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Drupal 10 launched: taking content editing to the next level with CKEditor 5
The next chapter for the top open-source web content management platforms is here with the release of Drupal 10! We are happy to announce that the default editor that comes with this release is CKEditor 5, a modern, versatile WYSIWYG editor, available since version 9.3!
Read moreWhy migrate from CKEditor 4 to CKEditor 5?
By migrating from CKEditor 4 to CKEditor 5, you open a world of new opportunities and rich text editing features available to you, so get ready!
Mutable immutability: creating your own Immer clone
Immutability means avoiding any changes to the state of an object once it has been created. Learn how to implement immutability by creating an Immer clone.
CKEditor 4.21 with security patches and potential breaking changes
A security release that includes fixes for two editor plugins: Iframe Dialog and Media Embed.
The future of CMS is collaboration
The future of content management systems (CMS) is focused on collaboration, customization, automation, and easier remote work workflows.
Celebrating 20 years of CKEditor
This week, CKEditor celebrates its 20th anniversary! From our humble beginnings as FCKEditor, through four iterations and now as CKEditor 5
What’s the best rich text editor for your use case?
CKEditor is the best rich text editor for you no matter how many specific features and customizations your use case requires.
5 benefits of knowledge management in healthcare
Knowledge management systems can provide significant benefits to healthcare organizations by enabling them to offer better care to patients and improve organizational performance.
Strapi & CKEditor: a powerful pairing in your CMS
Using Strapi as a headless CMS and CKEditor as a WYSIWYG editor has numerous benefits for your team’s workflow, content creation and editing process.
Drupal Premium Features module now stable
The CKEditor 5 Premium Features module for Drupal is now stable, allowing users to easily integrate collaboration and productivity features.
A beginner's guide to rich text editors for enterprises
A beginner’s guide to rich text editors and an overview of requirements a good rich text editor for enterprises should fulfill.
CKEditor 4.20.2 with improved navigation, API changes, and bugfixes
The CKEditor 4.20.2 maintenance release comes with improved navigation over dialog radio buttons, various bug fixes, and important API changes.
Benefits of collaborative editing in CKEditor 5: an essential for teamwork
Collaborative editing is essential for effective teamwork. Learn what benefits of collaborative editing in CKEditor your team can leverage.
CKBox 1.3.0 with folders and new theme released
We are happy to announce the release of CKBox 1.3.0. The latest version introduces the folders feature, a new light theme, and multiple user interface improvements.
Export to Word 1.10.0 released
The latest maintenance release of the Export to Word converter is here. It contains enhanced support for nested suggestions and general fixes improving conversion stability.
Overcoming the challenge of WYSIWYG printing with the CKEditor 5 Pagination feature
Having only just released the Export to PDF and Export to Word premium features, our improvements to the CKEditor 5 WYSIWYG (What You See is What You Get) editor keep on coming.
CKEditor 5 v36.0.0 with experimental Vite integration, UX improvements, and performance tweaks
CKEditor 5 v36.0.0 is here with some notable improvements. We experimented with a new integration for Vite, a webpack alternative. We have also improved the editor performance thanks to changes to the dropdowns and table feature.
A year to remember: 2022 at CKEditor in a nutshell
2022 was a truly game-changing year for CKSource and CKEditor 5. Launching CKBox and Import from Word, becoming the default editor with the release of Drupal 10, introducing new branding and website design, and getting the Great Place to Work® certification are just some of our successes and milestones achieved in the year 2022.
You can go your own way. Unrivaled possibilities of CKEditor 5’s customizability
Customizability is CKEditor 5’s hallmark and one of its most powerful selling points. In CKEditor 5’s case, customizability is not just a meaningless slogan or tired cliché - it covers many levels, layers, and dimensions. That’s why any business or industry out there can benefit from the unrivaled possibilities it offers.
CKEditor 5 v35.4.0 with track changes expansions and better control over the PDF and Word converters
CKEditor 5 v35.4.0 brings in improvements in the track changes feature as well as the Word and PDF converter plugins. Changes have also been made to the lists feature, a new tutorial has been released and various bug fixes have been introduced.
Import from Word 1.9.0
The new release of the Import from Word converter is here, with configurable comments styling, reduced HTML payload, and important bugfixes.
Export to Word 1.9.0
The latest maintenance release of the Export to Word converter comes with SVG image support, a new base URL option, and improved conversion of the style
elements.
CKEditor 5’s unique features: meet the amazing functionalities that only CKEditor 5 provides
There are many lesser-known, but very beneficial functionalities that make the lives of CKEditor 5 users easier in many ways. Some of these shiny and new features CKEditor developers deliver regularly are, quite literally, unique. Meet the amazing, cutting-edge CKEditor 5 functionalities impossible to find elsewhere.
CKFinder 3.6.0 for PHP released
We are happy to announce that a new version of CKFinder 3 for PHP has just been released. While this is a maintenance release, a big part of the server-side code has been refactored to work properly with the newest versions of libraries and frameworks.
CKEditor 4.20.1 with improvements to tables and better integration between clipboard and upload image plugin
The CKEditor 4.20.1 maintenance release is here! It comes with another batch of improvements targeting widely used table features, clipboard and upload image integration.
CKBox 1.2.0 with file preview, search and tags released
The CKBox 1.2.0 release is here with new, extended search feature, image files preview and file tagging.
CKEditor 5 v35.3.0 with a revamped typing and IME handling, better external annotations handling and extended Track Changes compatibility
CKEditor v35.3.0 comes with a new Input Method Editor under the hood, better visual and contextual handling of imported annotations, new UI icons approach, and other changes to keep its position as an industry leader.
CKSource - a truly “Great Place to Work®”!
In September 2022, CKSource officially joined the exclusive group of organizations certified with the Great Place to Work® title. This award is the most recognizable distinction for the “employer of choice” that companies aspire to and the only certification based entirely on what employees say about their experiences in the workplace. And 100% of CKSource employees agreed that “this is a friendly place to work” and “when you join the organisation, you are made to feel welcome.”
CKEditor 5’s undiscovered treasures: 4 features you should know about
It’s hard to imagine CKEditor 5 without some of its premium features, such as Track Changes, Real-time collaborative editing, Revision History, Comments, or Spell checking. But apart from these powerful functionalities, CKEditor offers some undiscovered treasures - lesser-known yet very beneficial features it’s easy to overlook, like Restricted editing, Find and replace, or Annotations display mode. In this blog post, we’re putting them in the limelight.
CKEditor 5 v35.2.0 with the import from Word plugin, new toolbar functionality, and annotations performance improvement
A huge new service drops with the release of the Import from Word converter. New customization options and improvements for the user interface will make your lives easier. There are also performance improvements (especially for those who like intensive collaboration) and new documentation guides to aid our users.
The long-awaited Import from Word feature is here
We are excited to announce that a new feature called Import from Word users have been clamoring for is available now as a premium CKEditor 5 plugin and REST API service. The feature allows for converting any number of Word documents into HTML and editing them later with CKEditor. If your users rely on Microsoft Word handling large amounts of documents within their applications this should be a perfect fit for your business needs
Where The Cloud Meets… CKEditor at SaaStr Annual 2022
CKEditor’s collaboration and rich text editing features perfectly fit the needs of many modern SaaS companies. Our team attended SaaStr Annual for the second time to present our innovative content writing solutions.
CKEditor 4.20 with enhanced table headers, better editing experience, and important bug fixes
We are happy to announce the 4.20 version of CKEditor 4. The latest release comes with many configurable features that enhance the editing experience and bug fixes. Table headers are now better defined which aids accessibility. Sub- and superscript can now be set as toggle formatting while editing. And last but not least, mentions have been enhanced.
What clients love about CKEditor the most
A lot can be said about the editing experience CKEditor provides. It can be called top-notch, ultra-modern, dynamic, or simply outstanding. But what exactly do clients love about CKEditor the most? What do they praise most often? Meet top qualities and best features that users simply can’t do without.
New Export to Word converter v1.7.3 released
We are happy to announce the release of a new version of the HTML to MS Word converter that powers the Export to Word feature. The v1.7.3 converter version brings better support for content pagination and important bug fixes.
CKEditor 5 v35.1.0 with an updated interface, table improvements, and more TypeScript
We focus on migrating, generating, and improving. An updated user interface, nicer tooltips, better table column resize feature, and TypeScript package generator along with new user guides are coming with this release!
