XHTML Editor Plugins
The table below describes each plugin that administrators can configure for the WYSIWYG editor.
Note
The Editor Location column indicates where users interact with the
enabled plugin or the impacted area of the editor.
| Plugin Name | Function | Editor Location |
|---|---|---|
| advlist | Extends the core bullet list and number list toolbar controls by adding CSS list-style-type styled number formats and bullet types to the controls. | Toolbar |
| anchor | Inserts an anchor at the editor's cursor insertion point. | Toolbar/Insert menu |
| autolink | Automatically creates hyperlinks when user inputs a valid, complete URL. (e.g., from www.ingeniux.com to http://www.ingeniux.com.) | WYSIWYG view |
| autoresize | XHTML editor automatically grows accommodate the content inside it. | WYSIWYG view |
| autosave | Automatically saves content. | |
| bbcode | Allows bulletin board code to be edited in WYSIWYG style by converting tags like bold into strong. | Internal function of editor |
| charmap | Adds dialog with a map of special Unicode characters. | Insert menu |
| code | Adds view to edit the HTML source code. | Tools menu |
| codesample | Inserts and embeds syntax color highlighted code snippets into the editable area. | Insert menu |
| colorpicker | Adds color picker dialogs to the editor. | Toolbar |
| directionality | Adds directionality controls to the toolbar, enabling editor to handle languages written from right to left. | Internal function of editor |
| fullpage | Allows user to edit certain document properties such as title, keywords, and description. | Source Code view |
| help | Displays shortcuts that explains useful keyboard shortcuts and lists installed plugins. | |
| hr | Allows user to insert a horizontal rule (hr) on the page at the cursor insertion point. | Insert menu |
| igxglobalvars | Provides the ability to add global variables configured in . This is an Ingeniux custom plugin. | Toolbar |
| igxlink | Opens the Insert/Edit Link dialog. See Adding Hyperlinks in the XHTML Editor for details. This is an Ingeniux custom plugin. | Toolbar |
| image | Adds an Insert/edit image menu item allowing users to insert an image into the editor and to edit an existing image. | Toolbar/Insert menu |
| imagetools | Adds a contextual editing toolbar to images in the editor. | WYSIWYG view |
| importcss | Adds the ability to automatically import CSS classes from the CSS file specified in the content_css configuration setting. See Custom Content CSS for steps to set the location of the custom CSS file. | Internal function of editor |
| insertdatetime | Inserts the current date and/or time into the editable area at the cursor insertion point. | Insert menu |
| lists | Adds numbered and bulleted lists to editor. | Toolbar |
| media | Opens the Insert/edit media dialog to insert HTML5 video and audio elements to the editable area. | Insert menu |
| nonbreaking | Adds non-breaking space entity at cursor insertion point. | Insert menu |
| noneditable | Prevents users from editing content within elements assigned the mceNonEditable class. | Class added in Source Code view |
| pagebreak | Enables users to insert page breaks. | Insert menu |
| paste | Filters and cleans up content pasted from Microsoft Word. | Edit menu |
| preview | Enables preview of content. | View menu |
| Enables printing. | ||
| save | Adds a save button to the editor toolbar. | |
| searchreplace | Opens the Find and replace dialog. | Edit menu |
| tabfocus | Adds the ability to tab in/out of editor. | |
| template | The template plugin adds support for custom templates. | Insert menu |
| textcolor | Adds color pickers for font color and font background. | Toolbar |
| textpattern | Matches special patterns such as Markdown, in the text and applies formats, replaces text, or executes commands within the editable area. | WYSIWYG view |
| toc | Generates basic Table of Contents at the cursor insertion point. Items for the TOC are taken from the headers in the content. | Insert menu |
| visualblocks | Allows users to see block-level elements in the editable area. | View menu |
| visualchars | Adds ability to see invisible characters. | WYSIWYG view |
| wordcount | Adds word count functionality to editor. | WYSIWYG view |
For plugin details, see the TinyMCE documentation.