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Visual Text Editor

Description

UPDATE

  • Now it allows to put PHP code in widget direct or using [vphp][/vphp] shortcode. enhancement #3
  • Allow shortcode in widget. bug #2

The Default WP Text Widget which is included in all WordPress installations allows you to display any custom plain/html text content in the widget areas of your website in front end, which is usually in the sidebar and footer areas.

Replaces the default functionality of Text Widget editor with the WordPress visual editor, allowing you to use HTML in Widget and write them in rich text.

However, for anyone who really wants to display a wide range of content types, from nicely formatted text, to images and other media without learning HTML and CSS.

This plugin’s code is available on Github. Please feel free to fork the repository and send a pull request. If you find a bug in the plugin, open an issue.

Screenshots

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Installation

  1. Upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/visual-text-editor directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress

FAQ

Installation Instructions
  1. Upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/visual-text-editor directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress

Reviews

Nuwamba 16, 2016
Good job on plugin. It includes all we need. All the time we need to add code to format text in the sidebar and this plugin solves the issue with the WYSIWYG editor. Congratulations for the amazing plugin and all the best for the upcoming enhancements.
Satumba 3, 2016
Hi Govind, I have installed this plugin and works fine for me, now I can format my content easily. Thanks for the plguin.
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Contributors & Developers

“Visual Text Editor” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

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Changelog

1.2.1

  • Fixed WP 4.9 Compatibility issue [Fixed]. bug #6

1.2

  • Now it allows to put PHP code in widget direct or using [vphp][/vphp] shortcode. enhancement #3
  • Added Hindi language.
  • Allow shortcode in widget [Fixed]. bug #2

1.1

  • Added setting page in admin panel.
  • Added option to change lightbox background color.
  • Added option to enable and disable drag and drop.
  • Added option to set editor height.
  • Fixed bugs.

1.0

  • Initial release