@ckeditor/ckeditor5-ckfinder

What is @ckeditor/ckeditor5-ckfinder?

@ckeditor/ckeditor5-ckfinder is a plugin for CKEditor 5 that integrates CKFinder, a file manager and uploader, into the editor. This allows users to easily upload, browse, and manage files directly within the CKEditor 5 interface.

What are @ckeditor/ckeditor5-ckfinder's main functionalities?

File Upload

This feature allows users to upload files directly from the CKEditor 5 interface using CKFinder. The `uploadUrl` specifies the endpoint to which the files will be uploaded.

ClassicEditor.create(document.querySelector('#editor'), { ckfinder: { uploadUrl: '/ckfinder/connector?command=QuickUpload&type=Files&responseType=json' } })

File Browser

This feature enables users to browse and select files from the server. The `resourceType` option can be used to filter the types of files that can be browsed.

ClassicEditor.create(document.querySelector('#editor'), { ckfinder: { options: { resourceType: 'Images' } } })

Image Insertion

This feature allows users to insert images into the editor content. The `chooseFiles` option enables the file chooser dialog for selecting images.

ClassicEditor.create(document.querySelector('#editor'), { ckfinder: { options: { chooseFiles: true } } })

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README

CKEditor 5's CKFinder integration

This package implements the CKFinder feature. This feature allows you to easily insert images as well as links to files into the editor content. It is a bridge between CKEditor 5 WYSIWYG editor and CKFinder file manager and uploader.

Installation

This plugin is part of the ckeditor5 package. Install the whole package to use it.

npm install ckeditor5

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Demo

Check out the demo in the CKFinder feature guide.

Documentation

See the CKFinder integration guide and the plugin documentation to learn more about the integration.

Check out the comprehensive Image upload guide to learn about other ways to upload images into CKEditor 5.

License

Licensed under a dual-license model, this software is available under:

• the GNU General Public License Version 2 or later,
• or commercial license terms from CKSource Holding sp. z o.o.

For more information, see: https://ckeditor.com/legal/ckeditor-licensing-options.

Changelog

44.3.0 (March 5, 2025)

We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 5 v44.3.0.

Release Highlights

This release brings a couple of minor improvements and bug fixes:

• Link Decorators: We fixed the behavior of the multiple manual link decorators that set the rel attribute. The fix happened so deep in the engine that we improved the overall performance of the editor slightly as well.
• Added a new EmptyBlock plugin: From now on, new plugin prevents adding   to the output data of blocks, works similarly to the fillEmptyBlocks configuration in CKEditor 4.
• Support for the <hr> element in the General HTML Support plugin enhanced: attributes of the <hr> element are now properly preserved if configuration allows it.
• Emoji: We enhanced emoji support for better compatibility with users' older devices.

For more details, see the changelog below.