BBCode Login Code not working on discourse

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The discussion revolves around the BBCode Login Code not working on discourse. Bhanu_Agarwal is trying to use the [LOGIN]content to hide[/LOGIN] BBCode syntax to hide content from unregistered users, but it’s not working as expected, even after installing and enabling the BBCode plugin. Arkshine and merefield suggest that the plugin may not support all BBCode features. merefield mentions that a potential solution could be to submit a pull request (PR) to add the required functionality. pfaffman explains what a PR is and provides an example of how to handle BBCode, suggesting that Bhanu_Agarwal could fork the plugin or add custom code to achieve the desired outcome.

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Hi everyone,

I have been reading up about BBCode and how the following code can help me to hide certain content from the unregistered users.

[LOGIN]content to hide[/LOGIN]

I have installed & enabled BBCode plugin on my discourse instance, However, when I am creating any new post and trying to use these syntax, they aren’t working as expected.

To show an example, please refer to the following screenshots. Both screenshots (one from logged in profile and another from anonymous profile)

View from the logged-in profile

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View from the anonymous profile

Screenshot 2025-04-23 at 6.11.18 PM
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How to resolve this error? Has anyone ever faced this issue and can help me out, it would be really appreciated.

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Hi, can you share what plugin you’re referring to?
I’m not aware of such a plugin, but I can be wrong.

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This one, no?

However, I don’t think it claims to support all of BBCode … perhaps you could PR?

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@merefield Yes I used this plugin only, I agree it doesn’t seem like this Plugin supports all of BBCode.

Do you know how I can achieve my objective, if through any other medium? I didn’t understand what you meant by ‘PR’.

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You may need to code it, but it likely won’t be trivial, especially if you are not familiar with PRing :slight_smile: Alternatively consider Marketplace if you have budget

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“PR” means pull request. Where you submit a proposed change to the code and wait for someone with control over that code base to accept it.

You could also fork the plugin, which you can look up yourself.

Here’s an example of something that handles a BBcode. You’d need to add something similar for whatever you want to happen for your login:

You’d change “small” to “login” and do something about the style, and maybe need to add some CSS somewhere to make it do what you want.