Resources for HTML Editors

_.:=iTake=:._ · August 7, 2019

Here is a list of HTML Editors you can implement in your project.

Here at GloTorrents we use SCEditor by creator Sam Clarke..

SCEditor

A lightweight, open source, WYSIWYG BBCode and (X)HTML editor.

https://www.sceditor.com/

Usage;

Quick Start

Include the JS & CSS:

<link rel="stylesheet" href="minified/themes/default.min.css" />
<script src="minified/sceditor.min.js"></script>

Initialize the editor

BBCode

<script src="minified/formats/bbcode.min.js"></script>
<script>
// Replace the textarea #example with SCEditor
var textarea = document.getElementById('example');
sceditor.create(textarea, {
   format: 'bbcode',
   style: 'minified/themes/content/default.min.css'
});
</script>

XHTML

<script src="minified/formats/xhtml.min.js"></script>
<script>
// Replace the textarea #example with SCEditor
var textarea = document.getElementById('example');
sceditor.create(textarea, {
   format: 'xhtml',
   style: 'minified/themes/content/default.min.css'
});
</script>

We highly recommend this because its what we use at GloTorrents.

We moved our Web server to NGINX so working on a few tweaks to make site run smoothly.!

Edited August 7, 2019 by _.:=iTake=:._

_.:=iTake=:._ · August 7, 2019

Froala Editor

The Next Generation WYSIWYG HTML Editor

Beautiful Javascript web editor that's easy to integrate for developers and your users will simply fall in love with its clean design.

https://www.froala.com/wysiwyg-editor

The following code example illustrates how to handle file upload on your server using PHP as a server-side language. For step by step explanation of the upload flow see file upload concept.

Frontend

The main index page.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
 <meta charset="utf-8">
 <!-- Include Editor style. -->
 <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/css/froala_editor.pkgd.min.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
</head>

<body>
 <div class="sample">
   <h2>File upload example.</h2>
   <form>
     <textarea id="edit" name="content"></textarea>
   </form>
 </div>

 <!-- Include Editor JS files. -->
 <script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/js/froala_editor.pkgd.min.js"></script>

 <!-- Initialize the editor. -->
 <script>
   new FroalaEditor('#edit', {
     // Set the file upload URL.
     fileUploadURL: '/upload_file.php',

     fileUploadParams: {
       id: 'my_editor'
     }
   })
 </script>
</body>
</html>

Backend

upload_file.php file will do the upload part. It has basic file format validations this can be easily extended.

The uploads directory must be set to a valid location before any uploads are made. The path can be any folder that is accessible and write available.

After processing the uploaded image, if it passes the validation, the server will respond with a JSON object containing a link to the uploaded file.

E.g.: {"link":"http://server_address/uploads/name_of_file"}.

<?php

try {
 // File Route.
 $fileRoute = "/uploads/";

 $fieldname = "file";

 // Get filename.
 $filename = explode(".", $_FILES[$fieldname]["name"]);

 // Validate uploaded files.
 // Do not use $_FILES["file"]["type"] as it can be easily forged.
 $finfo = finfo_open(FILEINFO_MIME_TYPE);

 // Get temp file name.
 $tmpName = $_FILES[$fieldname]["tmp_name"];

 // Get mime type. You must include fileinfo PHP extension.
 $mimeType = finfo_file($finfo, $tmpName);

 // Get extension.
 $extension = end($filename);

 // Allowed extensions.
 $allowedExts = array("txt", "pdf", "doc","json","html");

 // Allowed mime types.
 $allowedMimeTypes = array("text/plain", "application/msword", "application/x-pdf", "application/pdf", "application/json","text/html");

 // Validate file.
 if (!in_array(strtolower($mimeType), $allowedMimeTypes) || !in_array(strtolower($extension), $allowedExts)) {
   throw new \Exception("File does not meet the validation.");
 }

 // Generate new random name.
 $name = sha1(microtime()) . "." . $extension;
 $fullNamePath = dirname(__FILE__) . $fileRoute . $name;

 // Check server protocol and load resources accordingly.
 if (isset($_SERVER["HTTPS"]) && $_SERVER["HTTPS"] != "off") {
   $protocol = "https://";
 } else {
   $protocol = "http://";
 }