CKEditor 5 v35.0.0 with new translations, styles feature integrated with collaboration and TypeScript migration kick-off
The newest release of CKEditor 5 is here. It’s stylish, collaborative, and very multilingual! Plus, there is a lot to learn about making plugins, too.
How different industries make use of CKEditor. Part 3: Digital publishing & CMS solutions, educational software, and project management tools
CKEditor is a fully-fledged content creation solution, used heavily by companies across various sectors and disciplines, and appreciated by millions of end-users worldwide. In the third part of our overview of CKEditor use cases, we put industries such as digital publishing & CMS solutions, educational software, and project management tools in the limelight.
CKEditor 4.19.1 with important bug fixes
We are happy to announce the 4.19.1 maintenance release of CKEditor 4. Editor placeholder performance has been improved, there is better support for language detection and last but not least – dialog API enhancements. With that release, we also upgraded our CKEditor 4 React integration to version 4, which introduces support for React v18.
CKBox v1.1.0 released
We are happy to announce the release of version 1.1.0 of our file management platform – CKBox. This version introduces some essential new features and fixes a few minor bugs that slipped through in the initial release. If you would like to find out more, please read on!
How different industries make use of CKEditor. Part 2: Legal & advisory sectors, manufacturing & retail industry, governmental institutions
CKEditor is a versatile tool that is successfully used by over 30,000 clients operating in a variety of industries and environments. In the second part of our overview of CKEditor use cases, we shed light on legal and advisory sectors, the manufacturing and retail industry, governmental institutions and state administration, as well as market research. How exactly do particular organizations benefit from using CKEditor?
CKEditor 5 v34.2.0 with CKBox, resuming unsaved revisions and a new installation walkthrough
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 5 v34.2.0. Our new management platform, CKBox, makes its debut with this release. Revision history and Track changes features get important enhancements. We continue to rewrite the project into TypeScript. And there are bug fixes, enhancements, and a brand new, easy way to instantly run CKEditor 5 from CDN.
Freedom in IT. What are the advantages of working on your own product? A talk with Piotrek Koszuliński, CKEditor 5 Project Leader
Piotrek Koszuliński is the leader of the team behind the creation and success of CKEditor 5. In our interview, he shares his thoughts on the reasons why this product is so unique and so popular. He also sheds light on the technical side of CKEditor 5, ins and outs of creating a top-notch open-source project, and some of the mistakes made along the way.
CKBox - a brand new file management platform now available
We are excited to announce a brand new product called CKBox which has been designed with love for end-users. It’s a modern SaaS file management platform with a beautiful interface, responsive images and top-notch UX. It supports a wide range of digital assets and can be easily integrated with CKEditor 5 or run independently.
How different industries make use of CKEditor. Part 1: Healthcare, banking, insurance, accounting & real estate sectors
The complete CKEditor solution, packed with stable, reliable components, can help any business start with a bang or accelerate its growth immensely. It can truly be a game-changer for many organizations - regardless if they are Fortune 500 companies, start-ups, or other projects. How exactly do particular businesses, representing healthcare, banking, insurance, accounting, and real estate sectors, make use of it?
CKEditor 5 v34.1.0 with table column resize feature, Revision history enhancements, and bugfixes
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 5 v34.1.0. New table functionality, improvements to the Revision history, and numerous small additions and fixes will make the creating and editing process faster, more reliable, and better suited to everyone’s needs!
CKEditor 4.19 with improved accessibility, new memory management option, and bugfixes
We are happy to announce another major release of CKEditor 4. CKEditor 4.19 comes with important accessibility changes making screen-readers more reliable.
Accessibility myths
Let’s face it: accessibility is still kind of a niche topic. And, as with nearly every niche topic, there are some “common knowledge” things or, as I like to call them, myths. I’ve chosen some of them and in today’s article, I will dig into them to see if there is some truth behind them.
CKSource is acquired by PSG, a growth equity firm
CKSource, the company behind CKEditor, has been acquired by PSG, a growth equity firm that partners with software and technology-enabled services companies to help accelerate their growth. We have always been committed to provide a future-proof product ecosystem to our diverse and digital-forward customer base, and with the support of PSG, we will continue to do just that, on a larger scale.
New Export to Word converter v.1.7.0 released
We are happy to announce the release of a new version of the HTML to MS Word v1.7.0 converter that powers the Export to Word feature. The latest converter version brings in the support for table column group element and for table cell width.
Best project management tools - tips on how to succeed
Powerful project management software plays a pivotal role in digital transformation and belongs to the most efficient online solutions. Project management tools help to make the workflow run smooth, with progress being tracked - which may be crucial in making any task successful. But how to succeed when developing such a tool? Which features and components are truly vital in this regard?
CKEditor 5 v34.0.0 with redesigned lists, new styles implementation and extended DLL builds
The latest release brings new important changes for lists and content styling. The DLL builds encompass Revision history, while several other upgrades make the editor more reliable, stable, faster, and safer to work with overall.
A starter guide to collaboration - CKEditor 5
CKEditor 5 is the next-generation rich text editor with WYSIWYG methodology at its core that can be implemented within web-based software. One of the things it was designed for and that makes it stand out on the market is collaboration.
New Export to Word converter v.1.6.0 released
We are happy to announce the release of the HTML to MS Word v1.6.0 converter, the service that powers CKEditor’s own Export to Word feature. The latest version brings better support for table comments and suggestions, an auto-paragraphing feature, and improved compatibility with older MS Word versions.
Feature spotlight - HTML to Word converter
The MS Word .docx
file format is an industry standard nowadays. The HTML to Word converter and the Export to Word editor plugin enable the incorporation of this format in your work for portability and cross-platform compatibility of your content.
What to focus on when choosing an editor for your education software – Bett UK 2022
On 23-25 March 2022, CKEditor 5 is joining Bett UK where 400+ Edtech providers will share their solutions with the educational community. But before we land in London and tell you all about easy and reliable writing solutions CKEditor 5 can offer, we would like to quickly go over some key points education software creators should watch out for when choosing a rich text editor for their software, and what sort of performance they can expect from CKEditor 5 in those areas.
CKEditor 5 v33.0.0 with improved conversion system and DLL builds for collaboration features
CKEditor v33.0.0 brings in an improved and extended conversion/reconversion system. The revision history feature is now compatible with real-time collaborative editing and the collaboration features are available in DLL builds. There were also improvements in the General HTML Support feature and several important bug fixes.
CKEditor 4.18 browser bugfix and security patches
CKEditor 4.18 comes with important security fixes for the HTML processing core module and dialog plugin and a browser patch. We have also decided to make the WebSpellChecker Dialog plugin obsolete due to its end of life. Check out CKEditor 4.18 and find out, what was improved!
GitHub Writer now available with Mermaid support
GitHub has recently introduced Mermaid support. Mermaid is a flowchart and visualization tool that is similar to Markdown. CKSource meanwhile has introduced it to its GitHub Writer platform, which is a rich text editor within GitHub and based on CKEditor 5.
Basic overview of creating flowcharts using Mermaid
Mermaid is now available on GitHub and is a flowchart and visualization tool that was inspired by the Markdown language. Users can create a variety of chart types and insert them into the text fields of GitHub. These text fields or places where these charts can be inserted include wikis, documentation, pull requests and more. In this guide we show you the various options of creating a flowchart using this language.
Revision History now available with Real-time Collaboration in CKEditor 5
For a long time, the Real-time Collaboration feature served our users in the best way possible. It did this, by allowing them to comment and edit content together in a rapid development environment. The same goes for Revision History – a versioning tool that became a user favorite from day one. Now we are bringing both of these great features together in one package!
UX vs. UI opposition: why you should know more about these design aspects
Brilliant, eye-catching design, as well as superb, intuitive usability, is what makes applications’ and websites’ interfaces stand out, improving their competitive edge greatly. That’s why it’s vital to know UX/UI rules and apply them skillfully. What do these areas have in common, and how do they differ?
CKEditor 4.17.2 with improved support for dragging and dropping images inside a table, content editing improvements, and Paste From Word plugin fixes
CKEditor 4.17.2 comes with another great opportunity to keep the editor up to date - dragging and dropping images has been enabled for tables using the Table Selection plugin!
