Code button in visual editor with syntax option

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  nogizaka · Member · Mar 30, 2014 at 3:16 pm

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  I truly love wordpress.com and the team that made it all possible.
  I am making a game development blog but I have a hard time pasting my code.

  I know there’s a short code available but it takes way too much time to type them out. Especially because I break down my codes when I’m explaining it.

  Why won’t wordpress implement a shortcode button in its visual editor? I don’t see any harm in doing so.
  [code language="javascript"] [/code]
  works better than
  <code> </code>
  or may I suggest adding “Show advance buttons” in “Screen options” tab?

  Please answer me. I love to use my blog but I get discourage to write snippets because it becomes a tedious task to manually put short codes.

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  timethief · Member · Mar 30, 2014 at 3:59 pm

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  All blogger posted JavaScript is stripped for security reasons as this is a multiuser blogging platform and one instance of bad code could bring down many blogs. http://en.support.wordpress.com/code/#javascript In case you are unclear about the threat JavaScript presents on a multiuser platform like this one read this http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2007/10/08/why-javascript-is-a-security-risk/

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  timethief · Member · Mar 30, 2014 at 4:01 pm

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  I don`t comprehend why you find typing shortcodes to be tedious. I find it to be very easy and quick to use them http://en.support.wordpress.com/shortcodes/

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  nogizaka · Member · Mar 30, 2014 at 4:03 pm

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  Like I’ve said, I break down the codes into tiny parts and explain them, typing a lot of [code language="javascript"] [/code] for every code I write is takes much time. I could be lazy like using <code> </code> but [code language="javascript"] [/code] a lot better and looks a lot better. Have you tried it? I suggest you should.
  Also I’m not trying to put javascript to run on my blog, but I post source codes. There’s a difference.

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  nogizaka · Member · Mar 30, 2014 at 4:06 pm

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  Shortcodes are great, but I really do want the wordpress team to implement a button for the sourcecode short code, if not I suggest implement an advance button option in the screen option. I understand they are making the visual editor to be idiot friendly but what about advance users?