Extension:TinyMCE MW
 Release status: experimental |
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| Implementation | Extended syntax | ||
| Description | Edit without WikiText | ||
| Author(s) | Joseph P. Socoloski III, Justin West | ||
| Last version | 0.5.4 (2012-06-21) | ||
| MediaWiki | 1.20alpha | ||
| Database changes | no | ||
| License | GNU Lesser General Public License | ||
| Download | Project page Git [Help] |
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Note
This extension enables Moxiecode's TinyMCE Editor in mediawiki pages and does not break a majority of Mediawiki wikitext. TinyMCE is not naturally a Wikitext editor. TinyMCE is a javascript WYSIWYG editor. With this extension, you can easily use TinyMCE with Mediawiki and provide users with a toolbar editor they may be more familiar with. This extension was originally developed by Joseph P. Socoloski III. I have been working on making it compatible with the newest version of MediaWiki 1.20alpha. I have not tested it with earlier versions. The previous version still exists on the Extension_talk:TinyMCE_MW page. The old version was tested with TinyMCE 3.3.x. Jwestyp (talk) 20:13, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
Installation
- The download link contains a full repository that contains Moxiecode's TinyMCE Version 3.3.9.
- Download the package from https://github.com/jwestyp/TinyMCE_MW
- Place in your extensions directory, i.e. http://www.domain.com/w/extensions/.
- Include the following lines in your LocalSettings.php file. Make sure paths are correct to your instance.
Standard LocalSettings.php configuration example:
require_once("$IP/extensions/TinyMCE_MW/TinyMCE_MW.php"); //Extension php file location
$wgUseTinymce = true; //Init needed for clicking on a new article link
$wgDefaultUserOptions ['showtoolbar'] = 0; //Disable the standard wiki edit toolbar without editing your DefaultSettings.php file
$wgTinymceTheme = "msword"; //Options are "simple", "advanced", "msword"
$wgMyWikiURL = "$wgServer/$wgScriptPath/"; //Configuration setting for link URLs
$wgExt_valid_elements = "data[table|template],repeat[table|sort],categorytree[mode|depth],inputbox[type|bgcolor|width|default|preload|editintro|buttonlabel|searchbuttonlabel|break],big"; //Global variable for valid MediaWiki Elements to be passed to the TinyMCE_MW.php file
## End TinyMCE Configruation ##
Parameters
| $wgUseTinymce | True to enable TinyMCE by default, False if not. |
| $wgDefaultUserOptions ['showtoolbar'] | 0 = Mediawiki edit toolbar disabled for new users, 1 = Mediawiki edit toolbar enabled for new users To disable the Mediawiki editor toolbar instantly you must modify DefaultSettings.php |
| $wgTinymceTheme | "simple", "advanced", "msword", else none This tells TinyMCE which theme you want to use. You may see how things work by looking at TinyMCE_MW.php |
| $wgMyWikiURL | This is used to set your default path so TinyMCE linking works. |
| $wgExt_valid_elements | Pass your extended_valid_elements using this global variable. |
Limitations and Bug/Error
- It is recommended you do not install this on an existing Wiki unless you are willing to re-write articles. There are some problems with existing wikitext being reformatted.
- Does not support Wikitext Bullet list.
- Does not support Wikitext Numbered list.
- Does not support Wikitext Redirect to another article.
- Does not support Wikitext Tables.
- Does not support h1 tags because "|=.*?=|is" grabs too much. Just manually use h1 tags.
- you could easily use this: "|(?<!=)=[^=]+=(?!=)|" to support h1 tags -- Rabbitt 18:26, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
Future
Since this extension uses TinyMCE 3.3.9, I will begin a process to implement the newest version of TinyMCE. TinyMCE is a WYSIWYG HTML editor, and as such, it does not parse WikiText. The new extension Extension:VisualEditor will be able to handle parsing of WikiText and provide a more organic editing experience.