Collaboration tools worth using for document editing
Collaboration software continues to improve as more workers work remotely than ever before. Here we take a look at some of these tools worth considering.
CKEditor 5 v32.0.0 with new list properties, support for the <script> tag and enhanced mentions
Boost your ordered lists by starting them from a chosen value or reversing their order; mention people by their full names thanks to the support for spaces into hashtags; unleash the full interactive potential of your content thanks to scripts; and check out the brand new editor example showcasing a bottom-located toolbar with formatting buttons grouped!
Is coding for everyone?
Is coding for everyone? Can anyone become a software developer? If you think that you’re “unsuited” for IT professions and keep on repeating that you’re “just not a math person”, you may be very wrong. Learn why the right attitude matters so much in this case and what are the key prerequisites and conditions to kickstart a professional coding career.
How WYSIWYG editors represent the future of content editing
WYSIWYG’s origins can be traced back to the 70s, but today the term is finally becoming ubiquitous with software as more importance is placed on user experience (UX). We analyze how it is being used in content editing for more efficient workflows.
5 best collaborative writing strategies for 2022
Collaborative writing is getting increasingly popular within modern organizations. But it is not as simple as it might seem. To make the process of crafting great content together smooth and more effective, the right collaborative writing strategies need to be adopted. In this article, we shed light on some of the best collaborative writing strategies to utilize in 2022 and beyond.
Celebrating CKSource’s highlights. 2021 in a nutshell
For CKSource, 2021 was marked by meaningful events and major successes. We were able to adapt to COVID-19 constraints and got back on track by adopting some flexible solutions. We participated, in person, in important industry events, organized a cool company meet-up but, primarily, were focused on refining our products, and implementing some new captivating features for both existing and new clients. We keep evolving and look forward to the year 2022 with self-confidence, gratitude, excitement, and hope.
Feature of the month - Code support in CKEditor 5
Different kinds of content require different approaches. Sometimes specialized text needs special features that allow the presentation of formatting and layouts that are otherwise unavailable and not necessary.
CKEditor 5 v31.1.0 with enhanced copy and paste and reconnection handling
The last CKEditor 5 release of 2021 brings better and safer handling of collaboration sessions, enhanced pasting, better link edition, and improved documentation. There are also further improvements to the search and replace feature as well as additional information about features’ output. Read on to get to know these new changes and more!
CKFinder 3.5.3 for PHP released
We would like to announce that CKFinder 3.5.3 has just been released. This is a maintenance release and covers the CKFinder for PHP. Aiming at stability and uninterrupted operation, we have made the following improvements to CKFinder.
How programming affects your brain
How programming affects your brain as a software developer is not a mystery anymore. Dealing with complex corner cases, breaking down difficult problems, or performing source code reviews can activate the brain’s learning centers and increase cognitive abilities, to name but a few benefits. One of the ways of empowering your brain capabilities this way is getting a job at and growing with CKSource.
Button - why is simple not that simple?
Some things are regarded as simple. A button is a great example of it: a small rectangular thingy that can be clicked. I mean — that’s it, that’s the button, there isn’t anything complex about it… or is there?
Feature of the month - restricted editing modes
Writing, editing — all of that is generally about the ability to access the content faster better, more efficiently. To add, remove, change, and rewrite yet again. Still, there are situations when an editor or a reader should not be able to change the content. Sounds surprising? Maybe so. Maybe not so much.
Tips for exhibitors in a post-COVID world – What we’ve learned from SaaStr Annual 2021
We learned many interesting new things after attending SaaStr Annual as exhibitors for the first time, and as it was our first in-person event we attended since the COVID-19 pandemic. So here are some tips on exhibiting at in-person events, and SaaStr Annual specifically, with the consideration of the post-pandemic world we currently live in.
CKEditor 4.17 with enhanced Base64 images support, delayed editor initialization, and security fixes
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 4.17.0. In this major release, we are introducing a highly requested feature allowing developers to reattach the editor to the HTML DOM and delay its initialization. This release also comes with improved Base64 images support for clipboard operations, discontinued support for Flash plugin, and other enhancements prepared by both CKEditor 4 team and our lovely community!
Digitale Leute Summit 2021 – meet a must-have rich text editor to build and scale fast
For our second in-person event after the pandemic peak, we will be taking CKEditor 5 Collaboration Features to Digitale Leute Summit 2021 on November 16 in Cologne, Germany.
Content collaboration best practices
Effective collaboration is the lifeblood of modern, progressive organizations – helping them win a competitive advantage in the race for greater productivity. Indeed, a smart and properly designed creative team can do wonders in this regard. But as far as content collaboration is concerned, what’s also crucial are content collaboration best practices and tools that complement them. It’s truly beneficial to get to know and utilize them.
CKEditor 5 v31.0.0 with enhanced restricted modes handling and new collaboration samples
CKEditor 5 v31.0.0 brings new, better ways to handle editing modes with write restrictions in connection with advanced features. There are new developer samples for collaboration features both for vanilla JavaScript and the React framework. Better code block editing, new icons, and several important bug fixes have arrived with this release, too. And that is not all!
Feature of the month - Images in CKEditor 5
Images are what make the story tick. From illuminated medieval manuscripts, through to World Wide Web, a picture was always there to tell a thousand words. Learn how to use the rich, feature-packed image implementation of CKEditor 5 to create better, more breathtaking content.
How collaborative SaaS tools are reshaping modern healthcare
Healthcare is a field that is being digitized as we speak and SaaS tools are some of the things bringing innovation. Here we focus on SaaS tools and a case study related to Hive Networks’ working communities and other Learning Health Networks.
CKEditor 5 - comparing Revision History with Track Changes
Track Changes and Revision History are premium CKEditor 5 plugins and features that share both similarities and differences. Here, we compare the two features and analyze what makes them similar, what makes them different, and what sort of workflow they are best suited for.
CKEditor 5 v30.0.0 with better handling of automated actions and plugin development tool
Harness the unruly power of automated text transformations, perform faster searches, and work flawlessly with no bugs disrupting your content creation process. And once the writing and editing are done, delve deep into the amazing world of creating your own, custom CKEditor 5 features with the newly released beta of the package generator!
Feature of the Month - Media embed in CKEditor 5
Elevate the reader experience and enrich your documents, embedding videos, social media snippets, Spotify listings and more with the CKEditor 5 media embed feature.
Agile project management - how we do it at CKSource
Agile project management is still making the headlines, despite being 20 years old. The benefits of its application are countless and priceless, and we are well aware of that at CKSource. Software developers who join us can see for themselves that going Agile and relying on continuous feedback simply makes the work done faster and more pleasant, and the results of it are often more than impressive. With this blog post, we’re continuing a cycle on the reasons why it is so beneficial to launch your career with CKSource or switch to this company from your current endeavor.
More tools of the trade - the second part of a blog series on the technical aspect of writing
The journey through the curious writing lands continues. As obstacles grow scary, more tools are employed to fetch off the dangers the struggling writer needs to face!
CKEditor 5 v29.2.0 with redesigned find and replace and localized DLL builds
CKEditor v29.2.0 is here with a redesigned find & replace plugin and several important bug fixes that enhance efficiency. The DLL builds can now be easily localized. We have expanded our documentation, too, to make the integration of pagination and exports to Word and PDF more approachable. Read on to find out all about it!
A candidate-friendly recruitment process is here at CKSource. Come join us!
Every recruitment process can be a smooth experience. And at CKSource, we are well aware of that, showing respect to candidates from the very beginning of the way, and providing them with just the right amount of information they need to get started. What’s more, we’re open to junior software developers, offering them support and appreciation. Such an attitude pays off for both sides in the long run. With this blog post, we’re continuing a cycle on the reasons why it is so good and so beneficial to launch your career with CKSource or switch to this company from your current endeavor.
How blockchain-based writing platforms are shaping the future of written content
Blockchain has been known to be a game changer in digital transactions due to its functionality as a digital ledger and ties to cryptocurrency. However, it is also being utilized across new platforms designed for writers or that have writing as their core functionality. We talk about some of these use cases and also how CKEditor 5 can fit into this role for future blockchain development. This article focuses on writing platforms using blockchain in a way that are already available today, but the potential is immense.
