add an attribute to an existing editor from an addon

[Former Member]

Hi we are wanting to modify the AbstractPage type to add additional attributes as part of our addon, however we are facing a challenge in getting these attributes to appear in the WCMS editor panel.

We have tried creating the editorArea_AbstractPage.xml in our addon to apply the delta with the hope that this would merge with the source version, and our attributes would show up.

Ideally we want to avoid having to edit the editorArea outside of our addon as it would mean a tight coupling between WCMS and our addon which in my mind defeats the "plugin" nature of the addon approach.

[Former Member]

Addon is also an extension... try modifying a specific page type (like editorArea_ContentPage.xml). editorArea_AbstractPage.xml will be used for page types, that do not have their own xml. And IIRC, hmc.xml gets merged, while this will get replaced...