# Markdown syntax highlighting in post editor **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/markdown-syntax-highlighting-in-post-editor/282665 **Category:** Feature **Tags:** composer **Created:** [October 18, 2023, 4:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/markdown-syntax-highlighting-in-post-editor/282665 "2023-10-18T16:49:00Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 17
### Author: ![angus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/angus/32/341715_2.png) [@angus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/angus) #### Post date: [September 24, 2024, 9:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/markdown-syntax-highlighting-in-post-editor/282665/17 "2024-09-24T09:57:50Z")
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](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rich-text-editor-plugin/326070): > > 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. --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/markdown-syntax-highlighting-in-post-editor/282665)._