WYSIWYG cross domain editor

Discussion in 'HTML & Website Design' started by amc871, Mar 18, 2015.

  1. #1
    Looking for a wysiwyg editor to help me edit wordpress themes to create sketches. I occasionally buy themes online, but the problem is, I do not want to invest in any theme that my customers havent accepted yet. So, I need a way to edit the theme before I choose to buy it.

    The only way I know of would be a wysiwyg editor. Is there any out there that can accomplish this?

    This is how I would like it to work. A url for a theme is collected. The url is sent to the editor, looking exactly as the demo. The tool have buttons like other wysiwyg's, were I can change text and images directly. Then save the page as a screen capture, this is not the big problem. The content area must be 100% so the whole page is visible for editing. I do not know what kind of technology is avaliable. Perhaps a tool that uses an Iframe, but has cross domain access? I do know about this restriction. Thanks!
     
    amc871, Mar 18, 2015 IP
  2. COBOLdinosaur

    COBOLdinosaur Active Member

    Messages:
    515
    Likes Received:
    123
    Best Answers:
    11
    Trophy Points:
    95
    #2
    You would need to bypass the built in security that prevents cross-domain scripting because in the past it was an attack vector that destroyed a lot of sites. You could probably develop something in c or java to try and hack around the restriction, but if I was running the targeted system your IP would be blocked about 15 seconds after you tried to manipulate the code.

    What you are looking for is a way to test drive a car without the owners permission. If you buy themes and use them for clients, you should be able to work out a relationship with theme sellers that allows you to do samples for your clients.
     
    COBOLdinosaur, Mar 18, 2015 IP
    kk5st likes this.
  3. deathshadow

    deathshadow Acclaimed Member

    Messages:
    9,732
    Likes Received:
    1,999
    Best Answers:
    253
    Trophy Points:
    515
    #3
    Given that WYSIWYG editors by their very nature piss on websites from orbit, and that shoe-horning a client's content into an off the shelf template is some of the most idiotic mouth-breathingly dumbass BS on the web...

    It might be time given the rest of your question to man-up, put on the big boy pants, and learn how to write HTML and CSS, while taking some time to learn about accessibility from things like the WCAG -- instead of dicking around trying to steal other people's work and in general have a workflow that's completely back-assward from what's actually important in building a website:

    Delivering the site owner's content to the site's visitors.

    Sorry, but off the shelf templates are one of the biggest nube predating scams out there, and the sooner you get away from that idiocy the better; no matter how many sleazeball **** at snake oil doctor whorehouses like ThemeForest or TemplateMonster will try to tell you otherwise.
     
    deathshadow, Mar 19, 2015 IP