How to extend markdown / editor

John Cole

Hello!

How to extend composer (post editor) with markdown and other?

I have only 10 functions (buttons) like bold / italic / link / image and others.
How to get functions like -

align (center / right / left)
color text
table
code ( ) this fuction exist but need to be manual enabled.. not with button.. but i need BUTTON for this.
quote

And other functions to be with buttons , not manual enter markdown code

Exist some plugin for this ?
Or maybe some tricks? i am not code developer.. but i need this fuctions.

julian

Alignment, colour, and such isn't supported by the base markdown plugin, but the markdown parser itself does have plugins that allow you to enhance the parser to use it.

keywords:markdown-it-plugin - npm search

(www.npmjs.com)

Of course, downside is that you have to actually modify the markdown plugin to work with the markdown-it plugins, and that is custom development.

If you're interested in sponsoring development of the plugin, please contact us at [email protected]

John Cole

@julian thx for the answer but.. i dont understand it.

if i readed good - i need to search markdown parser plugins. right?
You give me link but i dont understand what i need to do.
I need to port this markdown plugins to nodeBB ?

About sponsoring... maybe, when i will have money i will help..
NodeBB is good forum software.

julian

Yes, basically, to do what you desire, you would need to engage some developers to modify or enhance the markdown plugin to include the buttons.

Unfortunately there's no way to do it easily at this point in time

John Cole

@julian it is sad)

I thinked that to modify plugin - need to see what code at BOLD button (for example) and do this for align too .. or quote / code

Atayz

@julian
I'd like to hear more details about sponsoring options for a more advanced markdown/composer.
I currently use redactor.

julian

@Atayz We're open to making changes to plugins if sponsored (that is, you contact us, we quote out the work, and then we do it).

The work would then be contributed back to the open-source plugin, with a shoutout to you and/or your project if desired.

We reserve the right to select which options to pursue. If they're fairly specific changes that don't really benefit the project as a whole, then we usually recommend keeping it closed source.

Re: Redactor: I'm looking to change the underlying editor to https://quilljs.com/ or similar.

John Cole

@julian said in How to extend markdown / editor:

Re: Redactor: I'm looking to change the underlying editor to https://quilljs.com/ or similar.

It is cool editor.

But i like composer (like in Discourse) but here i dont seen some buttons (quote) and (code)
Will be good to see align and spoiler function.. but that is all)

JJSagan

Hi @John-Cole and @Atayz
Take a look here: https://community.nodebb.org/topic/12856/nodebb-plugin-composer-quill-wysiwyg-alternative-to-redactor
All the best,
JJ.