Francesco Canovi

Marco Chiesi

Black Studio

<p>This plugin adds a new <code>Visual Editor</code> widget type that allows you to insert rich text and media objects in your sidebars with no hassle. With Black Studio TinyMCE Widget you will be able to edit your widgets in a WYSIWYG manner using the native WordPress TinyMCE editor, just like you do in posts and pages. And if you are a developer you may still switch back and forth from Visual to HTML mode.</p>
<p>For years the default WordPress text widget has been very basic and it required HTML knowledge to add formatting and images/media to the text. This plugin was born in 2011 to overcome these limitations. After a long time, in June 2017, version 4.8 of WordPress finally introduced a new text widget that included the ability to manage text widgets with the visual editor. The new widget available in WordPress core could now be used as a basic replacement of Black Studio TinyMCE Widget, but the plugin still offers some additional features, so it remains a must-have for advanced users.</p>
<h4>Basic Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Add rich text widgets to your sidebars and edit them using the TinyMCE visual editor</li>
<li>Switch between Visual mode and HTML mode (including Quicktags toolbar)</li>
<li>Insert images, videos, and other media from WordPress Media Library</li>
<li>Insert links to existing WordPress pages/posts or external resources</li>
<li>Support for shortcodes, smilies and embed in widget text (including preview)</li>
<li>Support for the Block-based Widgets Editor introduced with WordPress 5.8</li>
<li>Support for Customizer with live preview and quick edit</li>
<li>Support for widgets accessibility mode</li>
<li>Compatible with multi-site (WordPress networks)</li>
<li>Compatible with the most common multi-language plugins</li>
<li>Compatible with Page Builder plugin by SiteOrigin</li>
<li>Translations available in 20+ languages</li>
</ul>
<h4>Advanced Features</h4>
<p>These features are what makes this plugin better than the WordPress (4.8+) native widget:</p>
<ul>
<li>Full featured TinyMCE Visual Editor (the same you have for pages and posts)</li>
<li>Wide text area for an enhanced editing experience</li>
<li>Compatible with 3rd party TinyMCE customization plugins (TinyMCE Advanced, WP Edit, …)</li>
<li>Support for distraction-free (fullscreen) editing mode </li>
<li>Option to “Automatically add paragraphs” to widget text</li>
</ul>
<h4>About the plugin</h4>
<p>The story of the plugin was featured in a talk at WordCamp Europe 2018 in Belgrade.<br />
See the video <a href="https://wordpress.tv/2018/07/11/francesco-canovi-marco-chiesi-once-upon-a-time-there-was-a-plugin/" rel="nofollow ugc">Once upon a time, there was a plugin…</a> on WordPress.tv.</p>
<h4>Links</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.blackstudio.it/en/" rel="nofollow ugc">Author’s web site</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.blackstudio.it/en/wordpress-plugins/black-studio-tinymce-widget/" rel="nofollow ugc">Plugin’s page</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/black-studio-tinymce-widget/faq/" rel="ugc">FAQ</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/black-studio-tinymce-widget" rel="ugc">Support forum</a></li>
<li>Follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/blackstudioita" rel="nofollow ugc">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/blackstudiocomunicazione" rel="nofollow ugc">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/black-studio" rel="nofollow ugc">LinkedIn</a> and <a href="https://github.com/black-studio" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>Get involved</h4>
<ul>
<li>Developers can contribute to the source code on our <a href="https://github.com/black-studio/black-studio-tinymce-widget" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub repository</a>.</li>
<li>Translators can contribute through the <a href="https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/black-studio-tinymce-widget" rel="nofollow ugc">Official WordPress Translation platform</a>.</li>
<li>Users can contribute by leaving a 5 stars <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/view/plugin-reviews/black-studio-tinymce-widget#postform" rel="ugc">review</a> or making a <a href="https://www.blackstudio.it/en/wordpress-plugins/black-studio-tinymce-widget/" rel="nofollow ugc">donation</a>.</li>
</ul>


Black Studio TinyMCE Widget

A very convenient plugin if you need some edition tools in widget and you don’t know HTML.

