@ckeditor/ckeditor5-code-block
Advanced tools
Code block feature for CKEditor 5.
@ckeditor/ckeditor5-code-block is a plugin for CKEditor 5 that allows users to insert and manage code blocks within the editor. It provides syntax highlighting and formatting for various programming languages, making it easier to include and display code snippets in content.
Inserting Code Blocks
This feature allows users to insert code blocks into the editor. The code sample demonstrates how to configure CKEditor 5 to include the CodeBlock plugin and add a button to the toolbar for inserting code blocks.
ClassicEditor.create(document.querySelector('#editor'), { plugins: [CodeBlock], toolbar: ['codeBlock'] })Syntax Highlighting
This feature provides syntax highlighting for different programming languages. The code sample shows how to configure the CodeBlock plugin to support JavaScript and Python syntax highlighting.
ClassicEditor.create(document.querySelector('#editor'), { plugins: [CodeBlock], codeBlock: { languages: [ { language: 'javascript', label: 'JavaScript' }, { language: 'python', label: 'Python' } ] } })Customizing Code Block Styles
This feature allows users to customize the styles of code blocks. The code sample demonstrates how to configure the CodeBlock plugin to apply custom CSS classes to code blocks.
ClassicEditor.create(document.querySelector('#editor'), { plugins: [CodeBlock], codeBlock: { styles: [ { element: 'pre', classes: ['custom-code-block'] } ] } })Prism is a lightweight, extensible syntax highlighter. It is a standalone library that can be integrated into various editors and applications. Unlike @ckeditor/ckeditor5-code-block, which is specifically designed for CKEditor 5, Prism can be used with any text editor or web application.
Highlight.js is a popular syntax highlighter that works in the browser as well as on the server. It automatically detects the language of the code block and applies appropriate syntax highlighting. While @ckeditor/ckeditor5-code-block is tailored for CKEditor 5, Highlight.js can be used independently or integrated into different editors.
Ace is a standalone code editor written in JavaScript. It provides syntax highlighting, code folding, and other features for editing code. Unlike @ckeditor/ckeditor5-code-block, which is a plugin for CKEditor 5, Ace is a full-fledged code editor that can be embedded in web applications.
This package implements the code block feature for CKEditor 5.
This plugin is part of the ckeditor5 package. Install the whole package to use it.
npm install ckeditor5
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Check out the demo in the code block feature guide.
See the @ckeditor/ckeditor5-code-block package page as well as the code block feature guide in the CKEditor 5 documentation.
Licensed under a dual-license model, this software is available under:
For more information, see: https://ckeditor.com/legal/ckeditor-licensing-options.
FAQs
Code block feature for CKEditor 5.
The npm package @ckeditor/ckeditor5-code-block receives a total of 303,150 weekly downloads. As such, @ckeditor/ckeditor5-code-block popularity was classified as popular.
We found that @ckeditor/ckeditor5-code-block demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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