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Creating an HTML Live Editor using GitHub Hosting

Creating an interactive HTML live editor can be a fun and rewarding project, especially for those who are new to programming. In this tutorial, we will explore how to set up an HTML live editor using GitHub Pages for hosting.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure that you have the following:

  1. A basic understanding of HTML and JavaScript
  2. A GitHub account
  3. A text editor or Integrated Development Environment (IDE) of your choice

Setting up the Project Structure

First, create a new repository in GitHub with a name of your choice. For this tutorial, let's call it html-live-editor.

Next, add two files to the repository: index.html and script.js. These files will contain the HTML markup for the editor and the JavaScript code for handling user input, respectively.

# html-live-editor

## index.html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
    <title>HTML Live Editor</title>
    <style> body { margin: 0; } #editor { width: 100%; height: 100vh; border: 1px solid black; padding: 20px; overflow: auto; } </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div id="editor"></div>
    <script src="script.js"></script>
  </body>
</html>

## script.js

const editor = document.getElementById('editor');

// Add event listener for user input here

Creating the HTML Live Editor

Now, let's add the functionality to make our text area an HTML live editor. We will accomplish this by using JavaScript to listen for user input and update the content of the index.html file accordingly.

First, add a textarea element within the #editor div in index.html.

<div id="editor">
  <textarea></textarea>
</div>

Next, update the JavaScript code in script.js to listen for user input and update the content of the index.html file:

const editor = document.getElementById('editor');
const textarea = editor.children[0];

textarea.addEventListener('input', () => {
  const html = textarea.value;
  document.documentElement.innerHTML = html;
});

With these changes, every time the user types something in the textarea, the HTML live editor will update accordingly!

Publishing your Project

Finally, publish your project to GitHub Pages by following these steps:

  1. Navigate to the html-live-editor repository in your terminal.
  2. Run git add ., which stages all the files for commit.
  3. Run git commit -m "Initial Commit", which commits the staged files with a message describing what was changed.
  4. Run git push origin master, which pushes the committed changes to the remote repository on GitHub.
  5. After the push completes, you should see a green checkmark indicating that your project has been published successfully.

Now, visit the URL generated for your GitHub Pages site to see your HTML live editor in action! Your users can now edit the HTML directly within their web browser.

That's it! You have created an HTML live editor using GitHub hosting. Keep exploring and experimenting with new features and functionalities to make your editor even more dynamic and engaging. Happy coding!

Published July, 2017