Static Page WYSIWYG workaround suggestion.

[apcherry]

The forum I manage has a couple of static pages for which I was looking for an easy way to edit, for example easy attachment of images and formatting etc.

Reading the community forums it seems that there isn't a WYSIWYG editor for static pages in xf2. I have used an add-on in xf1 but there doesn't seem to be an equivalent xf2 add-on. So this is my suggestion for a simple work around which may help others looking for a simple solution.

Basically all I wanted to do was edit the static page in the same way that I can posting to a thread - so in my forum I have a protected area just for the moderation team. In there I have created a thread for the static page content and created a new post with all the facilities of the post editor.

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I get this posting look as I want it, add attachments links etc as required.

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Once posted in most browsers there will be an option to inspect the elements. I'm using Safari in this example, select the post - it should be contained in a bbWrapper div class.

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Select the bbWrapper div class and copy the html

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Post this into the template

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and you have your static page complete with images etc.

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If you select the advanced mode

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it will remove the page wrapper from around the content.

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As I say it's a workaround but I hope it helps if anyone else is searching for a WYSIWYG editor for XF2 pages.

 

[sbj]

As this is a nice little tutorial, why don't you post it in the tips section of the RM? That way it can be found better.

 

[apcherry]

As this is a nice little tutorial, why don't you post it in the tips section of the RM? That way it can be found better.

Thanks for the suggestion - I'm still finding my way around so to be honest hadn't realised there was a specific tips area in the resources area. I will follow it up.