If you ever edited WordPress theme with build in theme editor you probably know how uncomfortable it is. Default theme editor not only do not have syntax highlighting but also (and i think it is even worse) every time you save file textarea scrolls to the top, so when you need to make further changes in file you need to again find lines which you were editing.
This were two main reasons why i decided to create Theme Toolkit, my idea was to create theme editor which would:
- built in syntax highlighting (HTML, CSS, PHP)
- line numbering
- quick save with (ctrl+s) shortcut
- resizable editor window
Two first goals were achived with a help of CodePress, online real time syntax editor, (however i had to make some changes to make it feet my needs 
). The rest i implemented by myself.
As for now editor is 100% compatibile with FireFox 3.0, 95% compatibile with IE and was not tested with Safari and Opera. I also tested it with WordPress 2.6 and 2.5 so plugin should work correctly with them
Installation
- Upload ‘theme-toolkit’ directory to ‘wp-content/plugins’ directory
- Activate
To run Theme Toolkit go to: Design -> Theme Toolkit.
ScreenShots
1. CSS highlighting
2. Hidden theme files, php and html code highlighting
Download
To Do
Next feature i want to implement is code completion for wordpress templates tags, but this will be added somewhere in the future.
If you have some ideas that you would like to be implemented, or just want to tell me that this plugin sucks , please post in comments.
32 Comments on "WordPress Theme Toolkit Plugin"
How old is this article? I might consider putting a posted date or something on this page
Do you need any other plugins to edit themes in wordpress? Does this work on the hosted wordpress blogs, or must you have your own install? I am new to wordpress plugins and have found your articles very helpful. Thanks!
First of all, welcome to my blog and thanks for comment Mike.
Post is about a week or two old, i deleted dates because they did not fit to my design however you can find dates in main page.
This is the only plugin you will need to edit theme, just upload it to your plugin directory, activate and you are good to go, but actually you do not need any plugins to edit theme, you can use builtin theme editor.
I do not have wordpress.com blog so i a cannot really tell, however if you can install plugins there and edit themes with “normal” theme editor, then my plugin should work just fine.
I hope i answered all your questions, if not feel free to ask again.
This is an extremely useful plugin.
Thank you,
Pablo
Greg,
This plug-in anything but sucks. I give it an A+.
Development Suggestion:
To have the ability to edit theme files in an interface similar to the post editor would be perfect, especially if full-screen were possible.
Thanks again,
Pablo
Hi Pablo,
Thanks for your suggestions, i will implement them in next version of this plugin.
I am not sure when will be it, i guess one or two months.
Hi Greg!
An Absolute awesome plugin. You just gave me what I wanted for a very long time. Your plugin actually gives the wordpress theme editor a meaning. Won’t it be nice if we have it in the core of the wordpress code…!
Extremely good idea, keep on developing this gem!
Thanks Vladimir, i will definitely work on it.
I found your page pretty randomly on google and installed the plugin. I’ve haven’t had a chance to use it a lot yet, but it looks awesome. So I wanted to say great job. I’ll definitely keep an eye out for the next version.
Fantabulous
The old theme editor is quite a problem to work with.. i used to edit with notepad++ and then copy/paste it. Now atleast i can do it online 
code completion for wordpress templates tags wud be cool, but still, something is better than nothing
great. thanks for a plugin. it will definitely make us easy edit our wordpress themes. great job. create other useful plugins too, i’ll keep a vulture eye on it.
@ghostpray you can expect new version of this plugin soon enough. Also i have idea for another useful plugin for wordpress.
@c0d3r thsnks for the comment, this is why i created this plugin in the first place. Working with the old editor was such a pain in the … you know where
thanks man ! 1.000.000 thanks !
this is an awesome plugin. i was looking for it !
Great plugin! Thanks
It is possible to make this plugin able to edit javascript (.js) ?
This could be a killer feature for me.
Thanks @napcok. Yes it is possible to make it edit JavaScript files, in fact that is a great idea, i think i will add it in the next release.
Well actually i promised new realease soon, but i still do not have much time to work on it.
So to speed things up. Theme toolkit version 0.2 will be realeased on 10th November 2008. There i said it, so there is no turning back now
Greg, the link to CodePress does not work anymore.
Thanks for noticing Jennifer – link updated.
Hi Greg,
I hope you are well.
How are you getting on with your WordPress Editors ToolKit? I am a newbie and keen to make some simple changes (Font, colour, header styles) but can’t find an easy visual way to see what I am doing. Even choosing colours is difficult because they’re all numbers!
Any help, input gratefully received.
Yours
Dom
Hi Dom, unfortunately i currently work on three projects + i have a day job so any work on WP Theme Toolkit is suspended until … well just suspended, however you can use current version it should work just fine with with the newest WP.
Awesome plugin. You’re my new hero.
Two requests: Auto indenting when you hit enter and the ability to change the tab size would be even more awesome!
Thanks Chris, but the real heroes are the guys who created CodePress i just ported it to WP.
Well i will have some time to work on this plugin i will take your suggestions into account.
Hey, I’ve been trying to find the solution with this plugin for the 2.8.2 upgrade… Any suggestions. The plugin isn’t working so far.
Christian, unfortuantely this plugin is no longer maintained, mainly because WordPress 2.8+ has similar functionality built in.
Well, at least we know WordPress is incorporating ideas from plugin developers.
Thanks for the wonderful plugin.
Greg, if you need any help I can be some of use, being an experienced programmer.
Let’s make this plugin stable and atleast version 1.00
Hurry up man! We are all waiting for this. Actually this facilities should have built in Word Press.
Happy that I found your website, great info. I will certainly bookmark and try to visit more frequently.
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hi, i can’t download the zip file! 404 not exist
is working with actual wp release 292??
thanks for your work.. hope make it work!
I don’t know if it still works i haven’t maintained this plugin for about few years now, however WordPress 2.9.2 has the same functionality built in so you don’t need a plugin for that.
Hi and thanks for a great plugin. It does not seem to work with wp multisite however. Do you plan to continue development on this?
Should have read all the comments before posting. I see that you are no longer maintaining the plugin because wp 2.8 has similar functionality built in. Thanx.