Works fine

Bleech

<p>Find issues before others do – every time. With automatic screenshots, daily comparisons, and instant tests after WordPress and plugin updates. Select the pages of your choice for continuous monitoring. The plugin immediately notifies you of any visual changes it detects.</p>
<p><strong>Please note:</strong> The website must be publicly accessible in order to set up and run the tests. Password protection or any kind of firewall might prevent the plugin from working correctly.</p>
<h4>Your strategy to spot unwanted changes</h4>
<p>How do you check your website after updates and code changes? Do you manually go through pages, or do you just cross your fingers, hoping everything will be okay? Visual regression testing provides a better way to spot issues and detect visual changes. The VRTs plugin automates testing for you with a click of a button.</p>
<ol>
<li><strong>Activate tests for any page or post:</strong> Upon activation, a reference screenshot is taken. This will be renewed when a post is saved or updated.</li>
<li><strong>VRTs monitors your pages:</strong> Every day, VRTs captures and compares screenshots of your selected pages. Upgrade to Pro to automate tests for WordPress updates, integrate deployment pipelines via API, and run manual tests on demand.</li>
<li><strong>Receive instant alerts:</strong> If a change is detected between the snapshot and the comparison screenshot, the plugin will notify you via email.</li>
<li><strong>Review changes:</strong> The difference view makes it easy to spot changes, while the comparison slider lets you inspect the details.</li>
<li><strong>Hide elements:</strong> Prevent false positives by excluding dynamic elements, ads, and animations from snapshots.</li>
</ol>
<h4>Use cases</h4>
<p>In which cases can visual regression testing help you spot issues?</p>
<ul>
<li>Plugin and core software updates</li>
<li>Manual code changes</li>
<li>External software and API issues</li>
<li>Server issues</li>
<li>Malware and other malicious code</li>
<li>Missing quality assurance</li>
</ul>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>No Setup:</strong> After plugin activation, the frontpage is immediately monitored and alerts are sent to the WordPress admin email.</li>
<li><strong>Daily Tests:</strong> The plugin monitors selected posts and pages and compares screenshots daily.</li>
<li><strong>Hide Elements:</strong> Hide dynamic or irrelevant elements to prevent false positives in your tests.</li>
<li><strong>Click Element:</strong> Define an element that should be clicked before taking a screenshot. This is useful for closing cookie banners or modals.</li>
<li><strong>Email Notifications:</strong> As soon as a change is detected between the snapshot and the comparison screenshot, you will be notified via email.</li>
<li><strong>Fullscreen Review:</strong> Inspect changes up close using the difference view and comparison slider in fullscreen mode.</li>
<li><strong>Read / Unread:</strong> Keep track of test results that require further attention by marking alerts as unread.</li>
<li><strong>Flag False Positives:</strong> Identify acceptable changes or non-issues to minimize unnecessary notifications.</li>
<li><strong>Update Automation (Pro):</strong> Automatically trigger tests on WordPress core, plugin, theme, or language updates and catch any issues right away.</li>
<li><strong>Manual Testing (Pro):</strong> Run tests manually on demand, either for all configured pages or for specific pages, to verify any changes or global edits immediately.</li>
<li><strong>API Integration (Pro):</strong> Trigger tests via PHP scripts or WP CLI for integration with other tools, deployment pipelines, or custom automations.</li>
<li><strong>Customizable Notifications (Pro):</strong> Specify email addresses for each trigger, to set up notifications for various teams or stakeholders.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Free forever</h4>
<ul>
<li>Test up to <strong>3 pages</strong></li>
<li>On <strong>one</strong> domain</li>
<li><strong>Automatic daily</strong> tests</li>
</ul>
<h4>Go Pro</h4>
<p>Do you like VRTs and want to run more tests?<br />
Unlock more features with our paid plans:</p>
<ul>
<li>Test up to <strong>500 pages</strong> in total</li>
<li>On <strong>multiple</strong> domains</li>
<li><strong>Scheduled daily</strong> tests</li>
<li><strong>Multiple</strong> alert recipient groups by alert type</li>
<li><strong>Manual tests</strong> (unlimited)</li>
<li><strong>API access</strong> (unlimited) <a href="https://vrts.app/docs/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read the docs.</a></li>
<li><strong>Automatic tests</strong> after WordPress updates, plugin updates and plugin installations</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="https://vrts.app/pricing/" rel="nofollow ugc">See pricing plans</a></p>
<h4>Bug reports</h4>
<p>You found a bug? Please report it by creating an issue on the <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/visual-regression-tests/" rel="ugc">support forum</a>.</p>
<h4>Read more</h4>
<p>Want to learn more about VRTs?<br />
Visit our website: <a href="https://vrts.app/" rel="nofollow ugc">vrts.app</a></p>


VRTs – Visual Regression Tests

Keep your WordPress websites bug-free with automatic screenshots, daily comparisons, and instant tests after WordPress and plugin updates.

Black Studio TinyMCE Widget vs VRTs – Visual Regression Tests