Formatting Extender

A lightweight WordPress plugin that extends the Block Editor formatting toolbar with inline controls like badges and highlights.

Features

• Badge — uppercase badge with colored background
• Highlight — yellow highlight behind text
• No configuration required
• Lightweight — only loads assets in the block editor

Installation

1. Upload the plugin folder to /wp-content/plugins/ or install through the WordPress plugins screen
2. Activate through the Plugins screen
3. Select text in the Block Editor and use the toolbar dropdown for new formatting options

Development

npm install
npm run start    # Watch mode for development
npm run build    # Production build
./build.sh       # Create distribution ZIP

Releasing

1. Update version in formatting-extender.php, package.json, and README.txt
2. Run npm run build
3. Create a GitHub release with a tag matching the version (e.g., 2.0.0 or v2.0.0)
4. The release workflow automatically builds the ZIP and deploys to WordPress.org

License

GPL-2.0+ — see LICENSE.txt