Adobe Flash Needed for Front End Editor?

  • Resolved Theodoor

    (@theodoor)


    11 years, 1 month ago

    Hi

    Recently I started blocking plug-ins (Flash and Silverlight) by default on websites. I noticed that when I login in WordPress my browser asks if I want to execute Flash. I could remember that I used any plugins which requires Flash so I looked where the Flash was loaded. When I searched my source I find that there are 2 Flash-objects linked in /plugins/front-end-editor/lib/aloha-editor/lib/aloha.js

    • Line 48614: Ext.FlashComponent.EXPRESS_INSTALL_URL = ‘http:/’ + ‘/swfobject.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/swfobject/expressInstall.swf’;
    • Line 48911: Ext.chart.Chart.CHART_URL = ‘http:/’ + ‘/yui.yahooapis.com/2.8.0/build/charts/assets/charts.swf’;

    Why are these linked inside the plugin? What happens/breaks when I don’t have flash installed of activated?

    Because an increasingly amount of users don’t have Flash anymore installed or disabled by default I think it should be considered to remove dependency on this browserplugin. Probably till then you can include the FAQ with some information that this wordpress-plugin is using Adobe Flash.

    Kind Regards,
    Theodoor

    http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/front-end-editor/

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