# Click To Edit

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/click-to-edit/321054
**Category:** Plugin
**Created:** [August 10, 2024, 7:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/click-to-edit/321054 "2024-08-10T19:22:25Z")
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### Author: ![denvergeeks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/denvergeeks/32/327671_2.png) [@denvergeeks](https://meta.discourse.org/u/denvergeeks)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2024, 10:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/click-to-edit/321054/24 "2024-08-30T22:07:56Z")

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> [@pipkin](#):
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> I implemented this behavior, so that later on I could extend the plugin to allow reliable insertion/editing of fragments from the topic view page, equivalent to the edit-button shown below (but a bit more robust):
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> ![The image is a screenshot of a web browser showing a quote soaking window with options to edit, copy, and quote. (Captioned by AI)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/a/f/e/afe26c6c679e57a2e9ea051d55b60e3083b0b4cd.png)

> [@pfaffman](#):
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> This seems like something that would have wide appeal. It can be hard to find your place in a long post.

I could not agree more 👾 👍 🙏

Last year I submitted a similar feature request…

> [@Fast Edit - Please Show Selected Portion as Selected Whenever the Composer Opens](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fast-edit-please-show-selected-portion-as-selected-whenever-the-composer-opens/281044):
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> When I select a portion of text to “Fast Edit”, and then the Composer opens, I expect that the text I have selected will already be selected in the Composer. At this point, the cursor often does not even appear anywhere near my selected text, and often even arrives in the Title. It is cumbersome and confusing to have to visually locate the resulting position of the cursor, and also to have to then use the mouse to re-position the cursor and re-select the portion I already had selected for edit…

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