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Fighter
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Feature plan: Theme Editor / Theme Generator

We can edit theme source in SSH. However, many users will upload source files after editing on the client PC. I want online source editor of php and css (e.g. specific page plugin on admin panel, etc?). I know WordPress has this feature. Do you know more elegant example?

And also, I want feature which replicates theme. This may be relatively easy. What do you think?

  1. Copy existing theme folder with another name
  2. Change theme name ("name": "Base") attributes in metadata.json
  3. Change other codes in the above editor

Theme manager include CRUD features ???

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by webmaster asked Aug 21, 2015 in Core
by webmaster edited Aug 21, 2015

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Hello sama,

I have been searching really hard since you posted your question.

Wordpress implementation of online code editor is cool but sometimes very annoying because it is a basic plain text editor.

A theme Editor will be very good. How to implement such feature?

Using your procedures

  1. Copy existing theme folder with another name
  2. Change theme name ("name": "Base") attributes in metadata.json
  3. Change other codes in the above editor eg. Ace editor. 

I choose ace editor because of ease of use and its lightweight. Easy to implement.

we need an open source code editor that is extremely light .

Crud features too are indispensable. It is very good to have such a feature.

 

There is an online editor http://online-php.com/source/. This editor is interesting because it replicates the process of editing files via ftp.

I believe we can strip or modify the editor and remove functions that we do not not need.

I am still researching for editors and trying to see exactly how wordpress implements it.

If I get anything, I will update the answer.

by Vanbells answered Aug 21, 2015
by Vanbells edited Aug 21, 2015

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Thanks Vanbells. I also thought that Ace Editor is good. This feature is relatively large, it is likely to take some time.

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Fighter
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WP Editor may be ideal plugin... Advanced Code Editor is also good.

And, I think best editor for posting is redactor (not free).

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by webmaster answered Aug 24, 2015
by webmaster edited Aug 24, 2015

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WP Editor is based on code mirror  so its pretty  good too.
I think it will also serve the purpose really well.

Redactors problem is its license. The fact that its not open source.
Thanks Vanbells. Selection of the library is difficult. . .
Yes. Redactor is not open source. But, OEM license for OSS seems to be $499.
Many of professional system seems to be using this.

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