Jason Coleman

The idea for this plugin came from a presentation at WordCamp Philly 
2011.
Code from these other plugins has served as reference and inspiration, and was sometimes borrowed from:
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/disable-visual-editor-wysiwyg/ 
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/raw-html/
Plans:
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<li>Hide the disable option from non-admins.</li>
<li>Possibly remove certain filters from the the_content filter, similar to the Raw HTML or Preserved HTML Editor Markup plugins.</li>
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Don't Break The Code

Allows admins to disable the Visual editor tab on a per post basis.

Code Amp

DesignsAndCode

Forget About Shortcode (FASC) Buttons are a visual way to add CSS buttons in the rich text editor and to your themes. Instead of adding shortcodes in the post editor, you insert real, styled buttons – making the process of adding buttons to your posts and pages much more natural whilst improving the appearance and usability of the post editor.
<iframe loading="lazy" title="Forget About Shortcode (FASC) Buttons for WordPress" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BA9ruSe-i1A?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe>
FASC Buttons tries to be as clean as possible with the html, only using data attributes for necessary features – the buttons you use in the post editor use the exact same classes as on the front end of your site with no extra or hidden markup to make them behave this way.
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New – add FASC buttons to widgets in WP 4.8 🙂
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Editing a button couldn’t be easier – just double click a button and an options panel appears allowing you to completely reconfigure the current button – beats tedious shortcodes and using precise syntax!
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Utilises the latest CSS properties for styling
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Includes Dashicons & <a href="http://fortawesome.github.io/Font-Awesome/icons/" rel="nofollow ugc">Font Awesome Icons</a> to add to your buttons and use in your themes.
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This plugin is only compatible with WordPress 4.2 and upwards (download version 1.x for compatibility with WP 3.9 – 4.1)
<h4>Links</h4>
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<li><a href="http://www.designsandcode.com/551/wordpress-forget-about-shortcode-buttons/" rel="nofollow ugc">FASC Buttons Discussion</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BA9ruSe-i1A" rel="nofollow ugc">FASC Buttons Video Demo</a></li>
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Forget About Shortcode Buttons

... and this has it. Works exactly as advertised and is WYSIWYG. In edit mode, the buttons don't shrink when they receive focus, which I've seen on other plugins. There are a wide variety of choices for appearance, and the icons feature is an excellent addition. It just works.

I look for ease of use...

A visual way to add CSS buttons in the rich text editor and to your themes.

Don't Break The Code vs Forget About Shortcode Buttons