 // Save file in the uploads folder.
 move_uploaded_file($tmpName, $fullNamePath);

 // Generate response.
 $response = new \StdClass;
 $response->link = $protocol.$_SERVER["HTTP_HOST"].dirname($_SERVER["PHP_SELF"]).$fileRoute . $name;

 // Send response.
 echo stripslashes(json_encode($response));

} catch (Exception $e) {
 // Send error response.
 echo $e->getMessage();
 http_response_code(404);
}

?>

_.:=iTake=:._ · August 7, 2019

CKEditor

Proven, enterprise-grade WYSIWYG HTML editor with wide browser compatibility,

including legacy browsers.

https://ckeditor.com/

CKEditor 4

Proven, enterprise-grade WYSIWYG HTML editor with wide browser compatibility, including legacy browsers.

Features

Paste from Word and Excel, spell check, accessibility checker, tables.
Autocomplete, @mentions, widgets, code snippets, emoji plugins.
Full control over content: HTML filtering, view source mode.
Great accessibility: WCAG 2.0 AA and Section 508 compliant.
Long-term support (LTS) until 2023.

CKEditor 5

Modern JavaScript rich text editor with a modular architecture.

Its clean UI and features provide the perfect WYSIWYG UX for creating semantic content.

Features

Written in ES6 with MVC architecture, custom data model, virtual DOM.
Responsive images and media embeds (videos, tweets).
Custom output format: HTML and Markdown support.
Boost productivity with auto-formatting and collaboration.
Extensible and customizable by design.

Adding CKEditor to Your Page

If the sample works correctly, you are ready to build your own site with CKEditor included.

To start, create a simple HTML page with a <textarea> element in it. You will then need to do two things:

Include the <script> element loading CKEditor in your page.
Use the CKEDITOR.replace() method to replace the existing <textarea> element with CKEditor.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
   <head>
       <meta charset="utf-8">
       <title>A Simple Page with CKEditor</title>
       <!-- Make sure the path to CKEditor is correct. -->
       <script src="../ckeditor.js"></script>
   </head>
   <body>
       <form>
           <textarea name="editor1" id="editor1" rows="10" cols="80">
               This is my textarea to be replaced with CKEditor.
           </textarea>
           <script>
               // Replace the <textarea id="editor1"> with a CKEditor
               // instance, using default configuration.
               CKEDITOR.replace( 'editor1' );
           </script>
       </form>
   </body>
</html>

When you are done, open your test page in the browser.

Congratulations! You have just installed and used CKEditor on your own page in virtually no time!

_.:=iTake=:._ · August 7, 2019

Quill Rich Text Editor

Quill is a free, open source WYSIWYG editor built for the modern web.

With its modular architecture and expressive API, it is completely customizable to fit any need.

https://quilljs.com/

Getting Started is Easy

<!-- Include stylesheet -->
<link href="https://cdn.quilljs.com/1.3.6/quill.snow.css" rel="stylesheet">

<!-- Create the editor container -->
<div id="editor">
 <p>Hello World!</p>
 <p>Some initial <strong>bold</strong> text</p>
 <p><br></p>
</div>

<!-- Include the Quill library -->
<script src="https://cdn.quilljs.com/1.3.6/quill.js"></script>

<!-- Initialize Quill editor -->
<script>
 var quill = new Quill('#editor', {
   theme: 'snow'
 });
</script>

// Open your browser's developer console to try out the API![/code]

_.:=iTake=:._ · August 7, 2019

Summernote

Super Simple WYSIWYG Editor on Bootstrap.

Summernote is a JavaScript library that helps you create WYSIWYG editors online.

https://summernote.org/

Installation

Requires HTML5 doctype

Bootstrap uses certain HTML elements and CSS properties which require HTML5 doctype. Include <!DOCTYPE html> in the beginning of all your projects.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
...
</html>

Include js/css

Summernote uses the Open Source libraries jQuery and Bootstrap, if you are using the Boostrap 3 or 4 versions of Summernote, or just jQuery if you use the Lite version of Summernote. Include the Following code in the headarea of your HTML page.

