nodebb-plugin-fab-cards

A plugin for NodeBB that adds a client-side script that searches posts for mentions of Flesh & Blood cards and creates links to the cards in the fabtcg database and an image that shows up when hovering the link.

How it works

• Card names are matched using word boundaries, so they can appear anywhere in the text as long as they are not part of a larger word.
• Matching is case-sensitive and requires correct punctuation (e.g., Fiddler's Green will match, but Fiddlers Green will not).
• Card names are not matched inside <a> tags (to avoid nested links).
• The matching logic sorts card names by length (longest first) to avoid partial matches (e.g., Flex Strength is matched before Flex).
• Card names are not matched inside empty or whitespace-only text nodes.
• Card names are not matched in username mentions, e.g. @Riptide

This approach allows for more natural mentions of card names in posts, while still avoiding most false positives. For example, Flex will be matched as a card name in "I love Flex!", but not in "I love Flex Strength!".

Installation

You can install nodebb-plugin-fab-cards by searching for it in the admin panel in NodeBB under Extend -> Plugins -> Find Plugins.

Screenshot

Here's how it looks in action

Test post

Post this in a NodeBB forum to test the plugin

I wonder What Happens Next?

Listing some cards:Betsy, Bravo, Fai– and of course ...Cindra!

[Link to my Katsu deck](https://katsu.ninja)

My favourite Brute cards:
- BRB
- Flex Strength
- Flex!!!!
- Flex Speed?
- Clash of Might
- **Alpha Instinct**💪🏼


[Agility](https://agility.com) in a sentence.
Agility in a sentence.
Agile Windup in a sentence.
This is Agility in a sentence. 

This is Agile Windup in a sentence.

**Snatch** is amazing. So is ❄️Aether Hail❄️

What's your favourite card, @Flex?

@xXThunkLoverXx 

Do you also like Tiger Eye Reflex?