diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 2da9a7e..8ace47e 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -24,6 +24,40 @@ _**Note**: It has "zen" on the beginning of the name just to make the add-on loa If no text is selected in the editor a Postbox will be appeneded to the text area with "..." for content. Replace the "..." with your text, etc. +While Postbox allows more content than the Facebook version (which is text only), there are limitations due to how Friendica parses BBcode. + +**It is STRONGLY recommended you only use Postboxes with text and emoji.** + +BBcodes you CANNOT put inside a Postbox: + +* [class] (which means you can’t nest Postboxes) +* [hr] +* [h1],[h2],[h3], etc… +* [table],[tr],[th],[td] +* [list],[ul],[ol] +* [abstract] +* [spoiler] +* [map] +* [code] + +BBcodes that do not work as intended inside a Postbox: + +* [pre] +* [noparse] +* [nobb] + +The text will show but will be styled and centered. + +BBcodes that **DO WORK** inside a Postbox: +* [url] +* [img] +* [audio] +* [video] + +And any plain text, including emoji + +If you are using Markdown formatting what you can and can’t put in a Postbox is similar, with the exception that (because of how Markdown is parsed into BBcode) you can’t have both a URL and an image in the same Postbox. You *can* however put inline `code` in a Postbox with Markdown where BBcode cannot. + ## Known Issues - Postboxes are not shown on other platforms when your post is shared.