<!-- include libraries(jQuery, bootstrap) -->
<link href="http://netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.5/css/bootstrap.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="http://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.js"></script>
<script src="http://netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.5/js/bootstrap.js"></script>

<!-- include summernote css/js -->
<link href="http://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/summernote/0.8.12/summernote.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="http://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/summernote/0.8.12/summernote.js"></script>

Don’t forget to change the file’s path if you downloaded summernote in a different folders.

You can however, and a lot of developers do these days, is include the stylesheet’s within the head are of your page, and include the Javascript at the bottom of your page, but before the closing body tag.

Embed

Summernote can be used with or without a form.

To use without a form, we suggest using a div in the body; this element will then be used where you want the Summernote editor to be rendered within your page.

<div id="summernote">Hello Summernote</div>

To use within a form, is pretty much the same as above, but rather than a div, we recommend using a textarea element inside a form, which should include a name attribute so when the form is submitted you can use that name to process the editors data on your backend. Also, if using Summernote inside a form to set the attribute method="post" to allow larger sized editor content to parse to the backend, if you don’t your data either may not parse, or will be truncated.

<form method="post">
 <textarea id="summernote" name="editordata"></textarea>
</form>

Run summernote

Run the script below when document is ready!

$(document).ready(function() {
 $('#summernote').summernote();
});

The $(document).ready function is particularly necessary if you include the Javascript at the end of the document.

Simple example for Bootstrap 3.x.x

You can also test running example. Save below code as index.html and open it with your browser.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
 <meta charset="UTF-8">
 <title>Summernote</title>
 <link href="http://netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.5/css/bootstrap.css" rel="stylesheet">
 <script src="http://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.js"></script>
 <script src="http://netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.5/js/bootstrap.js"></script>
 <link href="http://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/summernote/0.8.12/summernote.css" rel="stylesheet">
 <script src="http://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/summernote/0.8.12/summernote.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
 <div id="summernote"><p>Hello Summernote</p></div>
 <script>
   $(document).ready(function() {
       $('#summernote').summernote();
   });
 </script>
</body>
</html>

Edited August 7, 2019 by _.:=iTake=:._

_.:=iTake=:._ · August 7, 2019

For bootstrap 4

You can also use Summernote with Bootstrap 4 using summernote-bs4.js and summernote-bs4.css. This is also beta version, as Bootstrap 4 is in beta. Below is a code example using bootstrap 4.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
 <head>
   <meta charset="UTF-8">
   <title>bootstrap4</title>
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.0.0-beta/css/bootstrap.min.css">
   <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.2.1.slim.min.js"></script>
   <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/popper.js/1.11.0/umd/popper.min.js"></script>
   <script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.0.0-beta/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
   <link href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/summernote/0.8.12/summernote-bs4.css" rel="stylesheet">
   <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/summernote/0.8.12/summernote-bs4.js"></script>
 </head>
 <body>
   <div id="summernote"></div>
   <script>
     $('#summernote').summernote({
       placeholder: 'Hello bootstrap 4',
       tabsize: 2,
       height: 100
     });
   </script>
 </body>
</html>

Without Bootstrap

You can use Summernote without Bootstrap using summernote-lite.js and summernote-lite.css. The Lite version is currently in Beta. Please report bugs so we can improve it. Below is a code example using summernote lite.

<!DOCTYPE html>

<html lang="en">

 <head>

   <meta charset="UTF-8">

   <title>bootstrap4</title>

   <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.2.1.slim.min.js"></script>

   <link href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/summernote/0.8.12/summernote-lite.css" rel="stylesheet">

   <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/summernote/0.8.12/summernote-lite.js"></script>

 </head>

 <body>

   <div id="summernote"></div>

   <script>

     $('#summernote').summernote({

       placeholder: 'Hello stand alone ui',

       tabsize: 2,

       height: 100

     });

   </script>

 </body>

</html>

You can check the docs for more info

_.:=iTake=:._ · August 7, 2019

So these are some of the most popular WYSIWYG used, don't be surprised to see any of these on GloTorrents soon..

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