Request for better control of URL parsing

[tomdkat2]

One feature I think would make a great addition to phpBB is the ability to disable automatic parsing of URLs (magic links) on a per forum basis. I've been searching for ways to accomplish this in phpBB 3.0.x and this appears to be the best approach so far:

http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopi ... 6&t=589332

Basically, changing this code inincludes/message_parser.php :

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 $this->message = make_clickable($this->message, $server_url);

to remove the call to "make_clickable()". The issue is I, and at least one other forum poster, would like to be able to do this on a per-forum basis. On my forum, I have private areas only members can see and some public areas everyone can see. In the public areas, I have one area that is open for anyone to post in, so forum members who have problems logging in can post support requests and I can address their issues and get them logged in to the member's area again.

Having the ability to disable automatic URL parsing on a per-forum basis would make my job easier since I can better control the spam being posted. Additionally, having the ability to limit URL posting to BBCode only, would be great and on a per-forum basis. So, if a member wants to post a link to a site, they must use the BBCode [url] tag. If they post URL without the [url] tag, the URL appears as plain text, and not a hyperlink, if this "automatic URL parsing" feature is disabled for that particular forum.

Does anyone else think this would be a good addition to phpBB?

Thanks!

Peace...