Tips and Tricks for the new (Spring 2018) forum software ...

[dalecosp]

If you have any, and can figure out how to post them, this is the place :-)

1. Markdown and BBCode tags are supposed to work. To be honest, I've had better luck with BBCODE tags, but maybe that's because I'm not as well-educated on Markdown.

Adam Pritchard's Markdown Cheatsheet

BBCode.org Reference Sheet

2. To post CODE, use three backtick operators (`) to start the code block, and the same three operators to end the block. For many keyboards the backtick is at the top left, before the number "1" key. Press the ENTER key after the 3 backticks before posting any code (e.g., anything on the same line as the three backticks is ignored).

<?php

    echo $the_variable;

3. The software uses "lazy loading" on threads ... there is no pagination that I've seen. To read through a entire long thread, keep scrolling. To get to the end, use the " Now" link at the bottom right side of the page. To get back to the top, use the "original post" link.

[Weedpacket]

By that are you asking how to embed code into a post? You can use [code]BBCode-style tags[/code] or ```triple backticks``` - either will autodetect the language of what you're embedding (somehow).

@dalecosp has already started a thread to give some further pointers about what to try:

dalecosp The Markdown flavor here appears to have some similarity to Pandoc also

See the thread linked in the above quote.

[Weedpacket]

Neither markdown nor bbcode format works for tables; you'll want to render them as ```code```.

[dalecosp]

The Markdown flavor here appears to have some similarity to Pandoc also: https://pandoc.org/MANUAL.html

I note for example that ^superscript works with the ^ symbol, but subscript with the tilde (~) doesn't seem to.

[dalecosp]

Here's another post I wrote about How to Start a New Discussion/Thread/Post:

For anyone who needs to know: to start a discussion, you'll need to look for a button like this:

The following locations seem to have this button: The home page: https://board.phpbuilder.com/, and any of the "forum view" pages, such as "/t/php-help", "/t/php-help", "/t/general-help", the infamous Echo Lounge --- "/t/echo-lounge", and the aptly named "t/7bfc3f5f-bce0-47a5-bca4-becd5cebb41f"
aka ClientSide Technologies.

The confusion likely arises from the fact that you can't "start a new discussion" from a thread/post page such as this page. From this page, your best course of action is to go to the top of the page/thread, and click one of these white breadcrumb buttons: .

Hope this is helpful!

PS/EDIT: Seems we also have some draconian requirements for images. Until they show up/are approved/etc., here are links to them:
Start a Discussion Button
Flarum Breadcumb Buttons