3D" in ACP it can be identified as "Sphere 3D" or "Sphere3D" but, if you add "Sphere3D" it cannot be identified as "Sphere 3D" in the post.

If I add the option to ignore brackets, the same thing would happen,
If you add "Sphere {3D}" in ACP, it can be identified as "Sphere {3D}" or "Sphere 3D" but, if you add "Sphere 3D" it cannot be identified as "Sphere {3D}" in the post.

I note it to review it in the next version, but, in principle, the extension is not intended for that use

Definitely - and I'm not suggesting to change its intention at all, I love the fact that nothing sits in the database and that the entire forum contents "update" when the list of AutoWords grows (or shrinks).

So I don't agree with my user's suggestion to do anything at the post creation/preview level. That would mess up the principle. The only thing I can agree with is a view setting on the UCP level, where a user - perhaps an expert in the forum content - may choose to not see the AutoWords, or to adjust how much of them appear by toggling case sensitivity for example.

Is it possible to have an extra option to ignore spaces please?

So that "Sphere 3D" would be the same as "Sphere3D"... (I can set it up twice, but I am building hundreds of entries, so that would be a little much)

I can do this but with limitations. For example:

If you add "Sphere 3D" in ACP it can be identified as "Sphere 3D" or "Sphere3D" but, if you add "Sphere3D" it cannot be identified as "Sphere 3D" in the post.

If I add the option to ignore brackets, the same thing would happen,
If you add "Sphere {3D}" in ACP, it can be identified as "Sphere {3D}" or "Sphere 3D" but, if you add "Sphere 3D" it cannot be identified as "Sphere {3D}" in the post.

Understood, that would be perfect for me!

Found an issue/conflict...

I run an extension to add Codeboxes with syntax highlighting. Posts containing those are skipped by AutoWords:

vs

[IvanPF]

Can you send me that extension to test?