Revision as of 08:16, 13 October 2011

If you want to install CKEditor for Drupal, follow the steps described below.

• Download the installation package (.zip archive) from the official CKEditor for Drupal website.
• Unpack the contents of the installation package into the drupal/sites/all/modules/ckeditor directory.
• When the files are unpacked, you should see the following file structure inside the drupal/sites/all/modules directory:

modules                <dir>
   ...
   ckeditor            <dir>
      ckeditor         <dir>
      ckfinder         <dir>
      images           <dir>
      includes         <dir>
      plugins          <dir>
      changelog.html
      ckeditor.api.php
      ckeditor.css
      ckeditor.info
      ckeditor.install
      ckeditor.module
      ckeditor.styles.js
      ckeditor-rtl.css
      license.html
      README.txt
      TROUBLESHOOTING.txt
      UPGRADE.txt
  ...

• Enable the module in the Administration panel > Modules > User Interface section of your Drupal site.
• Grant permissions for using CKEditor in the Administration panel > People > Permissions section.
• Add your license name and key by editing the Global Profile in the Administration panel > Configuration > Content Authoring > CKEditor > Global settings section. CKEditor will now run in licensed mode.
• Adjust CKEditor profiles in the Administration panel > Configuration > Content Authoring > CKEditor section. Profiles determine which options are available to users based on the input format system.
• If you want to enable CKFinder, an advanced Ajax file browser, see the Installing CKFinder section below.

Installing CKFinder

CKFinder is an Ajax-based file manager created by CKEditor developers: http://ckfinder.com/. It is already included in your licensed CKEditor for Drupal module, so all you need to do is enable it in the Drupal administration panel.

• Grant the "CKFinder access" permission in the Administration panel > People > Permissions section.
• Open the Drupal settings file (sites/default/settings.php) and do the following:
  • Uncomment the $base_url variable and set the base URL of your website (without the trailing slash).
  • Uncomment the $cookie_domain variable and set the domain name of your website.
• Configure CKFinder settings in the File browser settings section for the CKEditor profile that you want to use.