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💬 Post Body:
The current post editor relies on users manually entering

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tags to format code. This leads to common mistakes — missing tags, broken formatting, or unformatted dumps — especially from newer users.

Below is a JavaScript enhancement that adds a “Paste Code” button below the post editor. It pulls from the clipboard, wraps the content in proper BBCode tags, and inserts it at the cursor's location in the message box.

This solution is:

Local-only (runs in-browser)

Triggered manually by the user

Fully compliant with modern clipboard security standards

Insertable into headerinclude or usable as a Tampermonkey userscript

🧠 JavaScript Snippet:
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$(function() { $('<button id="pasteCode" type="button">Paste Code</button>') .insertAfter('#message') .on('click', async function() { try { const code = await navigator.clipboard.readText(); if (!code) return alert("Clipboard is empty."); const wrapped = '[python]\n' + code + '\n' + '[/' + 'python]'; const textarea = document.getElementById("message"); if (textarea) { const start = textarea.selectionStart; const end = textarea.selectionEnd; const before = textarea.value.substring(0, start); const after = textarea.value.substring(end); textarea.value = before + wrapped + after; } } catch (e) { alert("Clipboard access denied."); } }); });

✅ Conclusion:
This addition would immediately improve posting accuracy and reduce BBCode issues for users who frequently share code. It’s lightweight, practical, and does not pose any backend or security risk.