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What is the best WYSIWYG PHP, HTML, CSS etc. editor for Ubuntu?

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Quick recap and context: asked for a WYSIWYG HTML/CSS/PHP editor on Ubuntu. pointed toward a classic WYSIWYG and warned about the general downsides of that approach; suggested looking at dedicated PHP IDEs. Both points are still valid: WYSIWYG tools can be handy for quick visual layouts, but they rarely help when you need clean, maintainable PHP and modern responsive CSS.

If a pure visual HTML editor is required on Linux, the SeaMonkey suite still includes a simple WYSIWYG HTML editor (Composer) and runs on Linux. SeaMonkey. (seamonkey-project.org)
Historically there were dedicated WYSIWYG apps (and forks of Composer), but most visual editors are either outdated or focused on content editing rather than integrating PHP server logic.

A more robust, modern workflow is: design and preview front-end visually, but do development in a code editor with live preview and a local PHP server for testing. Use a lightweight editor like Visual Studio Code plus the Live Server extension for instant reloads. (code.visualstudio.com)
For local PHP testing use the built-in PHP web server. From your project root run:

php -S localhost:8000

Documentation: PHP built-in web server manual. (php.net)

Practical tips: avoid letting a WYSIWYG tool manage server-side templates or business logic. WYSIWYG editors often insert extra markup and make maintenance harder—treat them as a prototyping aid, not a source of truth. For background on those tradeoffs see the Smashing Magazine discussion on editors and structured content. (smashingmagazine.com)
For serious PHP work consider a proper IDE (debugging, refactoring, Xdebug integration) and keep HTML/CSS in the codebase under version control; use the visual editor only when output can be cleaned and validated before deployment.

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You could try Kompozer ()

But really you shouldn't use WYSIWYG :-/

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