WordPress Blog Collaborative Annotated Email Tutorial

WordPress Blog Collaborative Annotated Email Tutorial

WordPress Blog Collaborative Annotated Email Tutorial

Further to WordPress Plugin Primer Tutorial of recent times, we’re adding to that “highlighting of blog text” (dynamic menu) the options …

  • Email (that highlighted text) via the email client application via a “mailto:” “a” link
  • SMS (that highlighted text) via the email client application via a “sms:” “a” link
  • Annotated Email of the highlighted text converted to mark (marked up) text, accumulated onto for the whole WordPress blog session,and emailed off via PHP’s mail function, as an HTML email attachment (downloaded at the emailee end)

… and we think the last of these has good scope for collaborative thoughts and usages. Want to try it out? You’re here, ready. Just highlight some text to get started.

Into the WordPress (changed PHP rjmprogramming-multi-lookup.php) plugin or header.php the changed (header.php) code involves new Javascript (that dynamically creates HTML) as per …


var mpn='', eod='', aec='', withindiv=false;

function emaileeis(inideais) {
var presm='', postsm='';
if (inideais.indexOf(':') != -1) {
presm=inideais.split(':')[0] + ':';
postsm=inideais.replace(presm,'');
} else if (inideais.indexOf('?to=') != -1) {
presm=inideais.split('?to=')[0] + '?to=';
if (inideais.indexOf('&') != -1) {
postsm=inideais.replace(presm,'').replace(inideais.split('?to=')[1].split('&')[0],'');
}
} else if (inideais.indexOf('&') != -1) {
presm=inideais.split('&')[0] + '&';
postsm=inideais.replace(presm,'');
} else {
presm=inideais.split('?')[0];
postsm=inideais.replace(presm,'');
}
if (eod == '') {
if (inideais.indexOf('?to=') != -1) {
eod=inideais.split('?to=')[1].split('&')[0];
}
eod=prompt('Enter email address', eod);
if (eod == null) {
eod='';
}
}
return presm + encodeURIComponent(eod) + postsm;
}


function smsee(inideais) {
var presm='', postsm='';
if (inideais.indexOf(':') != -1) {
presm=inideais.split(':')[0] + ':';
}
if (inideais.indexOf('&') != -1) {
postsm='&' + inideais.split('&')[1];
}
if (mpn == '') {
if (inideais.indexOf(':') != -1) {
mpn=inideais.split(':')[1].split('&')[0];
}
mpn=prompt('Enter phone number for SMS (or Cancel to do it at the Messager app', mpn);
if (mpn == null) {
mpn='';
}
}
return presm + mpn + postsm;
}