Feature of the month - Mentions in CKEditor 5
The mention feature allows developing rich–text applications with autocomplete suggestions displayed in a dedicated panel as the user types a pre–configured marker.
CKEditor 4.16.2 with browser improvements and security fixes
We are happy to announce another maintenance release of CKEditor 4. Several browser-related issues were revisited and some other important bug fixes were introduced, too. Also, important security patches were rolled out. And to top all the changes, a React 2.0.0 integration was recently released. Check out CKEditor 4.16.2 and find out, what was improved!
CKEditor 5 v29.1.0 with content minimap, HTML comments and Revision History autosave
Setting standards is not a piece of cake. But the hard work and new ideas introduced regularly lets us deliver the most flexible product on the market. Navigating the document has never been easier with the new unique content minimap. Keeping track with the revision history feature and the ability to add HTML comments make editing faster and more efficient. The enhanced find and replace feature aids the general efficiency. And this is not yet all in the v29.1.0 release!
CKEditor 4 React integration 2.0.0 with React 17 support
CKEditor 4 React integration 2.0.0 provides deep integration of CKEditor 4 and React that lets you use the native features of the WYSIWYG editor inside a React component.
Best practices of remote work are in use at CKSource. Come join us!
Working remotely best practices are something that people who work from home often know little about. For many, telecommuting is a nightmare, and they dream about coming back to the office any time soon. But at CKSource, it’s not like that at all. For the majority of our job positions, employees are free to decide whether they work on-site, within the hybrid model, or fully remotely. And they often choose the latter, greatly enjoying work-life balance, smooth communication within the team, and taking care of their well-being and growth.
CKFinder 3.5.2 released
We would like to announce that CKFinder 3.5.2 has just been released. This is a maintenance release and covers all currently maintained CKFinder versions — PHP, ASP.NET and Java.
Feature of the Month - Automatic text transformation in CKEditor 5
Autocorrect, text replacement, imposing brand rules, adding smileys and emoticons to your post… There are many applications of the CKEditor 5 automatic text transformation feature. Find some of the less apparent ones and learn how it all started in the August installment of the Feature of the Month series!
Document navigation made easy - previewing the content minimap in CKEditor 5
If there is one thing every content writer could probably do without, it is the feeling of getting lost in a long document. Trying to navigate a book chapter or a legal document? We have all been there and we know this can be such a headache. There is good news, though: we came up with something to make your editing experience a little bit easier. What if the same content navigation tool that programmers have been using and enjoying for years was available in CKEditor 5? We decided to give it a try and this is how the first content minimap for a WYSIWYG text editor was born.
Have a truly relaxing holiday with CKEditor 5
Having a well-deserved holiday is crucial for our health and well-being, especially this year. And no matter where we go, CKEditor 5 will help us live in the moment and fully relax. Thanks to its immensely useful and versatile features, we may rest assured that the workload that awaits us will be well-organized and much easier to handle. And simply stop thinking about the upcoming burden of returning to the office.
CKEditor 5 v29.0.0 with boosted images, find and replace and the source editing feature
The totally revamped image feature, supporting block and inline images, will bring more colors and fun into your rich content. The ability to edit the HTML source will give you more control over it hand in hand with the highly anticipated search and replace functionality. The General HTML Support will help advanced users expand the capabilities of the editor while a set of new user guides will aid them on the journey through all the newly introduced enhancements. There is also support for multi-root editors in revision history as well as new user permissions for collaboration features — CKEditor 5 v29.0.0 has it all!
The tools of the trade - on the technical aspect of writing, part 1
The (less than) fascinating journey through writing and editing a piece of text, put down by the technical writer adept in documentation, but also in fighting evil mutants, spaceflights and reporting local events.
Creating a good DEX: collaboration in the digital employee experience explained
Remote work is here to stay, and CEOs need to learn how to reckon with the new reality of employment. Collaboration is one of the keys to creating a digital employee experience, but a real-time collaborative editor like CKEditor 5 can help fulfill multiple aspects of that experience. If you’re looking to level-up your digital workspace, read on for more!
Feature of the month - Table features in CKEditor 5
Rich content, be it a printed book, a website or a Q3 chairman presentation is all about two things: conveying a message and the way to convey it. Tables are the way to convey the message, especially when it contains numbers, datasets or complicated relations between the information presented. If tables were not as good in getting the message across, would they be used all around us, starting with bank statements through to highway signposts?
Feedback culture matters at CKSource. Come join us!
Feedback culture is a true revelation for all those who hadn’t become acquainted with it before. But at CKSource, we are used to it and have mastered it for many years, being well aware that it’s something that results in a smoother workflow, increased productivity and, first and foremost, happier employees. Thanks to it, they may enjoy the company culture where they are heard and appreciated, and their efforts are recognized.
With this blog post, we’re starting a cycle on the reasons why it is so good and so beneficial to launch your career with CKSorce or switch to this company from your current endeavor.
Microsoft Word vs CKEditor 5 Track Changes Compared
How does CKEditor 5’s Track Changes feature stand up to Microsoft Word? Read on to find out. We compare and analyze the differences between the two rich text editors and how they handle this task. Being able to apply changes, see who made them and revert the changes back is what this feature is all about.
Revision History is officially live - CKEditor 5 v28.0.0 released
CKEditor 5 v28.0.0 brings the long-awaited Revision History feature. It is a top-class document versioning tool that allows the users for full control over the editing process. The table feature was expanded with support for captions as well as default table and table cell styles. The integrators and plugin creators will appreciate the new metadata for npm packages and the documentation of the HTML output of the editor features. Improvements were done to the export features and schema definition. Some bug fixes were included, too.
How to save companies from the meeting madness
They are soul-sucking, time-consuming, and extremely expensive. They bring companies and employees down, diminishing their performance. Still, many team leaders feel that holding more and more bad or unproductive meetings is their duty, and something their organizations simply cannot go without. But the truth is completely different. Breaking out of meeting overload may not be easy, but there are effective ways of doing it right. And CKEditor 5 with collaboration has a role to play here, too.
You decide - customizability with CKEditor 5
Having the right tools for the job influences your software’s output. The developers of CKEditor 5 know that, which is why our API provides optimal customizability that can help you create the perfect plugin for your software’s needs. We explain how the development teams from three clients of ours — Plutio, Condé Nast, and Neos — used our API to customize CKEditor 5 instances in specific ways with satisfying results. Read on to see what we mean.
Feature of the month - Paste features in CKEditor 5
CKEditor 5, a modern, advanced WYSIWYG editor designed with extensibility and efficiency in mind, implements several features allowing users to paste the content into the document they work on from various sources. The editor provides unrivaled support for two of the most popular editing solutions, Microsoft Word and Google Docs. Out of the box, it also supports pasting as plain text as well as the drag and drop mechanism.
Revision History use cases - how your company can benefit from version history
Revision History is a brand new feature rolling out as a premium plugin for CKEditor 5. We will show you how you can benefit from implementing this plugin as we analyze various use cases across a variety of industries.
CKEditor 4.16.1 with accessibility enhancements
The newest release of CKEditor 4 is here. It brings better accessibility, right on time for the Global Accessibility Awareness Day which is exactly the third Thursday of May! An important fix for mobile users that affected the use of content styles was introduced, making CKEditor 4 even more flexible and available for all kinds of platforms. And a nuisance in widget handling was also removed. Other small fixes improve the drag and drop feature, the way colors are handled and the pasting mechanism, so read on to find out what good comes with this minor release!
Accessibility, Availability and Progressive Enhancement
Your site cannot be accessible if it is not available. And if it is available, it will not be usable to the users unless it is accessible. These two terms are strictly interconnected — read on how you can employ Progressive Enhancement in order to make your websites both available and accessible.
JSX syntax for CKEditor 5 converters - an experiment
The content in the CKEditor 5 is represented by a custom data model. It provides a layer of abstraction over the HTML data that is used to store the content (the data view). To translate the model representation to the target data format (in most cases HTML), the developer must provide a set of converters. This article showcases another approach to writing model-to-view converters and introduces a JSX-compatible syntax that allows to write converters by defining the expected output with syntax that is similar to the HTML data format.
