What is @udecode/plate?
@udecode/plate is a highly customizable rich text editor framework for React. It provides a set of tools and plugins to create a feature-rich text editor with various functionalities such as text formatting, embedding media, and collaborative editing.
What are @udecode/plate's main functionalities?
Basic Text Formatting
This code demonstrates how to set up a basic text editor with text formatting capabilities such as bold, italic, and underline using @udecode/plate.
const withPlate = createPlateUI();
const editor = withPlate(createEditor());
const App = () => (
<Plate editor={editor} plugins={basicElementsPlugins} />
);
Embedding Media
This code shows how to extend the basic text editor to support embedding media like images and videos using the mediaEmbedPlugin.
const withPlate = createPlateUI();
const editor = withPlate(createEditor());
const App = () => (
<Plate editor={editor} plugins={[...basicElementsPlugins, mediaEmbedPlugin]} />
);
Collaborative Editing
This code demonstrates how to enable collaborative editing in the text editor using the collaborativeEditingPlugin.
const withPlate = createPlateUI();
const editor = withPlate(createEditor());
const App = () => (
<Plate editor={editor} plugins={[...basicElementsPlugins, collaborativeEditingPlugin]} />
);
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