This plugin add a syntax highlighted editor to WordPress Post new/edit screen with Emmet (zen coding) engine.
As of April 2026, Post Editor Zen Coding is a WordPress post editor plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 3.6K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.5+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 13 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WP Editor.
This plugin add a syntax highlighted editor to WordPress Post new/edit screen with Emmet (zen coding) engine. which takes something like ul.nav>li.nav-item$*4>a and turn it to :
<ul class="nav">
<li class="nav-item1"><a href=""></a></li>
<li class="nav-item2"><a href=""></a></li>
<li class="nav-item3"><a href=""></a></li>
<li class="nav-item4"><a href=""></a></li>
</ul>
| WordPress | 3.5+ requiredTested up to 3.5.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
0.2
Fixed JS errors.
swichted to jquery dialog for help.
js code was restructured as OOP.
added jQuery UI CSS.
0.1
initial release.
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