function lookforhighlight() {
var usualdelay=2000, oRange=null, oRect=null, s_top='0px', s_left='5px', opis='', fourhundred=300, isfx='0', otit='';
if (hight == ' ') {
setTimeout(lfhlater, 5000);
hight='';
xcbackc=cookieHHVal('linktoothers');
if (xcbackc != '') {
oharr=xcbackc.split('|');
}
}
setTimeout(lookforhighlight, usualdelay);
if (withindiv) { return; }
var xsel=window.getSelection().toString();
if (xsel.length == 0) {
try {
xsel=document.selection.createRange().htmlText;
xsel=xsel.replace(String.fromCharCode(10),' ').replace(String.fromCharCode(10),' ').replace(String.fromCharCode(10),' ').replace(String.fromCharCode(10),' ');
xsel=xsel.replace(String.fromCharCode(13),' ').replace(String.fromCharCode(13),' ').replace(String.fromCharCode(13),' ').replace(String.fromCharCode(13),' ');
} catch(ertw) {
xsel='';
}
} else {
xsel=xsel.replace(String.fromCharCode(10),' ').replace(String.fromCharCode(10),' ').replace(String.fromCharCode(10),' ').replace(String.fromCharCode(10),' ');
xsel=xsel.replace(String.fromCharCode(13),' ').replace(String.fromCharCode(13),' ').replace(String.fromCharCode(13),' ').replace(String.fromCharCode(13),' ');
if (xsel != hight && xsel != '') {
oRange = window.getSelection().getRangeAt(0); //get the text range
oRect = oRange.getBoundingClientRect();
s_top = ('' + oRect.top).replace('px','') + 'px';
s_left = ('' + oRect.left).replace('px','') + 'px';
if (s_top != '0px') {
fourhundred=eval('' + s_top.replace('px',''));
s_top='0px';
var dse='', dde='';
if (document.scrollingElement) {
if (document.scrollingElement.scrollTop) {
dse=('' + document.scrollingElement.scrollTop);
}
}
if (document.documentElement) {
if (document.documentElement.scrollTop) {
dde=('' + document.documentElement.scrollTop);
}
}
if (dse != '') {
fourhundred+=eval('' + dse.replace('px',''));
isfx='0';
} else if (dde != '') {
fourhundred+=eval('' + dde.replace('px',''));
isfx='0';
} else if (('' + window.scrollY) != '') {
fourhundred+=eval('' + ('' + window.scrollY).replace('px',''));
isfx='0';
} else if (('' + window.pageYOffset) != '') {
fourhundred+=eval('' + ('' + window.pageYOffset).replace('px',''));
isfx='0';
} else {
isfx=('' + document.body.scrollTop).replace('px','');
if (isfx.replace('0','') == '') {
isfx=('' + document.scrollingElement.scrollTop).replace('px','');
if (isfx.replace('0','') == '') {
isfx=('' + window.scrollY).replace('px','');
if (isfx.replace('0','') == '') {
isfx=('' + window.pageYOffset).replace('px','');
}
}
}
}
fourhundred+=100;
}
}
}
if (xsel != hight && xsel != '') {
hight=xsel;
if (s_top == '0px') { s_top = ('' + eval(fourhundred + eval('' + isfx))) + 'px'; }
if (aec == '') {
aec=' 📧 <div id=daec contenteditable=true onblur="withindiv=false;" onclick="withindiv=true; event.stopPropagation();">  </div>';
} else if (document.getElementById('daec') && document.getElementById('b_hfloater_annotated_email')) {
aec=document.getElementById('b_hfloater_annotated_email').innerHTML;
}
if (aec.indexOf('<mark>' + hight + '</mark>') == -1) {
if ((' ' + aec).slice(-14).substring(0,1).replace('?','.').replace('!','.') == '.') {
aec=aec.replace('</div>', '   <mark>' + hight + '</mark></div>');
} else {
aec=aec.replace('</div>', ' <mark>' + hight + '</mark></div>');
}
}

