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This plugin adds a button bar to buddypress forum posting textfields. 
Features:
<ul>
<li>Insert bold, italic, blockquote etc.</li>
<li>Insert URLs, Images etc</li>
<li>Insert smilies</li>
<li>Buttons can be shown/hidden via javascript</li>
<li>Uses imgur image uploading service to add images to posts</li>
</ul>

BP Post Buttons

Adds a button bar to buddypress forum posting textfields

viphat

<ul>
<li>Insert via TinyMCE Plugins (See Screenshots)</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>
Use HTML Code

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<li>
Use Short Code
[icon name=”emo-beer”] 
[icon name=”emo-coffee”]
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<li>
Full list of Emoticons’s Name (Remember Add Prefix ‘icon-‘ when using HTML Code)
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“emo-sunglasses”, “emo-devil”, “emo-wink2”, “emo-beer”, “emo-cry”, “emo-coffee”, “emo-thumbsup”, “emo-wink”, “emo-grin”,”emo-shoot”,”emo-tongue”,”emo-sleep”,”emo-happy”,”emo-angry”,”emo-squint”,”emo-surprised”,”emo-unhappy”,”emo-displeased”,”emo-saint”,”emo-laugh”

<ul>
<li>Replace WordPress’s Smileys</li>
</ul>
The following emoticons are supported:
<ul>
<li><code>:)</code> <code>:-)</code> <code>:smile:</code></li>
<li><code>:(</code> <code>:-(</code> <code>:sad:</code></li>
<li><code>;)</code> <code>;-)</code> <code>:wink:</code></li>
<li><code>:P</code> <code>:-P</code> <code>:razz:</code></li>
<li><code>-.-</code> <code>-_-</code> <code>:sleep:</code></li>
<li><code>:thumbs:</code> <code>:thumbsup:</code></li>
<li><code>:devil:</code> <code>:twisted:</code></li>
<li><code>:o</code> <code>:-o</code> <code>:eek:</code></li>
<li><code>8O</code> <code>8o</code> <code>8-O</code> <code>8-o</code> <code>:shock:</code></li>
<li><code>:coffee:</code></li>
<li><code>8)</code> <code>8-)</code> <code>B)</code> <code>B-)</code> <code>:cool:</code></li>
<li><code>:/</code> <code>:-/</code></li>
<li><code>:beer:</code></li>
<li><code>:D</code> <code>:-D</code> <code>:grin:</code></li>
<li><code>x(</code> <code>x-(</code> <code>X(</code> <code>X-(</code> <code>:angry:</code></li>
<li><code>:x</code> <code>:-x</code> <code>:mad:</code></li>
<li><code>O:)</code> <code>0:)</code> <code>o:)</code> <code>O:-)</code> <code>0:-)</code> <code>o:-)</code> <code>:saint:</code></li>
<li><code>:'(</code> <code>:'-(</code> <code>:cry:</code></li>
<li><code>:shoot:</code></li>
<li><code>^^</code> <code>^_^</code> <code>:lol:</code></li>
</ul>
Notes (When Convert WordPress’s Smileys): 
* Emoticons must be surrounded with spaces (or other white space characters); e.g. the emoticon in <code>that:)smile</code> won’t be replaced 
* Emoticons won’t be replaced in HTML tags nor in <code><pre></code> or <code><code></code> blocks.
Github Repository – https://github.com/viphat/wp-emo-ello
<h3>Font License</h3>
The emoticons used in this plugin are based on the “Fontelico” font.
License:
<pre><code>Copyright (C) 2012 by Fontello project
Author: Crowdsourced, for Fontello project
License: SIL (http://scripts.sil.org/OFL)
Homepage: http://fontello.com<h3>Credits</h3>
</code></pre>
Many thanks to the following plugins and their authors:
<ul>
<li>Based on Font Awesome Plugins v4.2 – https://wordpress.org/plugins/font-awesome/ for Tiny MCE Plugins / HTML / Short Code</li>
<li>Based on Font Emoticons Plugins v1.2 – https://wordpress.org/plugins/font-emoticons/ for Replaces WP-Smilies with Fontello Emoticons</li>
<li>Based on Better Font Awesome Plugins v1.0.6 – https://wordpress.org/plugins/better-font-awesome for Display Icon in TinyMCE Listbox</li>
</ul>

WP Emo-ello

Fontello Emoticons can be inserted using either HTML, shortcode or a built-in TinyMCE plugin. This plugin also replaces Wordpress' smileys.

BP Post Buttons vs WP Emo-ello