How collaborative innovation makes companies more competitive and better
The world of business is changing lightning fast, so you need to tread carefully. There are many examples of companies that stood still among the hasty race and eventually failed, like Nokia or Yahoo!, and of those who strived to take the innovative challenge and ultimately won. Embracing innovations to the fullest is what real-time collaboration and CKEditor 5 enable and enhance. There are hundreds of successful, progressive companies that were able to find out that collaboration is what encourages businesses to innovate more and do it better.
Document version control for any software - CKEditor 5 Revision History
Control different versions of your document, stay on top of your progress or collaborate with other users efficiently – all thanks to the upcoming CKEditor 5 Revision History feature. This feature allows you to create, view and restore your content versions and brings the full Google Docs-like experience to CKEditor 5 along with Collaboration Features.
CKEditor 5 v27.1.0 with table and block quote nesting
The newest version of CKEditor 5 is here with both new and extended features. The table nesting functionality makes using tables even more powerful than before. Legacy support has been introduced for the deprecated HTML align
attribute. Nested block quotes are now properly read when loading pre-existing content as well. All of that is aimed at greater backward compatibility and support for older, HTML4 formatted content that may still be generated by some software, like email applications. Together with some minor breaking changes, this version helps bridge the past with modernity.
Feature of the month - Spell and grammar check in CKEditor 5
Proofreading and spell checking pose a serious challenge, especially for professional texts. Employing the power of AI-driven algorithms, CKEditor 5 provides an industry-standard solution for the advanced needs of all types of editors and content writers. Meet the power to harness unruly words, commas and clauses right as you type.
Remote collaboration - How rich text editors can improve working from home
How using a rich-text editor with real-time collaboration can bring people together across geographical barriers and make remote work more efficient. This is especially relevant during the current pandemic period forcing many people to work remotely and since companies are becoming more globalized than ever before.
Real-time collaboration tools in 2022 - 7 benefits you get from using it
There are dozens of advantages and benefits real-time collaboration can impress us with. Here, we’ve selected seven that our clients love and value the most. Have a look below and discover how collaborative editing can optimize content workflow, save time, effort, and money, help reach flawless effects, trigger greater productivity, create an innovative mindset, and — on top of that — give the whole team a lot of space, freedom, and fun. Easily.
CKEditor 5 v27.0.0 with drag and drop, text part language and bubbling events
The newest release arrived, packed with new features, some improvements, fixes and a security patch. The long-awaited drag and drop functionality is here, covering textual content, widgets as well as HTML and plain text dropping from outside the editor. Language features have been expanded with the ability to set specific language to a selected part of the text and there were improvements to the text-align feature as well as the to-do list feature. And there is still more!
Feature of the month - Word and character count in CKEditor 5
There are certain features in editors or word processors that people tend to overlook, even though many of them use these on a daily basis. One such feature is the word and character count. An everyday user may not pay much attention to it, as it was originally aimed primarily at people who need to meet specific word limits while writing. Read the blog post to discover its usefulness in your favorite WYSIWYG editor.
Document collaboration - how CKEditor helps break down barriers to success
Document collaboration tools address disconnections between people and subsequent disruptions in workflow, which happen in industries such as law, market analysis, and market research. Companies around the world are creating software solutions for these issues, and they look to CKEditor 5 to provide for optimal collaborative editing experiences.
CKFinder 3.5.1.2 for PHP released
We would like to announce that CKFinder 3.5.1.2 for PHP has just been released. This is a maintenance release that adds support for PHP 8 and updates multiple third-party libraries. We have also added support for Laravel 8 and Symfony 5 in their official CKFinder integration packages.
CKEditor 5 v26.0.0 with extensible builds, inline widget styling and annotations guides
Building your own custom CKEditor 5 experience is now easier than ever before. An improved online builder is one thing, but with the introduction of DLL builds it is now possible to create a custom editor build and later expand it with desired features without the need to recompile everything. This release also brings improvements to handling keystrokes on Mac, styling inline widgets, editor placeholder and a pack of new guides about using collaboration features’ annotations.
Feature of the month - Lists in CKEditor 5
Among features offered by CKEditor 5 WYSIWYG editor, some are widely used (like text formatting or images) and some are rather specialized (like restricted editing or read-only mode). There are only a few features, however, that are so versatile and applicable to so many use cases and solutions as lists.
CKEditor 5 v25.0.0 with flexible annotations, improved text blocks handling and performance fixes
The new release is here, packed with improvements, fixes and a security patch. We have redesigned the architecture of annotations, making it possible to use inline and sidebar annotations for collaboration features at the same time. We made changes to block editing so content blocks are now more comfortable to handle. Stability has been improved when formatting large content as well as several errors concerning images were corrected. There is also a new, neat feature in the documentation, that especially the first-time users will greatly enjoy - the toolbar helpers.
CKEditor 4.16 with improved image pasting, High Contrast support and a new color API
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 4.16. Apart from the security fixes, we focused on improving image pasting as well as the new color API and extended High Contrast support. There are also a few other bug fixes that will enrich your CKEditor 4 WYSIWYG editing experience.
Feature of the month - Collaborative writing in CKEditor 5
Welcome to the “Feature of the month” blog post. Kickstarting this new series in 2021, we want to spotlight and present selected features we offer with CKEditor 5. Every month, we will present the functions that we find especially interesting or in need of better recognition from our users. This is all in the hope to bring a better editing experience to you.
CKEditor 5 v24.0.0 with multiline toolbar and accessible input labels
Working hard on creating content? Fair enough. We will make your work comfortable, with easy access to all the features you need. Welcome to our newest batch of UI enhancements: the multiline (wrapping) toolbar that you all asked for and the accessible input labels on interface items! Not convenient enough? Upload images by pasting their URL, track changes for pasting table styles, integrate with Vue.js 3, use Markdown shortcodes… Simply put - write well, edit well, stay well.
CKEditor 5: the best open source Markdown editor
CKEditor is an open source rich-text editor. Even though it is mostly developed by CKSource, it has a large community of contributors backing the development efforts. One of the popular questions that we receive time and time again is the availability of Markdown editing. The simple answer is yes. Let’s dive a little deeper into this topic to get a more elaborate answer as to how.
CKEditor helps: the promotion of open science
There are plenty of uses for our CKEditor 5 that address some of the most pressing issues of the day, like the ongoing data reproducibility crisis. Rising to meet challenges for data analysts and researchers requires rethinking collaboration in the sciences from the ground up. Learn how CKEditor is coming to the rescue to help open science platforms.
CKEditor 4.15.1 with a security patch released
We would like to announce the release of CKEditor 4.15.1. This security update addresses a vulnerability in the CKEditor 4 Color History feature and an upgrade is highly recommended. There are also other bug fixes that will enrich your CKEditor 4 WYSIWYG editing experience, including fixing problems with the Table Resize plugin, the script loader or CSS margin parsing errors in certain contexts.
CKEditor 5 v23.1.0 with raw HTML embedding, reconversion API and pasting tables into tables with track changes
New, advanced features are coming onboard. Embedding arbitrary HTML opens new possibilities for webmasters, while the reconversion introduced in CKEditor v23.1.0 is a great step toward easier, more reliable handling of the downcast conversion process. Pasting tables into tables in track changes mode, documentation updates and a new release of the React component will also, hopefully, please the CKEditor community.
How to detect human faces (and other shapes) in JavaScript
Google believes in a Web that can compete with native applications unintimidated. One of the areas in which native applications for years have been superior to web applications was detecting shapes in images. Tasks such as face recognition were not possible until recently… But not anymore!
CKEditor helps: Collaborative policy in government
There are lots of use cases that address fundamental business needs, but CKEditor can see further than that. Sometimes there are wide-reaching problems on a societal level that deserve attention, like urban planning, zoning, or natural resource management. Rising to affect change in these areas can be larger than even a government’s competency to solve them. Modern societal problems require collaboration from multiple sides, and we’ve got the technology to facilitate that.
CKEditor 5 v23.0.0 with pagination feature, list styles and improved image upload
Improved plain text pasting coupled with a new pagination feature that lets you control the structure of your output and autolink added to editor builds bring forth an overall excellent experience in WYSIWYG editing. This release also brings enhancements to list styles and image upload. What you edit has never looked so good and so very much exactly the way you want it. Meet CKEditor 5 v23.0.0!
The best way to export your WYSIWYG editor text content to PDF and Word file formats
The CKEditor export to PDF and export to Word features are now out of beta. Harness the power of the world’s most popular document file types with these integrated solutions — WYSIWYG editor plugins and a SaaS or on-premises converter service with a REST API. Print, send and store your HTML content any way you want with a single click. Try it now!
