How Do I Create My Own CKEditor Plugins?

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CKEditor architecture is based on plugins, so if you want to customize the editor behavior or introduce your own functionality, creating a custom plugin is the best way to achieve this.

Some useful resources that you can start with are:

  • CKEditor plugin tutorials – step-by-step instructions that show you how to start, how to create a plugin toolbar button, how to create a plugin dialog window etc.
  • CKEditor JavaScript API – the full CKEditor API reference that describes all CKEditor methods, events, and configuration values.
  • CKEditor samples distributed with the installation package that can be found in the _samples directory of CKEditor. Pay special attention to plugin samples.

You can also search the Internet for third-party plugins and tutorials. You are most welcome to share your efforts on our community forum where you can also find some plugins developed by other Open Source-minded people like you.

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This page was last edited on 27 May 2011, at 16:02.