A distraction-free environment for blogging; inspired by Habari, OmmWriter, WriteRoom, and the countless wasted hours I’ve spent staring at blank screens.
If youre a fan of WriteRoom, OmmWriter, or similar tools that help you focus on your words instead of the tools youre using, this plugin will soon make your wildest dreams come true (and give you a simple clean environment to write to your heart’s content)! While Zen does not replace the existing Edit Post/Page screen, it provides a layer on top that allows you to focus on your writing.
NOTE: Zen requires PHP 5+. Not on PHP 5 yet? Talk to your hosting provider and get them to upgrade! You can thank me later.
If you’re a designer (or even just a regular Jane or Joe) and have any ideas for themes, please get in touch! I’d love to add it to Zen!
If you have any ideas for Zen or features you’d like to see included, please get in touch!
Zen was inspired by this post on Habari by ifranky.
Special thanks to Andrew Spittle for helping me out the with theme designs.
Download
Latest version: Download Zen v1.0 [zip]
Installation
- Upload and extract the plugin to plugins directory
- Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Specify your preferred options under Users > Your Profile
- Enjoy writing with WordPress once again (okay, okay, you always enjoyed writing with WordPress. Just enjoy it a little more okay?)
FAQ
Q. Why can’t I use the HTML or visual editors in Zen mode?
A. There’s an issue with the HTML editor that’s breaks Zen. I’m going to track that down and fix it, but until then, you get a simple ol’ textarea. Which, you know, may actually be better. Just sayin’…
Q. What browsers does Zen support?
A. For best results, use a browser that supports CSS3. That includes Firefox 3.6+, Chrome 3+, Safari 4+. Other browsers should work too, including IE, but will not have as awesome an experience.
Changelog
1.0
- First release
- Includes basic themes
- Option to automatically open Zen when adding or editing a post/page
- Autosave selected theme and open that one by default next time
- Basic keyboard shortcuts
- See blog post for details
[...] Since switching to wordpress I have added a few plugins here, most of them being of the standard variety: Antispam and stuff like that. But today I thought I should maybe point you guys at a plugin that I personally found very helpful: Zen. [...]