Markdown syntax highlighting in post editor

[angus (Angus McLeod)]

Hey @lindsey, I don’t want to rush you in any way, but I thought I might just ask if you were able to share the following:

1. Whether the changes will include interoperability / a framework to allow plugins to develop editor solutions.

2. Relatedly, whether you’re looking at developing your own rich text editor, e.g. in a plugin.

3. A rough sense of what timeline you’re looking at for 1 and / or 2.

The context for me is the approach to and timeline of this potential project

Rich Text Editor Plugin

Hello Discourse Developers! We’re looking for an experienced Discourse developer/agency to create a plugin that replaces the default Markdown editor with a WYSIWYG editor, preferably Quill or similar, for our community. Project Requirements: WYSIWYG Functionality: Replace the default Discourse Markdown editor with a WYSIWYG editor (Quill or similar). Feature Parity: The WYSIWYG editor should support all essential formatting options currently available in the native Markdown editor (bold, …

@Rohail_Altaf and I are attempting to think about how best to approach this, particularly timeline wise. Nevertheless, I completely understand if you’re not able to share that at this stage.