Editor: Press This missing wp-admin press-this features

[designsimply]

Raised by @rralian

The PressThis functionality in settings supports the same press-this functionality as was supported in the [BBB] editor. This is the bookmarklet in the sidebar of the [BBB] editor.

javascript:var d%3Ddocument,w%3Dwindow,e%3Dw.getSelection,k%3Dd.getSelection,x%3Dd.selection,s%3D(e%3Fe():(k)%3Fk():(x%3Fx.createRange().text:0)),f%3D%27https://wordpress.com/post/%27,l%3Dd.location,e%3DencodeURIComponent,u%3Df%2B%27%3Furl%3D%27%2Be(l.href)%2B%27%26title%3D%27%2Be(d.title)%2B%27%26text%3D%27%2Be(s)%2B%27%26v%3D4%27%3Ba%3Dfunction()%7Bif(!w.open(u,%27t%27,%27toolbar%3D0,resizable%3D1,scrollbars%3D1,status%3D1,width%3D720,height%3D570%27))l.href%3Du%3B%7D%3Bif (/Firefox/.test(navigator.userAgent)) setTimeout(a, 0)%3B else a()%3Bvoid(0)

But if you use press-this pointing to wp-admin, there are some additional features. This is the bookmarklet that was previously in the settings/writing pages.

javascript:var d%3Ddocument,w%3Dwindow,e%3Dw.getSelection,k%3Dd.getSelection,x%3Dd.selection,s%3D(e%3Fe():(k)%3Fk():(x%3Fx.createRange().text:0)),f%3D%27https://example.wordpress.com/wp-admin/press-this.php%27,l%3Dd.location,e%3DencodeURIComponent,u%3Df%2B%27%3Fu%3D%27%2Be(l.href)%2B%27%26t%3D%27%2Be(d.title)%2B%27%26s%3D%27%2Be(s)%2B%27%26v%3D4%27%3Ba%3Dfunction()%7Bif(!w.open(u,%27t%27,%27toolbar%3D0,resizable%3D1,scrollbars%3D1,status%3D1,width%3D720,height%3D570%27))l.href%3Du%3B%7D%3Bif (/Firefox/.test(navigator.userAgent)) setTimeout(a, 0)%3B else a()%3Bvoid(0)

So it [was] a little confusing, but the bookmarklet in the sidebar [went away when we launched] the calypso editor. In 11253-gh-calypso-pre-oss we [replaced] the bookmarklet in the settings pages, with a new bookmarklet that points to calypso. However, we only support the set of features that was supported in the [BBB] editor bookmarklet. The features that we need for parity with the old wp-admin bookmarklet are:

• scrape pressed URL for images to include in post
• check URL for supported embed (e.g., pressing a youtube video)
• title bar shows "Press This!"

Screenshot from @codebykat

In the wp-admin bookmarklet, when you click on the Add Media button, the images from the page you're sharing appear:

[benchilcote]

Adding here that PressThis does not generate the Post Title in Calypso Editor.

[lancewillett]

Update: moved to a new issue #14882

Related but maybe a separate bug: Press This seems broken now because of the recent editor refresh in #11536

When you launch Press This now, the post editor body is hidden to the left and all you see is the right sidebar:

Here's the same window after dragging it open a bit more:

I think this was caused by #11536

[designsimply]

#bug-scrub #pre-gutenburg-bug-purge

Tested and confirmed that the following are missing for Press This in Calypso:

• Article images to include in post.
• Supported embeds (e.g., pressing a youtube video).
• Title bar shows "Press This!"
• Title itself is missing.

Video: 1m59s
^{Tested with Firefox 58.0.1 on macOS 10.13.3.}

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