# "Larger Text in the Editor" Profile Option

> Adds a checkbox to each user's profile that makes the text in the block editor larger and more spaced out, for authors who find the default editor text hard to read.

- Type: PHP
- Runs: Admin only
- Category: [Accessibility](https://wpide.com/library/category/accessibility/)
- Tags: block-editor, font-size, users
- Author: WPIDE Team
- Installs: 0
- Updated: 2026-10-28
- Page: https://wpide.com/library/a11y-editor-larger-text-option/

## Code

```php
add_action( 'personal_options', function ( $user ) {
    printf(
        '<tr><th scope="row">Editor text</th><td><label><input type="checkbox" name="wpide_editor_large" value="1" %s> Show larger text in the block editor</label></td></tr>',
        checked( get_user_meta( $user->ID, 'wpide_editor_large', true ), '1', false )
    );
} );

$wpide_save_editor_pref = function ( $user_id ) {
    if ( current_user_can( 'edit_user', $user_id ) && isset( $_POST['_wpnonce'] ) && wp_verify_nonce( sanitize_key( $_POST['_wpnonce'] ), 'update-user_' . $user_id ) ) {
        update_user_meta( $user_id, 'wpide_editor_large', empty( $_POST['wpide_editor_large'] ) ? '0' : '1' );
    }
};
add_action( 'personal_options_update', $wpide_save_editor_pref );
add_action( 'edit_user_profile_update', $wpide_save_editor_pref );

add_filter( 'block_editor_settings_all', function ( $settings ) {
    if ( '1' === get_user_meta( get_current_user_id(), 'wpide_editor_large', true ) ) {
        $settings['styles'][] = array( 'css' => 'body{font-size:22px!important;line-height:1.7!important;}p,li{letter-spacing:.01em;}' );
    }

    return $settings;
}, 20 );
```

## Notes

Only changes how content looks while editing; the published page is not affected.

## How to use it

Install the free WPIDE plugin (https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpide/), find ""Larger Text in the Editor" Profile Option" in its snippet library and add it in one click; or create a new PHP snippet in WPIDE (or any code snippets plugin) and paste the code above. More snippets: https://wpide.com/library/