@ckeditor/ckeditor5-link
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@ckeditor/ckeditor5-link is a plugin for CKEditor 5 that allows users to create, edit, and manage links within the editor. It provides a user-friendly interface for adding hyperlinks to text, ensuring that the links are properly formatted and functional.
Adding a Link
This feature allows users to add hyperlinks to selected text within the editor. The toolbar includes a link button that opens a dialog for entering the URL.
ClassicEditor.create(document.querySelector('#editor'), { plugins: [ Link ], toolbar: [ 'link' ] })Editing a Link
This feature allows users to edit existing links. Users can change the URL or the display text of the link through the editor's interface.
editor.model.change(writer => { const linkElement = writer.createElement('link', { href: 'https://example.com' }); writer.insert(linkElement, editor.model.document.selection.getFirstPosition()); });Removing a Link
This feature allows users to remove hyperlinks from the text. The link is removed, but the text remains intact.
editor.model.change(writer => { const selection = editor.model.document.selection; const range = selection.getFirstRange(); writer.removeAttribute('linkHref', range); });Quill is a modern WYSIWYG editor built for compatibility and extensibility. It includes link management features similar to @ckeditor/ckeditor5-link, allowing users to add, edit, and remove links within the editor.
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This package implements the link feature for CKEditor 5. It allows for inserting hyperlinks into the edited content and offers the UI to create and edit them.
This plugin is part of the ckeditor5 package. Install the whole package to use it.
npm install ckeditor5
If you want to check full CKEditor 5 capabilities, sign up for a free non-commitment 14-day trial.
Check out the demo in the link feature guide.
See the @ckeditor/ckeditor5-link package page in 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.
44.2.1 (February 20, 2025)
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 5 v44.2.1.
During a recent internal audit, we identified a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the CKEditor 5 real-time collaboration package (CVE-2025-25299). This vulnerability can lead to unauthorized JavaScript code execution and affects user markers, which represent users' positions within the document.
This vulnerability affects only installations with real-time collaborative editing enabled.
You can read more details in the relevant security advisory and contact us if you have more questions.
Check out the Versioning policy guide for more information.
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FAQs
Link feature for CKEditor 5.
The npm package @ckeditor/ckeditor5-link receives a total of 492,953 weekly downloads. As such, @ckeditor/ckeditor5-link popularity was classified as popular.
We found that @ckeditor/ckeditor5-link 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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