-- Only modify if change actually happened if strippedSender ~= originalSender then message.TextSource = strippedSender end
Game developers and utility scripters need a reliable method to strip chat tags (e.g., ranks, badges, group names) from displayed messages without violating FE principles or requiring server-side privileges. - FE - Roblox Chat Tags Remover Script
-- Pattern: removes one or more bracketed tags at the start of the name -- Examples: "[ADMIN] John" -> "John", "[VIP][DEV] Sarah" -> "Sarah" local TAG_PATTERN = "^%[%w+%]%s*" -- matches "[TAG] " at beginning local MULTI_TAG_PATTERN = "^(%[%w+%]%s*)+" -- matches consecutive tags -- Only modify if change actually happened if
Roblox, FilteringEnabled, Chat Tags, TextChatService, OnIncomingMessage, Client-Side Scripting 1. Introduction Roblox’s transition to FilteringEnabled (FE) mandated that all replicable actions originate from the server. The legacy Chat service allowed direct modification of message contents locally, but FE deprecates this. The modern TextChatService (introduced in 2020–2022) processes messages server-side, making client-side tag removal non-trivial. The legacy Chat service allowed direct modification of
-- Only modify if change actually happened if strippedSender ~= originalSender then message.TextSource = strippedSender end
Game developers and utility scripters need a reliable method to strip chat tags (e.g., ranks, badges, group names) from displayed messages without violating FE principles or requiring server-side privileges.
-- Pattern: removes one or more bracketed tags at the start of the name -- Examples: "[ADMIN] John" -> "John", "[VIP][DEV] Sarah" -> "Sarah" local TAG_PATTERN = "^%[%w+%]%s*" -- matches "[TAG] " at beginning local MULTI_TAG_PATTERN = "^(%[%w+%]%s*)+" -- matches consecutive tags
Roblox, FilteringEnabled, Chat Tags, TextChatService, OnIncomingMessage, Client-Side Scripting 1. Introduction Roblox’s transition to FilteringEnabled (FE) mandated that all replicable actions originate from the server. The legacy Chat service allowed direct modification of message contents locally, but FE deprecates this. The modern TextChatService (introduced in 2020–2022) processes messages server-side, making client-side tag removal non-trivial.