CKEditor 4.15 with new editor placeholder plugin and improved color management
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 4.15. In this major release, the users get an extended set of tools aimed at an easier and more efficient text and background color handling within the WYSIWYG editor. Also coming in stock is the new Editor Placeholder plugin. There are also a few bug fixes that will enrich your CKEditor 4 WYSIWYG editing experience.
CKEditor 5 v22.0.0 with inserting images via URL, list styles and Markdown plugin
The newest CKEditor 5 is here and it brings a plethora of changes and improvements. There is a new easy way to add images to your documents and you can choose from a variety of list item markers available. The export to PDF and Word features are now out of beta and a new pagination feature is coming soon. Hopefully, all these changes will increase your content creation productivity.
Managing images with CKEditor 5
If you need your software to help manage images, there are important decisions to be made. Where will you store them - do you want them on-premises or in the cloud? There’s also the question of what features you need - how hands-on are your software’s users with visual media? Luckily, CKEditor 5 is flexible with both storage and feature possibilities for your solution. Here is a quick overview of your options in wrangling images with CKEditor 5.
CKEditor 5 v21.0.0 with autolink and export to Word released
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 5 v21.0.0 that introduces further additions for the link feature, including the long-awaited autolink. Coupled with the enhanced link text edition, it will make your linking experience like nothing before. New ways to manage image resizing have been added, too. Last but not least, you can now export your document to the Microsoft Word .docx
format. Read on for more details!
Content publishing during Covid‑19
In the middle of the Covid-19 crisis, the content publishing industry is having tremendous difficulty. Even though the hunger for news about the pandemic led to a surge in readership, this did not translate into higher ad revenues. In this article, we show how publishers can save time and money by simplifying the process of content creation and what role there is to play for collaborative features.
How to successfully launch a software application on Product Hunt in 2020?
So you’ve created an application and want it to reach a mass audience. Product Hunt is one of the most popular and easy ways to do this. In GitHub Writer’s case, Product Hunt helped the new application reach 1000 downloads. This Open Source side project, which is based on CKEditor 5, is a browser extension that brings WYSIWYG editing to GitHub. It was one of the top 5 products on the day of its launch and as such was promoted in its newsletter and socials. Read on to learn more about how you can make the best out of a Product Hunt launch as well.
The shape of things to come: student information systems edition
A student information system’s chief goal is to aid school communication of news and announcements between students, teachers, parents, faculty, and staff. So what, then, is effective school communication? The goal is the same whether you’re a student information system vendor or a school administrator who oversees your institution’s own homebrewed solution: a student information system that optimizes communication no matter the situation. Rich-text editing can aid in reaching that goal.
Swinging on an AST branch
There are things that we tend not to notice since they are so obvious — or we just do not need to think about them. There are many such things in JavaScript, things that we do not need to worry about in our everyday work (unless you develop Babel or Rollup — then these things are your work…). Let’s look into one of such things: Abstract Syntax Tree (AST).
CKEditor 5 v20.0.0 with linking images and multi-cell comments released
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 5 v20.0.0 that introduces several enhancements for the link feature, including linking images and improved caret movement around links. Typing around widgets using the keyboard is now easier thanks to the new fake horizontal caret. In addition to that, we have also added support for comments in multi-cell table selections. Read on for more details!
A simple on-the-go online HTML editor
Looking for a ready-to-use WYSIWYG editor access, without having to deal with any integrations? We got your back with our new website onlinehtmleditor.dev Read on to learn more.
How to become a better programmer
Being a programmer is not a simple thing. The variety of programming languages, technologies, concepts, rules, and terminologies can be overwhelming for newcomers. What’s more, you need to be up-to-date all the time. Otherwise, you take a step back.
CKEditor 4.14.1 with resizing and toolbar improvements released
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 4.14.1. This is a minor release that focuses on some issues related to the editor and table resizing as well as using the Emoji plugin in a CORS context. We also fixed some bugs for the bottom toolbar location. Last but not least, the Export to PDF feature is now available for CKEditor 4 and the Vue.js integration is now officially stable.
Knowledge management tools: the top 5 you can get right now
Knowledge management tools are created and released with a single goal: helping companies create and maintain their body of knowledge. We add our two cents about what could make these tools the best they can be.
How to print WYSIWYG editor content to PDF - Export to PDF feature released
We are happy to announce the official launch of the new export to PDF feature for CKEditor 4 and CKEditor 5. This feature allows you to easily print the content of your WYSIWYG editor to a PDF file. What’s more, the generated PDF document will preserve not only the rich-text content that you create in the editor, but also its structure and styling. Read on for more information!
CKEditor 5 v19.1.1 with table enhancements, typing around widgets and print to PDF feature
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 5 v19.1.1 that introduces further enhancements for the table feature, improved typing around widgets as well as the new PDF export feature. In addition to that, we focused on the adjustments of the editor’s development tools to the newly adopted monorepo infrastructure. Read on for more details about these and other improvements!
What to consider when choosing the best WYSIWYG HTML editor
Struggling to choose a writing solution that will fit your software perfectly? Maybe you need a brush up on which features, specifications and perks you should watch out for in 2020? Read on to learn about the most important things you should look for when choosing the best WYSIWYG HTML editor for your software project.
Blend CKEditor 5 Collaboration Features with your application: translations and custom balloons for comments and track changes arrive
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 5 Collaboration Features v19.0.1. This version further improves the customization options of comments and track changes annotations. It also introduces the possibility to localize collaboration features and add custom translations. Read on for more information!
CKFinder 3.5.1.1 for PHP released
We would like to announce that CKFinder 3.5.1.1 for PHP has just been released. This is a maintenance release that brings updates to localizations and third-party libraries. We have also added support for Laravel 7 and Symfony 5 in their official CKFinder integration packages.
CKEditor 5 v19.0.0 with table enhancements, improved performance and select all feature
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 5 v19.0.0 that introduces further enhancements for the table feature, improved font family and size support as well as the new select all feature. In addition to that, we focused on improving the editor performance. Last but not least, we moved from multirepo to monorepo infrastructure. Read on for more details about these and other improvements!
GitHub Writer: challenge accepted!
It all started back in 2014, when the CKSource team gathered together in our usual meetups. Something really special was up for discussion: a brainstorm about the future of CKEditor. That meeting seeded the ideas and foundation for the amazing products we made available since then, including CKEditor 5 and Collaboration.
What are virtual classrooms? A rundown of the most popular software by CKEditor
If you are in a frantic search for a virtual classroom solution that incorporates as much of the traditional classroom atmosphere as possible while minimizing interruption of established workflows and schedules with a small-as-possible learning curve, consider this: real-time collaborative writing technology with rich-text editing capabilities is a welcome addition to multiple commonly-used virtual classroom technologies. Click to learn more.
HTML in Node.js
Sometimes we can be using a technology for years and not realize that it hides some small, yet super useful, feature deep inside. This is also true for Node.js and its require()
. Did you know that it allows you to import HTML files into your JavaScript application?
An all around experience for working with data and content - CKEditor 4 Spreadsheets 1.2.0 released
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 4 Spreadsheets 1.2.0, which brings several improvements to make your work with data and content even easier than before. The Spreadsheet plugin now supports pasting data to and from Excel and Google Sheets. It also enables creating dynamic, auto-updating cell references in your WYSIWYG editor’s content. Last but not least, even deeper integration with CKEditor 4 allows you to apply more formatting and styling features to spreadsheet data. Read on for more information!
Knowledge management systems and capturing the ideas of your talent with KM
Learn how choosing the right knowledge management system for your company is essential to turning your talent’s tacit knowledge into explicit knowledge. The sooner you identify the tool or system that’s just right, the sooner what they know can benefit you. Your response to the challenges of the modern marketplace depends on it.
CKEditor, uninterrupted — COVID-19 announcement
Hello there! Are you wondering if CKEditor is active during the lockdown? Like you we are also at home practicing social distancing. In these uncertain times, CKEditor is one thing you don’t have to worry about.
