Codebytes Plugin

Customization Plugin

AI-generated summary

Codebytes Plugin

The Codebytes plugin allows users to embed executable, editable code blocks directly in forum posts and replies. It supports multiple programming languages, including Python 3, Ruby, JavaScript, C++, C#, Go, and PHP.

Key Features

  • Embed and execute code directly in forum posts and replies
  • No setup required; write, share, and run code directly in the browser
  • Read, write, and edit code in multiple programming languages
  • Interact with Codebytes directly in posts without copying and pasting into an IDE

Limitations

  • Not optimized for mobile experiences

Examples and Screenshots

The plugin’s usage is demonstrated in Example 1, Example 2, and Example 3. Screenshots show how to create a Codebyte, select a language, and edit the code.

Troubleshooting

Chan_Patrick reported an error and provided a fix, suggesting to add a pluginId key to the modifyClass call. alekz requested more details to reproduce the issue.

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Summary
Codebytes are embeddable, executable, and editable code blocks in your forum posts/replies

:link: Help Center article / FAQs: https://help.codecademy.com/hc/en-us/articles/1260806285369-Codebytes

:link: GitHub: GitHub - Codecademy/discourse-codebytes-plugin · GitHub

:arrow_right: Install:

Features

  • Embed executable code directly in a forum post or reply to get feedback, support, or to share your code snippet with the community
  • No setup required. Write, share and run code directly in forums, right from your browser
  • Read, Write, and Edit code in Python 3, Ruby, JavaScript, C++, C#, Go, and PHP
  • Interact with Codebytes directly in posts; no need to copy and paste code into an IDE

Limitations

  • Not built or optimized for mobile experiences

Examples of usage

Screenshoots

Creating a codebyte

60b687a06f8e5-1622575008.4569

create
create1600×865 80.4 KB



Selecting a language

select
select2926×794 138 KB



Editing your Codebyte

edit
edit1600×674 91.4 KB

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i got this

PLUGIN discourse-codebytes-plugin] To prevent errors in tests, add a `pluginId` key to your `modifyClass` call. This will ensure the modification is only applied once.
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Hi,

Happy to look into this. Can you please provide more details on how to reproduce this?