if (document.getElementById('hfloater')) {
if (document.getElementById('hfloater').innerHTML == '') {
document.getElementById('hfloater').style.position='absolute';
document.getElementById('hfloater').style.top=s_top;
document.getElementById('hfloater').style.left=s_left;
document.getElementById('hfloater').style.zIndex='87';
document.getElementById('hfloater').style.backgroundColor='rgba(255,165,0,0.9)';
document.getElementById('hfloater').style.border='1px solid purple';
document.getElementById('hfloater').style.padding='2px 2px 2px 2px';
document.getElementById('hfloater').style.display='block';
document.getElementById('hfloater').innerHTML='<b>Wikipedia <a class="hlclass" style="inline-block;" href="//wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page" title="//wikipedia.org/wiki/" target=_blank onmouseover="this.href=this.title + hight.replace(/\ /g,' + "'_'" + ');" ontouchstart="this.href=this.title + hight.replace(/\ /g,' + "'_'" + ');" id=b_hfloater_wikipedia>' + hight + '</a></b><br>';
document.getElementById('hfloater').innerHTML+='<b>Google Translate <a class="hlclass" style="inline-block;" href="//translate.google.com" title="//translate.google.com/#view=home&op=translate&sl=auto&tl=en&text=" target=_blank onmouseover="this.href=this.title + encodeURIComponent(hight);" ontouchstart="this.href=this.title + encodeURIComponent(hight);" id=b_hfloater_google_translate>' + hight + '</a></b><br>';
document.getElementById('hfloater').innerHTML+='<b>Free Dictionary <a class="hlclass" style="inline-block;" href="//www.thefreedictionary.com/" title="//www.thefreedictionary.com/" target=_blank onmouseover="this.href=this.title + hight.replace(/\ /g,' + "'+'" + ');" ontouchstart="this.href=this.title + hight.replace(/\ /g,' + "'+'" + ');" id=b_hfloater_free_dictionary>' + hight + '</a></b><br>';
document.getElementById('hfloater').innerHTML+='<b>Google Search <a class="hlclass" style="inline-block;" href="//www.google.com/" title="//www.google.com/search?q=" target=_blank onmouseover="this.href=this.title + hight.replace(/\ /g,' + "'+'" + ');" ontouchstart="this.href=this.title + hight.replace(/\ /g,' + "'+'" + ');" id=b_hfloater_google_search>' + hight + '</a></b><br>';
document.getElementById('hfloater').innerHTML+='<b>Tag Search <a class="hlclass" style="inline-block;" href="//www.rjmprogramming.com.au/ITblog/" title="//www.rjmprogramming.com.au/ITblog/tag/" target=_blank onmouseover="this.href=this.title + hight.replace(/\ /g,' + "'-'" + ');" ontouchstart="this.href=this.title + hight.replace(/\ /g,' + "'-'" + ');" id=b_hfloater_tag_search>' + hight + '</a></b><br>';
document.getElementById('hfloater').innerHTML+='<b>Category Search <a class="hlclass" style="inline-block;" href="//www.rjmprogramming.com.au/ITblog/" title="//www.rjmprogramming.com.au/ITblog/category/" target=_blank onmouseover="this.href=this.title + hight.replace(/\ /g,' + "'-'" + ');" ontouchstart="this.href=this.title + hight.replace(/\ /g,' + "'-'" + ');" id=b_hfloater_category_search>' + hight + '</a></b><br>';
document.getElementById('hfloater').innerHTML+='<b>Tag First Word Search <a class="hlclass" style="inline-block;" href="//www.rjmprogramming.com.au/ITblog/" title="//www.rjmprogramming.com.au/ITblog/tag/" target=_blank onmouseover="this.href=this.title + hight.replace(/\ /g,' + "'-'" + ').replace(' + "'-','/?wopenall='" + ');" ontouchstart="this.href=this.title + hight.replace(/\ /g,' + "'-'" + ').replace(' + "'-','/?wopenall='" + ');" id=b_hfloater_tag_first_word_search>' + hight + '</a></b><br>';
document.getElementById('hfloater').innerHTML+='<b>Posting Title Search <a class="hlclass" style="inline-block;" href="//www.rjmprogramming.com.au/itblog/match/mapper.php" title="//www.rjmprogramming.com.au/itblog/match/mapper.php?pm=" target=_blank onmouseover="this.href=this.title + encodeURIComponent(hight);" ontouchstart="this.href=this.title + encodeURIComponent(hight);" id=b_hfloater_posting_title_search>' + hight + '</a></b><br>';

document.getElementById('hfloater').innerHTML+='<b>Email <a class="hlclass" style="inline-block;" href="mailto:?subject=Re%3a%20' + encodeURIComponent(thetwords) + '%20%28' + encodeURIComponent(document.URL) + '%29&body=" title="mailto:?subject=Re%3a%20' + encodeURIComponent(thetwords) + '%20%28%20' + encodeURIComponent(document.URL) + '%20%29&body=" target=_blank onmouseover="this.href=emaileeis(this.title) + encodeURIComponent(hight);" ontouchstart="this.href=emaileeis(this.title) + encodeURIComponent(hight);" id=b_hfloater_email>' + hight + '</a></b><br>';
document.getElementById('hfloater').innerHTML+='<b>Annotated Email <a class="hlclass" style="inline-block;" href="//www.rjmprogramming.com.au/HTMLCSS/emailhtml.php?to=&subject=Re%3a%20' + encodeURIComponent(thetwords) + '%20%28' + encodeURIComponent(document.URL) + '%29&body=" title="//www.rjmprogramming.com.au/HTMLCSS/emailhtml.php?to=&subject=Re%3a%20' + encodeURIComponent(thetwords) + '%20%28%20' + encodeURIComponent(document.URL) + '%20%29&body=" target=aeciframe onmouseover="this.href=emaileeis(this.title) + encodeURIComponent(this.innerHTML.substring(this.innerHTML.indexOf(String.fromCharCode(60))));" ontouchstart="this.href=emaileeis(this.title) + encodeURIComponent(this.innerHTML.substring(this.innerHTML.indexOf(String.fromCharCode(60))));" id=b_hfloater_annotated_email>' + aec + '</a></b><iframe name=aeciframe style=display:none; src=#></iframe><br>'; document.getElementById('hfloater').innerHTML+='<b>SMS <a class="hlclass" style="inline-block;" href="sms:&body=" title="sms:&body=" target=_blank onmouseover="this.href=smsee(this.title) + encodeURIComponent(hight);" ontouchstart="this.href=smsee(this.title) + encodeURIComponent(hight);" id=b_hfloater_sms>' + hight + '</a></b><br>';

