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is there a plugin that replaces/enhances the built-in Page/Post HTML editor so that HTML is syntax-highlighted? What I'm looking for is something like "Power Code Editor" but for editing Pages/Posts.

NOTE: Just to be absolutely clear: I am not looking for a plugin that let me post highlighted code snippets, I just want to edit the HTML code of my posts in a nicer editor :)

An added bonus would be a formatter function to cleanup the indentation.

Is anybody aware of such a plugin? Thanks!

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possible duplicate of Syntax highlighting for post/page editor – toscho♦ Feb 3 '12 at 10:49

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I was looking forever for the solution. I finally found this plugin which actually does a lot of things. But i only used the option to add a HTML button to the row of buttons which lets you edit post/page html with CodeMirror (http://codemirror.net/) highlighting.

Link to plugin: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/ultimate-tinymce/

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I've installed the Ultimate TinyMCE plug-in. It is a bit of over-kill for syntax highlighting, but it does provide that functionality. The setting is under button group 2. It's called "HTML Code Magic Button". It does a good job of formatting and highlighting. It didn't like my <br style="clear: both"> nor my <p style="clear:both;"></p>. It kept wanting to make it <p></p> or just clear it out totally. Other than that, it works great.

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You could try http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-advanced-code-editor/ - it hasn't been updated recently, but seems to work...

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It works, kinda. Don't know why but it leaves the old editor grayed out but still visible in the background, which does not make editing simple. It would be great without this side-effect though – Sergio Nov 30 '11 at 9:31
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Try this one http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/html-editor-syntax-highlighter/

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An answer should be more than a link to an external site. Please explain the Why and How. Thanks. – toscho♦ Apr 19 '12 at 13:01

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