#WordPres 3.5 Media Modal Clone#
The WordPress Media Modal introduced in version 3.5 is nice clean interface element that I thought represented the shape of things to come for opening dialogs.
Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be any pre-packaged way to open these dialogs of our own within the WordPress system. In addition, the modal Backbone classes introduced in 3.5 aren't appropriate targets to extend for use in a Plugin -- not to mention that they don't exist prior to 3.5. So I set out to build my own.
The two folders in the repository, "modal-backbone" and "modal-iframe" represent two complete plugins that implement modals similar to those created in wp.media.view.Modal. They each represent different development path; it's up to you to choose the type that's appropriate for your plugin.
The plugin in "modal-iframe" has a UI consistent with the Media Modal, but uses only jQuery for it's JavaScript interaction and an IFrame to display the content.
Use of this style of modal allows the modal content to remain isolated from the Add/Edit Post/Page. Resources used in the workflow aren't loaded until they're actually used. It's also very easy to customize for your own plugins.
The plugin in the "modal-backbone" folder also has a UI in-line with the Media Modal. However, this modal is a full Backbone application, ready for you to extend. The application uses a custom "Templates" class to defer loading the html for the UI until it's needed.
The templating the backbone mobile uses wp.template() class and provides a rudimentary example of how to include your own template script-blocks into the WordPress admin's footer and reference those in your JavaScript application.
Both plugins are filled with a copious amount of comments and strive to implement WordPress PHP and JavaScript as well as Backbone best practices, including localization class wrapping and namespacing, to name a few. It's also Delete-Key-Friendly: If you prefer to go it another way, have fun.
Comments, issues and pull requests are very welcome as I'll be happy to include any best practice or time-saving technique that makes the example better.
Copyright (C) 2013 Jer Brand / aut0poietic
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