Title: BBCode doesn’t work Last modified: January 31, 2018 --- # BBCode doesn’t work * Resolved [sherbst](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sherbst/) * (@sherbst) * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bbcode-doesnt-work/) * Hi, * we are using Gwolle Guestbook and it’s working fine. Just one problem: when you want to post something in bold or cursive, it looks like this in the input field which seems confusing for the guests: [b]content[/b] Then you post it, and it is just being ignored in the code and not printed out bold. When you check the comment in the backend, these “[b]” are still there though. * Thanks in advance. - This topic was modified 8 years, 3 months ago by [sherbst](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sherbst/). Viewing 9 replies - 1 through 9 (of 9 total) * Plugin Author [Marcel Pol](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mpol/) * (@mpol) * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bbcode-doesnt-work/#post-9921781) * Did you enable the BBCode/Emoji in the Guestbook settings? It should be under Settings > Form-tab. If so, you should get a small menu on top of the textarea. If you disabled BBcode in the form, all BBcode will be stripped from the content. * Thread Starter [sherbst](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sherbst/) * (@sherbst) * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bbcode-doesnt-work/#post-9922196) * Hi, yes, I did enable it. And if you click on “b” for example it also shows in the input field, like this: * [https://www.ffemedia.de/test/form.JPG](https://www.ffemedia.de/test/form.JPG) * But if you send it, the text isn’t bold in the actual entry on the site and if you check the code, it doesn’t show: * [https://www.ffemedia.de/test/form3.JPG](https://www.ffemedia.de/test/form3.JPG) * Although the saved entry in the WP backend does have it. * So I’m not sure how to fix it… (thanks again for helping out) - This reply was modified 8 years, 3 months ago by [sherbst](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sherbst/). - This reply was modified 8 years, 3 months ago by [sherbst](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sherbst/). * Plugin Author [Marcel Pol](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mpol/) * (@mpol) * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bbcode-doesnt-work/#post-9922295) * Aah, could it be you are trimming the content to a max number of words? The excerpt will have stripped bbcode. Only the full entry has BBcode. * Thread Starter [sherbst](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sherbst/) * (@sherbst) * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bbcode-doesnt-work/#post-9922311) * Ah yes thank you so much! That solved it. Just one more question: can I actually choose which options I want in the BBCode? I want to cut the two list options. * Thread Starter [sherbst](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sherbst/) * (@sherbst) * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bbcode-doesnt-work/#post-9922338) * Ah I actually solved it myself. Thanks! * [windman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/windman/) * (@windman) * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bbcode-doesnt-work/#post-9946104) * I have the same problem: the BBcode doesn’t seem to work. I have enabled “BBcode and Emoji” and set Length of entry content to Unlimited words. I have the new menu on top of the entry field and to the left of the smiley is an icon with brackets and a ‘No entry sign’ that says ‘Clean’ when I hoover but nothing happens when I click the icon. I have inserted BBcode manually but it is not working. Simple code like [color=blue][color=blue] * Any clue on what I am missing? * [windman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/windman/) * (@windman) * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bbcode-doesnt-work/#post-9950629) * Correction to the above: BBcode is like [color=blue]some text[/color] * Plugin Author [Marcel Pol](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mpol/) * (@mpol) * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bbcode-doesnt-work/#post-9951700) * Hi, it would have been better to open a new ticket, this is a separate issue. * The BBcode ‘color’ is not supported, only the codes from the available buttons, like ‘b’ and others. * [windman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/windman/) * (@windman) * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bbcode-doesnt-work/#post-9951767) * OK, thanks and sorry Viewing 9 replies - 1 through 9 (of 9 total) The topic ‘BBCode doesn’t work’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/gwolle-gb/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1114688) * [Gwolle Guestbook](https://wordpress.org/plugins/gwolle-gb/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/gwolle-gb/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/gwolle-gb/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/gwolle-gb/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/gwolle-gb/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/gwolle-gb/reviews/) * 9 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [windman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/windman/) * Last activity: [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bbcode-doesnt-work/#post-9951767) * Status: resolved