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Integrate TinyMCE into mediawiki
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Author: tim987

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Alot of new users don't know how to properly format their text in mediawiki because you need to know wiki code. So mediawiki should integrate TinyMCE into the mediawiki software, so page edits can be done without users needing to know any html or wiki code.

TinyMCE is opensource and is already integrated into Wordpress, joomla etc, so I think it's about time mediawiki integrated it.

It works with IE,firefox, safari, chrome etc.

I see no disadvantages with integrating TinyMCE into mediawiki.

The mediawiki talk/discussion page on each article should also be changed to take advantage of TinyMCE's editing features by looking more like a forum with a layout like this:

Name of Topic Replies Views Last Post
mediawiki suggestion 31 108 by Jack
by Thomas Mon Jan 12 2009 6.01pm Tue Jan 13 2009 8.14pm

Version: unspecified
Severity: enhancement
URL: http://tinymce.moxiecode.com

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• bzimport raised the priority of this task from to Low.Nov 21 2014, 10:32 PM
• bzimport added a project: MediaWiki-extension-requests.
• bzimport set Reference to bz17668.
• bzimport added a subscriber: Unknown Object (MLST).
• bzimport created this task.Feb 26 2009, 2:03 AM
Mr.Z-man added a comment.Feb 26 2009, 2:31 AM

There's already a TinyMCE extension for MediaWiki, albeit broken and incomplete - http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:TinyMCE_MW

Changed component to extensions for now; I don't see this being built into MediaWiki core any time soon.

Jidanni added a comment.Apr 23 2009, 3:21 AM

Wordpress even has an RSS reader that they insisted on gluing into
their core, for the sole use of the administrator.

• bzimport added a comment.Apr 23 2009, 3:34 AM

charlie wrote:

The new discussion page thing is a separate issue, and I think there are extensions that will already do something similar to that (DPLForum, Liquid Threads, etc.)

Harej moved this task from Incoming to Confirmed Extension Requests on the MediaWiki-extension-requests board.Feb 1 2018, 7:49 PM
Peachey88 added a project: MediaWiki-extensions-TinyMCE.Sep 16 2018, 10:18 AM
aoxomoxoa subscribed.Sep 23 2018, 8:00 AM

Hi, I'm new here so I hope I've responded appropriately? Have you seen the extension TinyMCE for Mediawiki that might meet your needs? I believe it works on Mediawiki versions from 1.23 to at least 1.31.

aoxomoxoa added a comment.Sep 23 2018, 8:10 AM

OK now I get it, I think. I guess you added this project so that issues etc with the TinyMCE extension that I mention can be tracked. Thanks for that.

Jidanni unsubscribed.Sep 23 2018, 10:26 AM
aoxomoxoa closed this task as Resolved.Nov 19 2020, 3:27 PM
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Version 1.0 of extension TinyMCE is available in Mediawiki extensions pages

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