CKEditor 5 v18.0.0 with custom table selection and pasting nested lists from Word
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 5 v18.0.0 that introduces two major and frequently requested features: selecting multiple cells, rows or columns as well as support for pasting indented lists from Word. In addition to that, we added the text transformation feature to all builds and enabled responsive toolbars in inline and balloon editors. Read on for more details about these and other improvements!
Implementing single-file Web Components
Probably everyone who knows the Vue.js framework also heard about its single-file components. This super simple idea allows web developers to define the entire code of a component in one file. It is such a useful solution that an initiative to include this mechanism in browsers has already appeared. However, it seems quite dead as, unfortunately, no progress has been made since August 2017. Nevertheless, looking into this topic and trying to make single-file components work in the browsers using the technologies already available was an interesting experiment to undertake.
Comments outside editor? CKEditor 5 Collaboration Features v17.0.0 with new comments API and new possibilities
A lot has happened on the collaboration front in CKEditor 5, so we are very excited to share the results of the work that we have done in recent months with you. If you were dreaming of having a really tight integration of CKEditor 5 collaboration features with your application and being able to add comments to elements outside the WYSIWYG editor, the latest release is for you!
Aborting a signal: How to cancel an asynchronous task in JavaScript
Performing asynchronous tasks can be hard, especially when a particular programming language does not allow for canceling mistakenly started or no longer needed actions. Fortunately, JavaScript offers a very handy piece of functionality for aborting an asynchronous activity. In this article, you can learn how to use it to create your own abortable function.
CKEditor 4.14 with Paste from LibreOffice released
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 4.14 that contains new features, bug fixes, and API improvements. Most notably, this WYSIWYG editor version introduces support for pasting from LibreOffice. It also includes security fixes for the HTML data processor and the WebSpellChecker Dialog plugin, so an upgrade is highly recommended.
Collaborative writing and how to implement it in your application
Collaborative writing is one of the most popular ways to write. Since the first time users started writing online, collaboration technologies have changed a lot. It is now possible to implement collaborative writing in your own application but how should you do it?
CKEditor 5 v17.0.0 with table styles, special characters and performance improvements.
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 5 v17.0.0 that introduces two major and frequently requested features: table styling support and the special characters plugin. In addition to that, we worked on data processing and editor initialization performance as well as on bug fixes. Last but not least, an online builder for CKEditor 5 is now available for all your custom WYSIWYG editor builds. There are also some breaking changes, so read on for more details!
5 ways SaaS companies can benefit from collaborative editing with CKEditor 5
SaaStr Annual is there to help SaaS businesses scale up and we are going to be there to show how a good WYSIWYG editor can contribute to that. We want to show that CKEditor 5 Collaboration Features can provide a modern writing experience for every application. Whether you would like to spice up the software you create or your internal team dynamic, here are five reasons why SaaS companies should choose a collaborative rich text editor like CKEditor 5.
The easiest way to customize a WYSIWYG editor - CKEditor 5 online builder
There are many WYSIWYG editors on the market and they come in different flavors. At CKEditor, we believe that your needs should shape the editor that you choose, not the other way around. Instead of creating a one-size-fits-all product, we design our editors in a way that makes it easy to mix and match the features and UI you want. With the release of CKEditor 5 online builder, we have just made the editor customization process easy and intuitive!
CKEditor 4 - Integrate WYSIWYG editor with Vue.js
We are happy to announce the release of the native integration of CKEditor 4, a full-featured WYSIWYG editor, with Vue.js, one of the most popular JavaScript frameworks. The CKEditor 4 Vue integration is already available on npm. It allows you to implement CKEditor 4 as a Vue.js component, using the <ckeditor />
tag.
7 reasons why your LMS needs a better and collaborative WYSIWYG editor
We are taking CKEditor 5 Collaboration Features to the Future of Education Technology Conference in Miami on January 14-17, 2020. But before we meet there, we would like to talk about what makes a WYSIWYG rich text editor so important for learning management systems and education applications. If you are an education software creator, school’s in-house technology person, or a concerned educator who is not happy with the current writing experience in your education software, read on!
CKEditor 4.13.1 with paste improvements released
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 4.13.1. In the last minor CKEditor 4 release in 2019 we focused on some issues related to pasting as well as on improving the accessibility of the WYSIWYG editor dialogs. Stay tuned for some more updates in 2020 — and read on for more!
CKEditor 5 v16.0.0 with code blocks and restricted editing
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 5 v16.0.0 that introduces two major and frequently requested features. The developers will be happy to hear that they can now insert code blocks to their WYSIWYG editor. The new restricted editing feature allows you to create templates and restrict editing to chosen areas only. But there is more — so read on!
CKFinder 3 for Java released
We are happy to announce that CKFinder 3 for Java was released today. This represents a huge milestone in the development of CKFinder, the powerful, secure and easy to use file manager for the Web, since version 3 will now be available with three server-side connectors: Java, PHP and ASP.NET.
FinTech Connect 2019 - Optimize your content with CKEditor 5
We will be exhibiting CKEditor 5 and collaboration features at FinTech Connecton 3-4 December at ExCeL London. FinTech Connect is one of the leading financial technology conferences where major financial institutions connect with the most innovative technologies and companies. The event is the perfect place for creating dialogue around digital transformation, payments, financial security regtech and blockchain.
Creating data grids in WYSIWYG editor - CKEditor 4 Spreadsheets released
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 4 Spreadsheets that offer Excel-like functionality right inside the WYSIWYG editor. The new Spreadsheet plugin allows you to create intelligent, data-driven documents directly in CKEditor 4. This makes it a perfect solution for financial, auditing, engineering, technical and science industries.
CKEditor 5 v15.0.0 with horizontal line, page break, responsive toolbar and SVG upload support
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 5 v15.0.0. This editor version introduces support for inserting horizontal lines, page breaks and SVG images into the WYSIWYG editor. It also allows you to define the document title section thanks to the new title plugin. The editor toolbar is now responsive, which improves the UX, especially for mobile devices. But there is more - so read on!
Middleware-based clipboard handling - meet clipboar 🐗
In the newest version of CKEditor 4 we introduced a new mechanism of handling pasting into the WYSIWYG editor that is provided by the Paste Tools plugin. It is based on a battle-tested idea of middlewares and simplifies the process of adding new paste handlers. We have decided to play around a little bit more with this concept and created a simple library for handling pasting and dropping content into a web page. Read on for more!
Future of content calls for the best rich text editor - DCX 2019
We will be exhibiting CKEditor 5 and collaboration features in Berlin on 8-9 October at the Digital Content Expo. DCX is an annual international expo for Digital Content Management, Content Services and Publishing. This year’s event will be focusing on the “Future of Content” through the topics of content creation, distribution and monetization.
CKEditor 4.13 with Paste from Google Docs released
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 4.13 that contains over 60 tickets, from new features through bug fixes to API improvements. Most notably, this WYSIWYG editor version introduces support for pasting from Google Docs. It also includes major improvements for selection handling and dialogs. Read on for more!
Collaboration journey of CKEditor 5 - What were we up to
It has been a while since we updated you about how we are doing on the collaboration front. Today, we are happy to announce that all three of CKEditor 5 collaboration features - comments, track changes, and real-time collaborative editing are now in perfect harmony. You can edit, use key features like tables, paste from Word and Google Docs, comment or suggest changes on the document with collaborators. All in real-time.
How we reduced traffic 10-20 times - data compression in real-time collaboration
When you are creating a complex system from scratch, you have hundreds of problems to solve and the amount of data you send over the network is usually not the first one to be tackled. It was no different in CKEditor 5.
CKFinder 3.5.1 and CKFinder 2.6.3 released
We would like to announce that CKFinder 3.5.1 and CKFinder 2.6.3 have just been released. CKFinder 2.6.3 includes a security patch for the server-side part of the application, so updating is highly recommended. We have also published new guidelines for securing your server when using a public folder for uploaded files. Read on for more details!
CKEditor 5 v12.4.0 with image resizing, to-do lists, RTL language support and more
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 5 v12.4.0. This editor version introduces Paste from Google Docs, image resizing, a simple image upload adapter, to-do lists, right-to-left language support as well as a spell and grammar checker and support for creating math and chemical formulas right in the WYSIWYG editor content. There is more — so read on!