document.getElementById('hfloater').innerHTML+='<b>Navigate to Link About <a class="hlclass" style="inline-block;text-decoration:underline;cursor:pointer;" title=" " onclick="thisasearch(this.innerHTML,this);" onmouseover="thisasearch(this.innerHTML,this);" ontouchstart="thisasearch(this.innerHTML,this);" id=b_hfloater_posting_a_search>' + hight + '</a></b><br>';
document.getElementById('hfloater').innerHTML+='<b>Display/Copy Link About <a class="hlclass" style="inline-block;text-decoration:underline;cursor:pointer;" title=" " onclick="thisacopysearch(this.innerHTML,this);" onmouseover="thisacopysearch(this.innerHTML,this);" ontouchstart="thisacopysearch(this.innerHTML,this);" id=b_hfloater_posting_a_copy_search>' + hight + '</a></b><br>';
if (oharr.length >= 1) {
for (var ioharr=0; ioharr<oharr.length; ioharr++) {
otit='Other Link ' + eval(1 + ioharr);
if (oharr[ioharr].indexOf('#') != -1) {
otit=oharr[ioharr].split('#')[1].trim();
}
if (oharr[ioharr].split('#')[1].indexOf(' ') == 0) {
opis=hight.replace(/\ /g,' + \"'-'\" + ');
document.getElementById('hfloater').innerHTML+='<b>' + otit + ' <a style=\"inline-block;\" href=\"' + oharr[ioharr].split('#')[0].trim() + '\" title=\"' + oharr[ioharr].split('#')[0].trim() + '\" target=_blank onmouseover=\"this.href=this.title + hhopis(String.fromCharCode(45));\" ontouchstart=\"this.href=this.title + hhopis(String.fromCharCode(45));\" id=b_hfloater_' + xcookcnt + '>' + hight + '</a></b><br>';
} else if (oharr[ioharr].split('#')[1].indexOf(' ') == 0) {
opis=hight.replace(/\ /g,' + \"'+'\" + ');
document.getElementById('hfloater').innerHTML+='<b>' + otit + ' <a style=\"inline-block;\" href=\"' + oharr[ioharr].split('#')[0].trim() + '\" title=\"' + oharr[ioharr].split('#')[0].trim() + '\" target=_blank onmouseover=\"this.href=this.title + hhopis(String.fromCharCode(43));\" ontouchstart=\"this.href=this.title + hhopis(String.fromCharCode(43));\" id=b_hfloater_' + xcookcnt + '>' + hight + '</a></b><br>';
} else {
document.getElementById('hfloater').innerHTML+='<b>' + otit + ' <a style=\"inline-block;\" href=\"' + oharr[ioharr].split('#')[0].trim() + '\" title=\"' + oharr[ioharr].split('#')[0].trim() + '\" target=_blank onmouseover=\"this.href=this.title + encodeURIComponent(hight);\" ontouchstart=\"this.href=this.title + encodeURIComponent(hight);\" id=b_hfloater_' + xcookcnt + '>' + hight + '</a></b><br>';
}
xcookcnt++;
}
}
document.getElementById('hfloater').innerHTML+='<b><input title=\"Add your own into HTTP Cookies\" type=button onclick=cookiePutHHVal(xcookblank); value=+></input> <input title=\"Remove all HTTP Cookie URLs\" type=button onclick=cookiePutHHVal(xcookblank.trim()); value=-></input></b><br>';
} else {
document.getElementById('b_hfloater_wikipedia').innerHTML=hight;
document.getElementById('b_hfloater_google_translate').innerHTML=hight;
document.getElementById('b_hfloater_free_dictionary').innerHTML=hight;
document.getElementById('b_hfloater_google_search').innerHTML=hight;
document.getElementById('b_hfloater_tag_search').innerHTML=hight;
document.getElementById('b_hfloater_category_search').innerHTML=hight;
document.getElementById('b_hfloater_tag_first_word_search').innerHTML=hight;
document.getElementById('b_hfloater_posting_title_search').innerHTML=hight;


