Customizing the Listing Description Editor

The Listing Description field uses TinyMCE editor on the front-end submission form. By default, it includes basic formatting options, but you can extend it with additional buttons and features using the submit_listing_form_wp_editor_args filter.

Adding Custom Buttons

Add this code to your child theme’s functions.php file:

add_filter( 'submit_listing_form_wp_editor_args', 'my_full_featured_editor' );
function my_full_featured_editor( $args ) {
    $args['tinymce']['plugins'] = 'lists,paste,tabfocus,wplink,wordpress,textcolor,colorpicker,hr,charmap,table,anchor,code';
    $args['tinymce']['toolbar1'] = 'formatselect,bold,italic,underline,strikethrough,|,forecolor,backcolor,|,bullist,numlist,|,link,unlink,|,undo,redo';
    $args['tinymce']['toolbar2'] = 'alignleft,aligncenter,alignright,|,outdent,indent,|,table,|,hr,charmap,|,removeformat,code';
    $args['media_buttons'] = true;
    return $args;
}

The plugins parameter loads required TinyMCE plugins, while toolbar1 and toolbar2 define which buttons appear in each row. Use | as a separator between button groups. Setting media_buttons to true enables the Add Media button for uploading images.

Available Buttons Reference

Text Formatting: bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, formatselect, styleselect, forecolor, backcolor, removeformat

Lists & Alignment: bullist, numlist, alignleft, aligncenter, alignright, alignjustify, outdent, indent

Insert Elements: link, unlink, hr, charmap, anchor, image, media

Advanced: table, code, subscript, superscript, cut, copy, paste, undo, redo