Add link to markdown syntax on post.php

[chrisdolan]

The patch below adds a "Markdown Syntax" link on the Write page if the Markdown plugin is active. The patch is against the Wordpress 1.5.1.2 svn tag.

--- wp-admin/menu.php   (revision 2657)
+++ wp-admin/menu.php   (working copy)
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 
 $submenu['post.php'][5] = array(__('Write Post'), 1, 'post.php');
 $submenu['post.php'][10] = array(__('Write Page'), 5, 'page-new.php');
+if (isset($MarkdownPHPVersion)) {
+       $submenu['post.php'][15] = array(__('Markdown Syntax'), 1, http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax');
+}
 
 $submenu['edit.php'][5] = array(__('Posts'), 1, 'edit.php');
 $submenu['edit.php'][10] = array(__('Pages'), 5, 'edit-pages.php');

[chrisdolan]

corrected patch

[chrisdolan]

Oops, please ignore the patch in the first comment and consider the attached one. The pasted one omitted a necessary related patch to allow absolute URLs in the admin menus.

-- Chris

[markjaquith]

This is really code specifically for Markdown (which isn't even included in the default WP package anymore). It would be better to have a more general solution. Best option would to have the code in the Markdown plugin itself.

[masquerade]

It should also be noted that the posting interface can be modified by a plugin, so this really isn't the place for it. File up a report with the author of the Markdown plugin.