@ all those who asked about using this with TinyMCE or as part of the HTML WYSIWYG Editor. Visual.Syntax is for highlighting source code. So no, it does not work with with a WYSIWYG Editor which is actually writing the source code for you.

As stated in the instructions, this plugin is for the basic HTML editor only.

I hope this clears up a few questions I have been getting.

1. With Visual.Syntax installed, can I use either editor (the WYSIWYG or the HTML), or by installing Visual.Syntax am I limited to only using the HTML editor. I am not sure if you are saying that Visual.Syntax does nothing in the WYSIWYG though you can still use it. Just to be clear, are you saying I would have to give up using the WYSIWYG editor entirely? “Not compatible” may imply I cannot use it at all.

2. For Visual.Syntax to work, do I have to edit ALL the files for my style to wrap the HTML and CSS in the wrappers you describe? While that seems like a lot of work, doing it once as needed may work out. I assume I only need to put the wrappers in place when there is an area of code I am trying to follow.

If I can add the code wrappers on an “as needed” basis and do not lose use the use of the WYSIWYG, then this might be useful. I also wonder when would I have php pages loaded in the HTML editor? I usually use the Plugin Editor of WordPress, which shows the php in a nice neat arrangement.

Thanks for answering my questions!

We started to use in our “approfondimenti” section and it’s a powerful tool; the only problem is that the generated code doesn’t validate.
Most of the times, the problem is that when you break a row, the /tag is misplaced.

Are you working on a modified version?

Anyhow, keep up the great stuff!

Hey Matthew,

after just customizing your plugin a bit to fit it my needs, I get in trouble with the css tag. As I use the WordPress WYSIWYG TinyMCE I can’t write tags like <css>, not even in the ALT-E sourcecode editor, because WordPress erases them when submitting.

Workarounds like &lt;css> or &amp;lt;css> also don’t as WordPress just display them other than interpretate them.

Any suggestions how to patch your code to have it work?

BTW: Would not better fit <style> than <css> as it is the official tag for it, or are there any problems?

Thanks a lot.

after just customizing your plugin a bit to fit it my needs, I get in trouble with the css tag. As I use the WordPress WYSIWYG TinyMCE I can’t write tags like , not even in the ALT-E sourcecode editor, because WordPress erases them when submitting.

Workarounds like <css> or &lt;css> also don’t as WordPress just display them other than interpretate them.

Any suggestions how to patch your code to have it work?

BTW: Would not better fit than as it is the official tag for it, or are there any problems?

Thanks a lot.