Smilie Issue?

[djqwiksilver]

I'm a mod over on a forum, where we are having some trouble with smilies - a user tried inputting smilies, in both quick reply and regular reply mode, but they kept coming up as:





I logged onto his account to check it out, and the smilies appeared fine in image form within the reply box, but when you hit the reply/send button they would convert into these weird bbcode tags.

Any suggestions?

He's using Firefox. I tried his account out in Google Chrome and it was fine. Then I tried my own account and his account in both firefox and they both did the same thing -with strange bbcode in the post

Is this something that can be fixed via the CSS, admin panel? Or is it something with Firefox?

[Dr. Peripheral]

I'm getting this problem too. It's affecting all members on one forum, who are presumably using different browsers - so it might not just be FF.

Details: When a user inputs a smiley in the WYSIWYG editor and then submits the post, the smiley turns to an image code, but kicks of the start of the url.

eg. goes to

It also happens when switching between editor modes and in the quick reply mode.
However, on another forum I visit, it does the same thing, but instead adds the full url of the smiley image in the place of the bbcode - which is alright as it still displays the smiley.

Hope someone can help, thanks.

[Ryuku]

I tried with both quick reply and normal reply while using firefox and IE, works fine. Can I have the names of your forums? May help me figure it out.

[Dr. Peripheral]

Right okay, one other thing, the forum is brand-new - only made just this week. Maybe this is something to do with it. Also, I'm pretty inexperienced too - this may also be a factor.

Anyway, it's an unofficial school forum as you might guess - http://bentononfire.forumotion.co.uk
Oh and before you ask, it's all in good humour - we're not sinister or anything.

[Ryuku]

Im baffled here...never heard of anything such as this occuring. Have you or your members tried clearing your cache's?

[Dr. Peripheral]

Im baffled here...never heard of anything such as this occuring. Have you or your members tried clearing your cache's?

That's the first thing I tried.

I've also tried re-uploading the smilies, switching between different combinations of the standard / extended / WYSIWYG / and quick reply editors and using different smiley codes.

[Darren1]

Hello,

can you please refresh your browser by using CTRL + 5 together at the same time?
I think it's ctrl+5

[djqwiksilver]

I cleared out my cache, but as I use Chrome, it doesn't really affect me.

It happened to a few other members, all of whom reported using Firefox.

here's the link:

http://orgplanet.forumotion.com/forum.htm

[komiks0916]

everytime we try to click the smilies, it shows the smilies in the quick reply or normal reply but after clicking send it shows the error somewhat looks like this.. could someone please help us.. i think the old version was better.. when the whole url is posted like this [ img ]http://animeguildphils.darkbb.com/user/smilies/fhagfhagfha.gif[ /img ] or i think it is much better if after clicking the smilies, the code will go to the quick reply instead of the smilies itself..

http://animeguildphils.darkbb.com

[Renetona]

Oh no! Not you too!!

[komiks0916]

Oh no! Not you too!!

yup.. it also happened in my forum.. i forgot to say i'm using phpbb2.. what forum type are you using?

[Dr. Peripheral]

Tried everything suggested so far and more, but to no avail.
I'm using phpbb2 as well. Also, it works fine in IE - not sure about other browsers - but FireFox is the only one I know of with problems atm.

[komiks0916]

Oh i see.. so firefox has the problem.. is this for sure?

[Dr. Peripheral]

Bad news folks, it's happening in Google Chrome and Opera too, so it's not just FireFox...

[komiks0916]

i think forumotion made some changes.. don't you think so? hmm.. i hope they can fix it as soon as possible..

[SophieDophs]

everytime we try to click the smilies, it shows the smilies in the quick reply or normal reply but after clicking send it shows the error somewhat looks like this.. could someone please help us.. i think the old version was better.. when the whole url is posted like this [ img ]http://animeguildphils.darkbb.com/user/smilies/fhagfhagfha.gif[ /img ] or i think it is much better if after clicking the smilies, the code will go to the quick reply instead of the smilies itself..

Several members of my forum are having the same problem, but not all the members, so it's an intermittent problem.

This is very weird.

* EDIT * I have discovered that those members who are currently affected by this problem are using Firefox.

[komiks0916]

Bad news folks, it's happening in Google Chrome and Opera too, so it's not just FireFox...

everytime we try to click the smilies, it shows the smilies in the quick reply or normal reply but after clicking send it shows the error somewhat looks like this.. could someone please help us.. i think the old version was better.. when the whole url is posted like this [ img ]http://animeguildphils.darkbb.com/user/smilies/fhagfhagfha.gif[ /img ] or i think it is much better if after clicking the smilies, the code will go to the quick reply instead of the smilies itself..

Several members of my forum are having the same problem, but not all the members, so it's an intermittent problem.

This is very weird.

* EDIT * I have discovered that those members who are currently affected by this problem are using Firefox.

DR. P also said that it is also happening in google chrome and opera.. i hope they can fix this as soon as possible.. it's very hard to manually type the smilies codes..

[Mystic_gohan2]

hmm try clicking on A/A button then use smiley

[ROYAL]

i have the same problem here

[spirit09]

I have the same problem here

http://www.thespiritualcentre.ephpbb.com

[komiks0916]

hey i think it has to do with firefox.. i am using Gchrome now and it works fine.. hmm.. i hope that the forumotion team can fix this matter..

[flamanar]

My forum is experiencing the same issue. IE works fine. Anyone using Firefox...the emotes don't show up, just a truncated part of the link to the emote like someone posted above.

Flamanar

[Mystic_gohan2]

i use firefox still it is working . activate the A/A button the click on A/A button the click on smileys it will work . if it does not work copy the image URL by right click and change it in adminitrator panel or do [*img]url of image[*/IMG]

NOTE : remove the *

[Dr. Peripheral]

i use firefox still it is working . activate the A/A button the click on A/A button the click on smileys it will work . if it does not work copy the image URL by right click and change it in adminitrator panel or do [*img]url of image[*/IMG]

It doesn't matter which editor someone is using, after posting, the smiley is always replaced. And as described above, it also gets replaced when switching between editor modes, ie clicking A/A.

I don't think you can change the url in the admin panel, there's only a browse, smiley name, and smiley code box. The smiley code box seems to be limited at 20 chars or something, so entering a smiley as :[img*]https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_confused.png[/img*]: would just get cut down.

[Mystic_gohan2]

^^ i meant saving it and then uploading

[Dr. Peripheral]

^^ i meant saving it and then uploading

I've also tried re-uploading the smilies, switching between different combinations of the standard / extended / WYSIWYG / and quick reply editors and using different smiley codes.

Was one of the first things I tried.

[lmm]

Is any one having IE NOT work? I can switch back and forth between IE and Firefox. Newly added smileys work with IE, not FireFox.

[SophieDophs]

everytime we try to click the smilies, it shows the smilies in the quick reply or normal reply but after clicking send it shows the error somewhat looks like this.. could someone please help us.. i think the old version was better.. when the whole url is posted like this [ img ]http://animeguildphils.darkbb.com/user/smilies/fhagfhagfha.gif[ /img ] or i think it is much better if after clicking the smilies, the code will go to the quick reply instead of the smilies itself..

Several members of my forum are having the same problem, but not all the members, so it's an intermittent problem.

This is very weird.

* EDIT * I have discovered that those members who are currently affected by this problem are using Firefox.

UPDATE: The smilie problem appears to be fixed on my forum today. It only seems to have affected members using Firefox.

[flamanar]

Agreed. My forum is working fine now as well.

Flamanar

[djqwiksilver]

It seems to have worked on my forum too - thank you!!