Normally, WordPress will remember which editor mode you were in (Visual or HTML). So if you were using the HTML editor and you save a page, you’ll be returned to the HTML editor.
If you (or your clients) would benefit from always returning to particular mode, you can set that up
add_filter( 'wp_default_editor', 'force_default_editor' );
function force_default_editor() {
//allowed: tinymce, html, test
return 'tinymce';
}
*Functionality is there but quirky in pre-3.3
If you find yourself needing to add non-standard tags to the WordPress editor, you may also find yourself feeling very frustrated. With just a little bit of code, you can tell the editor to accept extra tags
add_filter( 'tiny_mce_before_init', 'mce_extended_valid_elements', 10, 2);
function mce_extended_valid_elements( $mceInit, $editor_id ) {
//allow only the basic tag
//$mceInit['extended_valid_elements'] .= ',sometag';
//allow the tag and a attribute
$mceInit['extended_valid_elements'] .= ',sometag[someattribute]';
//allow the tag and multiple attribute
//$mceInit['extended_valid_elements'] .= ',sometag[someattribute|anotherattribute]';
//allow the tag and any attribute
//$mceInit['extended_valid_elements'] .= ',sometag[*]';
return $mceInit;
}
If you don’t want your spellchecker dropdown to be too big, you can limit the available languages. Cut it down to only a few, or even just one.
add_filter('mce_spellchecker_languages', 'limit_spellchecker_languages');
function limit_spellchecker_languages() {
//original: +English=en,Danish=da,Dutch=nl,Finnish=fi,French=fr,German=de,Italian=it,Polish=pl,Portuguese=pt,Spanish=es,Swedish=sv
return '+English=en';
}
There’s a convenient button for the <!--more--> tag on the toolbar, but nothing for the <!--nextpage--> quicktag. Fix that with this
add_filter('mce_buttons','add_nextpage_button');
function add_nextpage_button($buttons) {
//array_splice so we can insert the new item without overwriting an existing button
array_splice($buttons, 15,0, 'wp_page' );
return $buttons;
}
Have clients that insist on using <h1> tags throughout their posts? Can’t remember the last time you used the <address> tag? This can help you clean up that block format dropdown menu.
add_filter('tiny_mce_before_init', 'change_mce_dropdown' );
function change_mce_dropdown( $initArray ) {
$initArray['theme_advanced_blockformats'] = 'p,h3,h4,h5,h6,pre';
return $initArray;
}
Unnecessary buttons in the Visual Editor? Try this
add_filter('mce_buttons', 'remove_mce_buttons' );
function remove_mce_buttons($buttons) {
unset($buttons[16]);
return $buttons;
}
// [0] => bold
// [1] => italic
// [2] => strikethrough
// [3] => |
// [4] => bullist
// [5] => numlist
// [6] => blockquote
// [7] => |
// [8] => justifyleft
// [9] => justifycenter
// [10] => justifyright
// [11] => |
// [12] => link
// [13] => unlink
// [14] => wp_more
// [15] => |
// [16] => spellchecker
// [17] => fullscreen
// [18] => wp_adv
If you’re concerned about accidentally removing the wrong one, it’s simple enough to add a check
add_filter('mce_buttons', 'remove_mce_buttons' );
function remove_mce_buttons($buttons) {
if ($buttons[16] == 'spellchecker')
unset($buttons[16]);
return $buttons;
}