Here is a quick review of the limited tags we are supporting in our bbpress posts. We may stop usage of the img tag if we have security concerns.
img, em, strong, code, a, blockquote, ul, ol, li, and br
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img – used for linking to an image from a post.
code:
<img src="http://hscclub.net/wp-content/uploads/Web-Logo.gif">
result:

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em /em – will format italic text
code:
<em>this text is in itallics</em>
result:this text is in itallics
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strong /strong – will format bold text
code:
<strong>this text is strong</strong>
result:
this text is strong
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code /code – will format text as code
code:
<code>
this text looks like code
</code>
result:
this text looks like code
note: to get the box around the code you have to place a backtick on the line above and below the text you want boxed in. To make a backtick press the key above the tab key without holding shift.
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a /a – used for placing links in a post.
code:
<a href=”http://www.google.com”>a link to google</a>
result:
a link to google
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blockquote /blockquote – for quoting text.
code:
<blockquote>are we in HTML<br />
or BBC format?</blockquote>
result:
are we in HTML
or BBC format?
.
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ul /ul – used with the li /li tag for un-ordered lists
code:
<ul><br />
<li>pencil</li><br />
<li>paper</li><br />
<li>ink</li><br />
</ul>
result:
- pencil
- paper
- ink
.
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ol /ol – used with the li /li tag for ordered lists
code:
<ol><br />
<li>pencil</li><br />
<li>paper</li><br />
<li>ink</li><br />
</ol>
result:
- pencil
- paper
- ink