Title: Plugin Request: Underline quicktag in editor Last modified: February 7, 2017 --- # Plugin Request: Underline quicktag in editor * [solvingnormal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/solvingnormal/) * (@solvingnormal) * [21 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-request-underline-quicktag-in-editor/) * I am not sure how much work this would take for a plugin, but here is my plea for someone with php knowledge: We have buttons for **strong** and _em_ but no tag for underlining, which is probably used pretty frequently alongside bold and italics. It would be easy if it just entailed typing , but it was deprecated in xhtml 1.0 (and possibly html 4.0 strict?). So in sum, it would be great if someone could whip up a little plug in that adds an underline quicktag to the new post page, that creates the following code: _yaddayadda_ Viewing 12 replies - 1 through 12 (of 12 total) * [navid](https://wordpress.org/support/users/navid/) * (@navid) * [21 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-request-underline-quicktag-in-editor/#post-122498) * I don’t think it would take much effort to implement, but I think the main reason it has been omitted to begin with is that it’s pretty bad usability to underline something that is not a link. Generally, if you are trying to make things standout, you bold them. * Thread Starter [solvingnormal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/solvingnormal/) * (@solvingnormal) * [21 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-request-underline-quicktag-in-editor/#post-122499) * I guess I’m used to underlining book titles. I suppose I can use italics, it’s just not what I’m used to. * [Kafkaesqui](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kafkaesqui/) * (@kafkaesqui) * [21 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-request-underline-quicktag-in-editor/#post-122501) * And there’s no PHP involved in adding your own quicktag. Ok, a little javascript knowledge helps, but it’s pretty easy: [http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/quicktags/](http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/quicktags/) * [Kafkaesqui](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kafkaesqui/) * (@kafkaesqui) * [21 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-request-underline-quicktag-in-editor/#post-122504) * I wouldn’t recommend using , though. It’s a deprecated tag, and XHTML 1.0 Strict doesn’t support it. * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [21 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-request-underline-quicktag-in-editor/#post-122508) * What tags would you suggest instead? * Thread Starter [solvingnormal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/solvingnormal/) * (@solvingnormal) * [21 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-request-underline-quicktag-in-editor/#post-122509) * Kafkaesqui – A perfect solution! Thanks much. For any others who may wish, you can copy and paste the code below: edButtons[edButtons.length] = new edButton(' ed_u' ,'u' ,'' ,'' ,'u' ); * Thread Starter [solvingnormal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/solvingnormal/) * (@solvingnormal) * [21 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-request-underline-quicktag-in-editor/#post-122510) * macmanx – when the tag was deprecated, the W3C suggested replacing it using the style attributes. The answer I suggested, using span with a style attribute( either coded the way I did, or with a class where you've defined the class as having the text-decoration:underline), seems to be what I've seen recommended. * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [21 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-request-underline-quicktag-in-editor/#post-122512) * Thanks Kaf. I still feel like `` is a lot easier ….. I hate XHTML Strict. 🙁 * [Kafkaesqui](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kafkaesqui/) * (@kafkaesqui) * [21 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-request-underline-quicktag-in-editor/#post-122514) * Easier is not always better, but on XHTML Strict…agreed! * [daisyhead](https://wordpress.org/support/users/daisyhead/) * (@daisyhead) * [21 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-request-underline-quicktag-in-editor/#post-123058) * > Kafkaesqui – A perfect solution! Thanks much. For any others who may wish, > you can copy and paste the code below: > edButtons[edButtons.length] = new edButton(‘ > ed_u’ ,’u’ ,'’ ,'’ ,’u’ ); * Where does one post this code? Which file? Thanks! * [lstelie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lstelie/) * (@lstelie) * [21 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-request-underline-quicktag-in-editor/#post-123059) * [@daisyhead](https://wordpress.org/support/users/daisyhead/) * Look in wp-admin/quicktags.js * [navid](https://wordpress.org/support/users/navid/) * (@navid) * [21 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-request-underline-quicktag-in-editor/#post-123060) * If you don’t want to fiddle around with quicktags.js or any of that junk, you can add: * .underline { text-decoration: underline; } * to your CSS stylesheet (e.g. style.css) and then use: * `your text here` inside of your posts and pages. Viewing 12 replies - 1 through 12 (of 12 total) The topic ‘Plugin Request: Underline quicktag in editor’ is closed to new replies. * 12 replies * 6 participants * Last reply from: [navid](https://wordpress.org/support/users/navid/) * Last activity: [21 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-request-underline-quicktag-in-editor/#post-123060) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics