[Plugin: Verve Meta Boxes] TInyMCE Support on Textarea

So, I worked in a “hack” for your plugin that works for me for now.

I have to edit the file that builds the textarea and added an ID to it that is the same as the name. From there, in your JS file I added.

$("#text_area_id").addClass("mceEditor");
if ( typeof( tinyMCE ) == "object" && typeof( tinyMCE.execCommand ) == "function" ) {
tinyMCE.execCommand("mceAddControl", false, "text_area_id");
}

This gives me the TinyMCE editor on the one textarea I needed it on. Hopefully this will help you integrate this option for future usage!

Thanks again!

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I helped me.

However, as I have more than one textarea, the JS will only catch the first one and obviously omit the other textareas which have the same IDs.

Is there a way to execute the tinyMCE.execCommand on classes instead of IDs?

@caratage
The answer is here: https://farinspace.com/multiple-wordpress-wysiwyg-visual-editors/

var i=1;
 $('.verve_meta_box_content textarea').each(function(e)
 {
  var id = $(this).attr('id');
  if (!id)
  {
   id = 'customEditor-' + i++;
   $(this).attr('id',id);
  }
  tinyMCE.execCommand('mceAddControl', false, id);
 });

@joetheboss

Can you be a bit more specific about where exactly to add that code? Looks like just what I need, but can’t seem to make it work…

Thanks!

creativepickle just type this code on to your functions.php,

thanks to @joetheboss and the information here: https://farinspace.com/multiple-wordpress-wysiwyg-visual-editors/

// important: note the priority of 99, the js needs to be placed after tinymce loads
add_action('admin_print_footer_scripts','my_admin_print_footer_scripts',99);
function my_admin_print_footer_scripts()
{
	?><script type="text/javascript">/* <![CDATA[ */
		jQuery(function($)
		{
			var i=1;
			 $('.verve_meta_box_content textarea').each(function(e)
			 {
			  var id = $(this).attr('id');
			  if (!id)
			  {
			   id = 'customEditor-' + i++;
			   $(this).attr('id',id);
			  }
			  tinyMCE.execCommand('mceAddControl', false, id);
			 });
		});
	/* ]]> */</script><?php
}

Brilliant! Thanks a ton for this. So helpful.