Questions tagged [simplemde]

SimpleMDE is a JavaScript based visual Markdown editor that makes it easy for anyone to write Markdown, no matter their level of tech-savviness. Use this tag for questions regarding the usage of SimpleMDE and its integration into web applications.

SimpleMDE (which is short for "Simple Markdown Editor") is a powerful, yet delightfully user friendly Markdown editor designed for web applications. The WYSIWYG-esque interface allows users who may be less experienced with Markdown to use familiar toolbar buttons and shortcuts. At the same time, writing Markdown becomes even more convenient for highly experienced users.

SimpleMDE is JavaScript based and designed to be a drop-in textarea replacement. It has been released under the MIT License.

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How to add a custom Markdown function to SimpleMDE?

Currently using this Markdown WYSIWYG editor. I needed to extend Markdown with one function (!!text!! to create red text) and have successfully done so on the server side, but as one who struggles with JavaScript, I'm having difficulty doing the…
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SimpleMDE: How to set Html preview to open anchor tag in a new tab?

I am using SimpleMDE editor (version 1.10.1). Is there a way to set Html preview to open anchor tag in a new tab with default previewRender which right now opens link in same tab. Reference image: To my knowledge these are ways to achieve this -…
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How to resize SimpleMDE textarea size?

I use SimpleMDE on my website for simplifying the usage of