document.getElementById('b_hfloater_email').innerHTML=hight;
document.getElementById('b_hfloater_annotated_email').innerHTML=aec;
document.getElementById('b_hfloater_sms').innerHTML=hight;

document.getElementById('b_hfloater_posting_a_search').innerHTML=hight;
document.getElementById('b_hfloater_posting_a_copy_search').innerHTML=hight;

if (xcookcnt > 0) {
for (var icook=0; icook<xcookcnt; icook++) {
document.getElementById('b_hfloater_' + icook).innerHTML=hight;
}
}
document.getElementById('hfloater').style.top=s_top;
document.getElementById('hfloater').style.left=s_left;
document.getElementById('hfloater').style.display='block';
}
}
} else if (xsel == '') {
if (document.getElementById('hfloater')) {
document.getElementById('hfloater').style.display='none';
}
hight='';
}
}


Previous relevant WordPress Plugin Primer Tutorial is shown below.

WordPress Plugin Primer Tutorial

WordPress Plugin Primer Tutorial

Normally we make changes to this TwentyTen themed WordPress blog by changing that theme’s wp-content/themes/twentyten/header.php file. But today we show you how to write the PHP code needed to write a WordPress.org admin login plugin to create a hyperlink to a Wikipedia page regarding any text you have highlighted on your WordPress admin area webpage.

We thank …

… and we think you should read …

For us, with our very simple rjmprogramming-wikipedia-lookup.php plugin, we only needed the one piece of PHP to sit in the current WordPress wp-content/plugins directory, and then immediately be accessible to the WordPress blog admin area’s Plugins -> Activate option …


<?php
/**
* @package Rjmprogramming_Wikipedia_Lookup
* @version 1.6
*/
/*
Plugin Name: Rjmprogramming Wikipedia Lookup
Description: Float a Wikipedia lookup link for highlighted text of an admin webpage.
Author: Robert James Metcalfe
Version: 1.6
Author URI: //www.rjmprogramming.com.au/
*/

// This creates the Wikipedia lookup hyperlink
function rjmprogramming_wikipedia_lookup() {
$wikipedia_page = "Wikipedia Main Page";
echo '<a target="_blank" title="Wikipedia lookup of ..." onmouseover="var xsel=' .
"''" . '; xsel=window.getSelection().toString(); if (xsel.length == 0) {' .
' xsel=document.selection.createRange().htmlText;' .
' } if (xsel.length != 0) { this.innerHTML=xsel; this.href=' . "'" . '//wikipedia.org/wiki/' .
"'" . ' + xsel.replace(/\ /g,' . "'" . '_' . "'" . '); } " ontouchstart="var xsel=' .
'; xsel=window.getSelection().toString(); if (xsel.length == 0) {' .
' xsel=document.selection.createRange().htmlText; }' .
' if (xsel.length != 0) { this.innerHTML=xsel; this.href=' . "'" . '//wikipedia.org/wiki/' . "'" .
' + xsel.replace(/\ /g,' . "'" . '_' . "'" . '); } " id="rjmprogramming_wikipedia_lookup"' .
' href="//wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page">' . $wikipedia_page . '</a>';
}

// Now we set that function up to execute when the admin_notices action is called
add_action( 'admin_notices', 'rjmprogramming_wikipedia_lookup' );

// We need some CSS to position the hyperlink
function rjmprogramming_wikipedia_css() {
// This makes sure that the positioning is also good for right-to-left languages
$x = is_rtl() ? 'left' : 'right';

echo "
<style type='text/css'>
#rjmprogramming_wikipedia_lookup {
float: $x;
padding-$x: 15px;
padding-top: 5px;
margin: 0;
font-size: 11px;
}
</style>
";
}

add_action( 'admin_footer', 'rjmprogramming_wikipedia_css' );

?>

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