Merge the functionality into the "Insert/edit link" editor and name it "insert/edit linked content" editor

[jpluimers]

I gave the Press-This functionality another thought and came to this idea:

integrate the title/content retrieval logic into the "Insert/edit link" editor and name it "insert/edit linked content" editorf?

My idea is that there you can paste a URL, then based on it insert this in your post:

• Title
• Abstract
• Images

For me it would boost my WordPress productivity a lot as many of my posts summarises other on-line content posts and relates them together.

[kraftbj]

That would be really slick. Great idea.

[dshanske]

Should this be in Core as opposed to Press This? I know I suggested that the parsing code be split out into a Core library and used to enhance things like embeds.

[jpluimers]

@dshanske my first thought would be "of course".

But then I realised I know nothing about release and integration mechanisms behind WordPress.

If core gets released often, then I'd say "yes, core!", so others like "Insert/edit link" editor can benefit from it.

If core gets hardly released, but Press-This more often, then I'd say "Press-This", then decide what next steps to take.

Probably the answer is somewhere in the middle, so this might be a much more viable set of steps:

1. building it in "Press-This",
2. step by step refactor it so it can called as an API
3. copy the API to core, then wait for a release
4. adopt "Press-This" to use the API in core
5. drop the API from "Press-This"

Parallel to steps 4. and further, the "Insert/edit link" editor can be modified to call the API.

[kraftbj]

I think this can be developed and tried out in PT and ported over to Core if it works well, much like @jpluimers mentions.

At the same time, PT can work on a Gutenberg block for it so the eventual new editor would benefit.

[dshanske]

kraftbj, would you want me to do a PR for Parse This? My fork? It is based on the Press This code.

[kraftbj]

@dshanske If you're game, I'm cool with having it in Press This proper as to make this plugin a solid place for all types of "Pressing".

[jpluimers]

@kraftbj what's a "Gutenberg block" apart from the technology Gutenberg used to press books?

[dshanske]

@jpluimers Gutenberg is the new editor for WordPress, probably going into 5.0. It is block based. So content will be divided into block elements. You can install a demo as a plugin on your site if you want to try it.