TheDock

<p>TheDock Enhanced Rich Text Editor brings the power of <strong>TinyMCE 7</strong> to WordPress, replacing the outdated Classic Editor with a modern, feature-rich editing experience.</p>
<p>While the WordPress core team focuses on the Block Editor, many developers prefer the classic workflow with custom post types and custom fields. This plugin bridges this gap by providing a contemporary editor without abandoning the structured data approach that developers love.</p>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>TinyMCE 7</strong> – The latest version with improved performance and stability</li>
<li><strong>Modern Interface</strong> – Clean, intuitive toolbar design</li>
<li><strong>Table Editor</strong> – Full table support without additional plugins</li>
<li><strong>Text Styling</strong> – Inline text color and background color options</li>
<li><strong>List Styles</strong> – Multiple ordered and unordered list formats</li>
<li><strong>Image Handling</strong> – Inline images with percentage-based widths</li>
<li><strong>Paste Cleaning</strong> – Intelligent sanitization of pasted content</li>
</ul>
<h4>ACF Integration</h4>
<p>Works seamlessly with Advanced Custom Fields:</p>
<ul>
<li>Textarea fields automatically get inline formatting (bold, italic, links)</li>
<li>WYSIWYG fields receive the full TinyMCE 7 experience</li>
<li>Repeater and Flexible Content fields fully supported</li>
<li>Custom toolbar configurations per field</li>
</ul>
<h4>Built for Developers</h4>
<p>This plugin was created by the team at <a href="https://thedock.io/" rel="nofollow ugc">TheDock</a>, who build WordPress sites using structured content approaches. We needed a better classic editor, so we built one.</p>
<h4>TheDock Site Builder Integration</h4>
<p>For users of <a href="https://thedock.io/site-builder/" rel="nofollow ugc">TheDock Site Builder</a>, this plugin provides additional capabilities:</p>
<ul>
<li>Apply your custom Typography styles directly in the editor</li>
<li>Use colors from your Global Color Palette</li>
<li>Full web font support</li>
<li>Gradient text support</li>
</ul>
<h4>Privacy</h4>
<p>This plugin:</p>
<ul>
<li>Does not track users</li>
<li>Does not collect personal data</li>
<li>Does not send data to external servers</li>
<li>Does not use cookies</li>
</ul>
<h4>Technical Notes</h4>
<p>The link autocomplete feature uses WordPress’s built-in REST API to search for posts and media within your site. No external services are contacted.</p>
<h4>Source Code</h4>
<p>The full uncompressed source code for all JavaScript and CSS files is included in the <code>src/</code> directory of this plugin. The build configuration files (<code>Gruntfile.js</code>, <code>Brocfile.js</code>, <code>package.json</code>) are also included.</p>
<p>To build from source:</p>
<ol>
<li>Install <a href="https://nodejs.org/" rel="nofollow ugc">Node.js</a> (v16 or later)</li>
<li>Run <code>npm install</code> to install build dependencies</li>
<li>Run <code>grunt build</code> to compile and minify assets</li>
</ol>
<p>The compiled JavaScript is built from ES6 modules in <code>src/js/</code> using Rollup (via Broccoli). The compiled CSS is built from SCSS files in <code>src/css/</code> using Sass with PostCSS/Autoprefixer.</p>
<p>The full source code is also available on <a href="https://github.com/thedock/thedock-enhanced-rich-text-editor" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub</a>.</p>


TheDock Enhanced Rich Text Editor

Upgrade WordPress to TinyMCE 7 with a modern editing experience, table support, and seamless ACF integration.

pixelgrade

vlad.olaru

George Olaru

<p>With <a href="https://github.com/pixelgrade/pixcodes" rel="nofollow ugc">PixCodes</a> you can have a shortcode insert interface for the WordPress Classic Editor.</p>
<p>PixCodes is intended for Classic Editor and TinyMCE workflows. It does not add a block editor interface.</p>
<p>The awesome part is that you can filter any shortcode parameters or overwrite any shortcode template with your theme.</p>
<p><em>Note:</em> this plugin does not add any style to the output of shortcodes.</p>
<p>We believe that shortcodes functionality should be offered by a plugin and the style should be provided by themes.</p>
<p>Here is a <a href="http://github.com/pixelgrade/pixcodes/blob/master/README.md" rel="nofollow ugc">detailed documentation</a> about how you can configure some plugin settings and output.</p>


PixCodes

PixCodes offers a Classic Editor interface for inserting Pixelgrade shortcodes.

TheDock Enhanced Rich Text Editor vs PixCodes