@ckeditor/ckeditor5-editor-classic
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Classic editor implementation for CKEditor 5.
@ckeditor/ckeditor5-editor-classic is a classic editor build for CKEditor 5, which provides a rich text editor with a wide range of features for content creation. It is highly customizable and can be extended with various plugins to enhance its functionality.
Basic Text Editing
This code initializes a basic instance of the classic editor, allowing users to perform standard text editing operations such as typing, formatting, and styling text.
const ClassicEditor = require('@ckeditor/ckeditor5-editor-classic/src/classiceditor');
ClassicEditor.create(document.querySelector('#editor'))
.then(editor => {
console.log('Editor was initialized', editor);
})
.catch(error => {
console.error(error);
});Adding Plugins
This code demonstrates how to add plugins to the classic editor. In this example, the 'Bold' and 'Italic' plugins are added, and the toolbar is configured to include buttons for these functionalities.
const ClassicEditor = require('@ckeditor/ckeditor5-editor-classic/src/classiceditor');
const Essentials = require('@ckeditor/ckeditor5-essentials/src/essentials');
const Bold = require('@ckeditor/ckeditor5-basic-styles/src/bold');
const Italic = require('@ckeditor/ckeditor5-basic-styles/src/italic');
ClassicEditor.create(document.querySelector('#editor'), {
plugins: [Essentials, Bold, Italic],
toolbar: ['bold', 'italic']
})
.then(editor => {
console.log('Editor with plugins was initialized', editor);
})
.catch(error => {
console.error(error);
});Customizing Toolbar
This code shows how to customize the toolbar of the classic editor. The toolbar is configured to include specific items such as 'heading', 'bold', 'italic', 'link', 'bulletedList', 'numberedList', 'undo', and 'redo'.
const ClassicEditor = require('@ckeditor/ckeditor5-editor-classic/src/classiceditor');
ClassicEditor.create(document.querySelector('#editor'), {
toolbar: {
items: [
'heading',
'|',
'bold',
'italic',
'link',
'bulletedList',
'numberedList',
'|',
'undo',
'redo'
]
}
})
.then(editor => {
console.log('Editor with custom toolbar was initialized', editor);
})
.catch(error => {
console.error(error);
});TinyMCE is a popular rich text editor that offers a wide range of features similar to CKEditor. It is highly customizable and supports various plugins for extending its functionality. Compared to @ckeditor/ckeditor5-editor-classic, TinyMCE has a different API and plugin system but offers comparable text editing capabilities.
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The classic editor implementation for CKEditor 5.
This package contains the ClassicEditor class. Follow there to learn more about this type of editor and how to initialize it.
This package contains the source version of the classic editor. This kind of editor implementation is also available as a ready-to-use classic build. Read more about CKEditor 5 predefined builds in the CKEditor 5 documentation.
See the @ckeditor/ckeditor5-editor-classic package page in CKEditor 5 documentation.
npm install ckeditor5
Licensed under the terms of GNU General Public License Version 2 or later. For full details about the license, please check the LICENSE.md file or https://ckeditor.com/legal/ckeditor-oss-license.
43.3.1 (November 6, 2024)
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 5 v43.3.1.
We had to revert a change introduced in v43.3.0 related to the icons export in one of our packages. This was due to unforeseen TypeScript issues in some setups.
Token class is now exported as a value instead of a type only. (commit)Check out the Versioning policy guide for more information.
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Classic editor implementation for CKEditor 5.
We found that @ckeditor/ckeditor5-editor-classic 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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