Some features support variable-like strings.

Expand Strings

Variable	Value	Sample output
%user%	Your bouncer username
%nick%	the current nick that is being used
%defnick%	the default nick, as specified in the config/web panel
%altnick%	the alternate nick, as specified in the config/web panel
%realname%	the realname, as specified in the config/web panel
%ident%	the ident, as specified in the config/web panel
%vhost%	The VHost/Bindhost that has been assigned to your account or network
%bindhost%	The VHost/Bindhost that has been assigned to your account or network
%time%	The current time (can be used for CTCP TIME replies)	Mon Jun 15 13:36:08 2020
%uptime%	The bouncers uptime	1w 2d 4h 20m 27s
%version%	The bouncers version string	fBNC - https://bnc4free.com
%bnc%	The bouncers name and website, optionally with version, depending on whether the "Hide version" setting is enabled globally	fBNC - https://bnc4free.com/
%empty%	Empty string, can be used e.g. as a poor man's way to insert %nick% literally, without expanding it to the current nick: `%ni%empty%ck%.`
%network%	The name of IRC network as specified in the config/web panel	Freenode

Features that support expand strings

Expand strings can be used in various places and on some modules. The following is a list of of the modules that accept expand strings.

Expand strings can also be used for: