Discourse BBCode nested lists

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Discourse BBCode Nested Lists

The discussion revolves around the limitation of BBCode in Discourse, specifically the inability to create nested lists. Robotos initiated the conversation by highlighting the issue and requesting the feature to be added.

[Sam](/t/ is not present, but MarcP](/t/-/256593/2) responded by demonstrating how to create nested lists using Markdown with spacing. However, Robotos clarified that they are looking for a solution using BBCode, particularly for ordered lists with alphabetical numbering or Roman numerals.

JammyDodger suggested a workaround using HTML, providing an example of how to create nested ordered lists. Canapin expressed skepticism about the feasibility of implementing nested BBCode lists, citing potential issues with compatibility and parsing.

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I’ve noticed that the BBCode plugin, while having lists, does not allow nesting. When I try a nested list using BBCode, it just continues on the top-level list.

I would like to ask if it is possible to add nested BBCode lists to Discourse.

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  • You
    • Mean
      • This?
- You
  - Mean
     - This?

It’s done with spacing (2 spaces) in front of - or *.

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I’m meaning something more like

[list=1]
[*] Item 1
[*] Item 2
[list=i]
[*] Item 1
[*] Item 2
[/list]
[*] Item 3
[/list]

I’m asking this especially regarding ordered lists that use systems like alphabetical numbering or Roman numerals.

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Hello and welcome @Robotos :slight_smile:

I think it would be good to get parity between them, but just in case a workaround would be useful in the short term I think you can do this currently with the html:

<ol type="A">
<li> item 1
<ol type="i">
<li>item 1.1
<li>item 1.2
</ol>
<li> item 2
<li> item 3
</ol>
  1. item 1
    1. item 1.1
    2. item 1.2
  2. item 2
  3. item 3
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I may be wrong, but I think it’s not possible to achieve what you want with standard BBCode.

I suspect adding the feature would be tedious and not reliable in the sense that it won’t work if you paste your Discourse’s BBCode into another software.

It could also cause issues if you need to parse your BBcode to another formatting language in the future.

That said, I’m not a programmer. It’s just more of feelings and thoughts.