ed.execCommand('mceInsertContent', false, '[gview file="'+m[1]+'"]');

How could this be done?

Seeing your response, going to the pages you recommended, and re-reading what you wrote in the post really helped me to gain a better understanding of what I missed. I was thinking you were skipping a necessary step about creating buttons from shortcodes. I’ll restate what I understand now, just to make sure I’ve got it:

You were saying that rather than teach us in this post how to create a quicktag button in the HTML editor — because we could just type in what we needed directly with a shortcode — you were going to focus on creating a button in the Visual Editor, because that’s what the technologically challenged most need. Right? OK, think I got it. Thanks.

With regard to TinyMCE Advanced, going through the instructions, I couldn’t see where it specifically allows me to add my own, but as you mentioned, it probably won’t interfere, either.

Thanks again, Brett.

http://rmnl.net/wp-addquicktag-plugin-for-adding-quicktags/

Also, just google for “Adding quicktag buttons to wordpress” and you’ll find it. It’s a pretty simple javascript function you can just keep extending, but you’ll want to do it through external hooks, so skip the tutorials that tell you to modify files inside of wp-include.

I haven’t used TinyMCE Advanced for a long time, I can’t remember if it has the ability to add its own buttons or not. Either way, it shouldn’t conflict. The method here is a standard method of extending the editor and should play nicely with any plugin which implements that method.

I’m a complete php/js newbie who’s been cobbling together my programming skills in dancing through the WP codex and blogs like yours in just the past week or so, though I’ve seen precious few that detail it like this. So, I’ve got a couple questions/clarifications/requests, if you’re not sleeping and not tied up with other projects. ;-)

1. You mentioned above that you essentially skipped the “Adding a button to the “quick tags” in the HTML editor” part because it’s a cinch. I’ve never heard of this. Any tips where I can find out more?

2. I’m using the plugin TinyMCE Advanced. Does this support — or complicate — what you’ve presented here? I’ve only gotten exposure to TinyMCE in the past few days, so don’t know if it’s best to use a plugin or if there’s a better way to do it.

Thanks man.