How To Customize wp_editor In WordPress

In this article, we learn about how to customize wp_editor in WordPress.

Here is the syntax:

wp_editor( $text, $id, $arg );

1. $text(string): Your textarea content.
2. $id(string): Your textarea id.
3. $arg(array): your wp editor settings.

Here is some arg list:

1. wpautop (true | false): If true auto paragraph enable.
2. media_buttons (true | false): If true media button enable.
3. textarea_name (string): Name of your textarea.
4. textarea_rows: Textarea rows.
5. tabindex: tabindex used for the form field.
6. editor_css: add your css using <style> tag.
7. editor_class: add your custom class.
8. teeny (true | false): If true hide minimal editor.
9. tinymce (true | false | array ): If false hide visual editor.
10. quicktags (true | false | array ): If false hide text editor.

Here is some example:

1. Hide visual editor and hide some text editor button.

   $content = 'Your custom text'; 
   $id = 'thecodehubs_bar_id'; 
   $arg = array( 
     'textarea_name' => 'thecodehubs_bar_text', 
     'tinymce' => false, 
     'quicktags' => array( 
       'buttons' => 'strong,em,link,ul' 
     ) 
   );
   wp_editor( $content, $id, $arg );

   Output: 

2. hide some visual editor buttons.

   $content = 'Your custom text'; 
   $id = 'thecodehubs_bar_id'; 
   $arg = array( 
     'textarea_name' => 'thecodehubs_bar_text', 
     'tinymce' => array( 
       'toolbar1'=> 'bold,italic,underline,bullist,numlist,link,unlink,forecolor,undo,redo,', 
       'toolbar2'=> '', 
     ) 
   );
   wp_editor( $content, $id, $arg );

   Output:

3. Hide Media button.

   $content = 'Your custom text';
   $id = 'thecodehubs_bar_id';
   $arg = array(
     'textarea_name' => 'thecodehubs_bar_text',
     'media_buttons' => false,
   );
   wp_editor( $content, $id, $arg );

    

Also, you can create your custom tag in the text editor. For more detail read this article.