As per this post, I want to build an extension that adds Textile as one of the Default Format options when creating new custom fields. Derek said publish_admin_edit_field_format would be the hook to use, but the thing is, I’m a PHP idiot and I need someone to give me a bit more direction. In other words, how would I use publish_admin_edit_field_format to somehow add Textile as one of the drop down options? I’d appreciate any help on this. Speak slowly.

Greetings!

I would recommend starting out with the Developer Docs for Extension Development.

This will give you a solid foundation of what goes into an extension. Once you have a good understanding of what an extension is all about, check out the publish_admin_edit_field_format hook notes.

You could then reference other extensions on how to interface with the passed values from the hook, and get a better understanding of what to do with them.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask!

Hi

You’d probably have to preg_replace the formatting options part with your code and add the Textile option there, something like this is what comes to my mind when thinking of this.

Unfortunately preg_replacing, damn I hate that

Try looking at another extension that does similar things. LG TinyMCE would be nearly identical to what you need as it converts text boxes to a different custom field type.

http://leevigraham.com/cms-customisation/expressionengine/lg-tinymce/

Thanks for all the tips! I’ve been out of the country, but I’ll check them out once the jet lag passes.

Well, I’m sticking to HTML/CSS—PHP is no friend of mine. It would also be great if the developer docs had examples for the benefit of noobs like me. [edit: I mean examples for the hooks.]

Anyone else care to take this on? Surely other people get tired of the create field → save field → edit field → edit list → add textile → update field workflow? I don’t expect anything for free—time is money (which is why I want the extension). PM me or reply here if interested.