@ckeditor/ckeditor5-editor-classic

What is @ckeditor/ckeditor5-editor-classic?

@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.

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

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);
  });

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README

CKEditor 5 classic editor implementation

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.

Documentation

See the @ckeditor/ckeditor5-editor-classic package page in CKEditor 5 documentation.

Installation

npm install ckeditor5

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.