# How to integrate a stronger markdown editor other than the basic one

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-integrate-a-stronger-markdown-editor-other-than-the-basic-one/49982
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [11 בספטמבר,‏ 2016,‏ 4:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-integrate-a-stronger-markdown-editor-other-than-the-basic-one/49982 "2016-09-11T16:11:22Z")
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### Author: ![erlend\_sh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/erlend_sh/32/119475_2.png) [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)
#### Post date: [14 בספטמבר,‏ 2016,‏ 11:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-integrate-a-stronger-markdown-editor-other-than-the-basic-one/49982/3 "2016-09-14T11:13:55Z")

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See this discussion:

> [@WYSIWYG Plugin (again)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wysiwyg-plugin-again/39747):
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> Continuing the discussion from [Who would prefer a standard wysiwyg to markdown?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/who-would-prefer-a-standard-wysiwyg-to-markdown/31340/76): I checked with the founders and they are ok with us restarting this thread with a view to discussing the development of a plugin to deliver some form of WYSIWYG post editing in Discourse. Bearing in mind @sam’s & @codinghorror’s previous comments that the core team would not consider undertaking such development for the foreseeable future, what remains is the opportunity for the rest of us to get together and pr…

Basically, once we’ve completed the change @Mittineague linked to above, we can resume the “alternative editors” conversation.

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