CKEditor 5 v12.3.0 with word count, autocorrect, link attributes and new upload adapter
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 5 v12.3.0. This editor version contains some exciting new features that were at the top of the wishlist for our community and customers alike, like word and character count, automatic text transformations, link attributes, text block and list indentation, or the Base64 image upload adapter. Typing on Android got significantly improved and a new watchdog functionality will be helpful in recovering from editor crashes. Read on!
CKEditor 4.12 with Paste from Word enhancements released
We would like to announce the release of CKEditor 4.12 that contains over 40 tickets, from new features through bug fixes to API improvements. Most notably, this WYSIWYG editor version comes with support for new features in the Paste from Word plugin (page break, table cell borders, enhanced nested lists). It also includes improvements for table handling and the color dialog. Read on for more!
CKEditor 5 v12.2.0 with mobile-friendly comments mode
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 5 v12.2.0. This time we focused on bug fixes and improvements to existing rich-text editor features. We also worked on the contextual balloon functionality in order to provide inline annotations for comments and suggestions as well as a mechanism to easily navigate between the balloons. Read more!
CKEditor 4 - Integrate WYSIWYG editor with Angular
We are happy to announce the release of the native integration of CKEditor 4, a full-featured WYSIWYG editor, with Angular, one of the most popular JavaScript frameworks. The CKEditor 4 Angular integration is already available on npm. It allows you to implement CKEditor 4 as an Angular component, using the <ckeditor>
tag.
CKEditor 4 - Integrate WYSIWYG editor with React
We are happy to announce the release of the native integration of CKEditor 4, a full-featured WYSIWYG editor, with React, one of the most popular JavaScript frameworks. The CKEditor 4 React integration is already available on npm. It allows you to implement CKEditor 4 as a React component, using the <CKEditor />
JSX tag.
Meet HangHub, a new productivity tool for GitHub
While working on ways to make CKEditor 5 the ultimate collaboration framework, we also learned a lot about collaboration itself. Our communication troubles when using GitHub inspired us to create HangHub, a team productivity tool that lets you see other users who are working on the same GitHub issue or pull request as you. Read more to learn about HangHub.
Web accessibility testing - DIY!
Every website should pass through an accessibility audit to check if it is really inclusive for every user willing to use your product. However, very often you do not have the time or funds to go for a complete, professional audit. Sometimes it is enough to check the basics and increase the accessibility on your own. This checklist will help you perform a basic web accessibility audit to ensure that some common accessibility issues present on your site will be wiped out with a reasonable effort.
Practical web accessibility guide
Creating a website nowadays is much easier than it used to be several years ago. New tools, frameworks, and libraries allow you to create a unique and unforgettable experience for your users. But at the same time, new challenges emerge. Making the whole thing accessible is one of them.
CKEditor 5 v12.1.0 with mentions, font color and remove formatting released
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 5 v12.1.0. A month ago, we have seen some really positive feedback regarding the previous release of CKEditor 5 in which we introduced such features as inline widgets, distraction-free editor and support for multi-root editors. This version is no different and it brings four new long-awaited features (mention, font and background color, and remove formatting) as well as many improvements to the editor and our documentation.
The next rich text editor is at The Next Web 2019!
We are super excited to announce that we will be in Amsterdam on May 9 & 10th to participate in TNW2019. TNW is Europe’s leading tech festival and conference with over 15K visitors, 80 industry-leading speakers, and 300 exhibitors. As it self-identifies as “the heart of tech”, the conference aims to celebrate innovation.
CKFinder 3.5 released - Java coming soon!
We would like to announce that CKFinder 3.5 for PHP and ASP.NET has just been released. This is a maintenance release that fixes a few important issues — an update is especially recommended for ASP.NET users. We also have a major announcement for Java fans, so read on!
CKEditor 4.11.4 with improved memory management released
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 4.11.4. This is a minor release that focuses on improving the memory efficiency of the WYSIWYG editor. It also includes a handful of bug fixes and a major update for Serbian translations. Read on for more!
CKEditor 5 v12.0.0 with inline widgets and distraction free editor released
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 5 v12.0.0. This editor version brings many new features (editor placeholder, inline widgets, CKEditor 5 inspector), a new editor build, many improvements for plugin authors as well as integration developers and, of course, some new guides in our documentation. It is a major release, so there are some breaking changes for plugin authors, possibly more breaking changes for developers who created their own rich text editors and a few changes that will affect CKEditor 5 integrations.
CKEditor 4.11.3 released
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 4.11.3. This is a minor release that brings some further improvements to the emoji feature. It also fixes a handful of bugs with Copy Formatting and widgets’ nested editables, or Backspace behavior in nested lists. Read on for more!
Write. Collaborate. Educate CKEditor at Bett 2019.
We are happy to announce that we will be participating in the most important European Educational Technology exhibition — Bett Show in London, between 23-26 January 2019! Since our collaborative content authoring components are proved to be perfectly suited for use in education and publishing software, we will join the industry leaders in London this year to see the latest in edtech and talk to our customers. Read more!
CKEditor 4.11.2 released
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 4.11.2. For the first minor editor release in 2019 we focused on fixing a handful of bugs in the existing features as well as some housekeeping in the rich-text editor internals. Happy New Year — and read on for more!
The best WYSIWYG rich text editor for Vue is here
We are happy to announce the release of the native integration of CKEditor 5 with Vue.js, the progressive JavaScript framework. This brings the number of available CKEditor 5 rich-text editor integrations with popular frameworks to three, after the Angular 2+ and React integrations published a few weeks ago.
CKEditor 5 v11.2.0 with paste from Word and file manager support released
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 5 v11.2.0. The latest editor version brings the long-awaited support for paste from Office (e.g. from Microsoft Word) and integration with the CKFinder file uploader. We have also enhanced the image upload documentation, improved the editor UI on mobile devices and introduced many smaller features and improvements.
CKFinder 3.4.5 with a new skin and performance improvements released
We would like to announce that CKFinder 3.4.5 for PHP and ASP.NET has just been released. This release brings important performance improvements for our file manager — an update is especially recommended if your CKFinder installation works with hundreds of folders. But there is more — a new, modern skin has just been added, so read on!
CKEditor 4.11 with emoji dropdown and auto link on typing released
We would like to announce the release of CKEditor 4.11 that contains over 60 tickets, from new features to accessibility improvements. Most notably, this WYSIWYG editor version comes with a brand new dropdown for the emoji plugin that makes it possible to insert emoji from the toolbar and search for them using keywords.
The best WYSIWYG editor for Angular and React is here
We are happy to announce the first two integrations of CKEditor 5 with popular JavaScript frameworks: React and Angular 2+. We want to make installing and integrating CKEditor 5 as simple and intuitive as possible.
CKEditor 5 v11.1.0 with media embed and collaborative tables
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 5 v11.1.0. This editor version brings the long-awaited media embed feature, support for block content in tables, tables available in real-time collaborative editing and many smaller features and improvements. We also streamlined our Operational Transformation engine to improve its support for already implemented collaboration features as well as those planned in the near future (like “suggestion mode”).
Lessons learned from creating a rich-text editor with real-time collaboration
Real-time collaboration is a feature we wanted to introduce since the inception of CKEditor 5. The research that we made back in 2012 and some failed attempts that we observed all around showed us that full support for collaborative editing for rich-text data cannot be added on top of existing projects. A proper architecture has to be designed and implemented from scratch, with real-time collaboration treated as a first-class citizen in the entire project.
CKEditor 4.10.1 released
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 4.10.1. This is the first minor release that follows the introduction of the new autocomplete, emoji and mentions features in CKEditor 4.10, so its focus was on polishing these new features. In addition to that, we included some community PRs and a handful of bug fixes. Read on for more!
CKFinder 3 Package for Laravel released
We are happy to announce that the official CKFinder 3 Package for Laravel is now available. This means that you can now comfortably integrate the best file manager for CKEditor with your Laravel application in little to no time, just like a real web artisan would do! Read on for more!
CKEditor 5 v11.0.0 with block toolbar, autosave and Electron
We are happy to report the release of CKEditor 5 v11.0.0. This version brings a few new features (the block toolbar, the autosave plugin, Electron support), many improvements (typing on Android, selection stability and selection handle for tables) and an upgrade to webpack 4. Read on!
CKFinder 3.4.4 released
We would like to announce that CKFinder 3.4.4 for PHP and ASP.NET has just been published. This is a maintenance release that updates the AWS S3 adapter for the ASP.NET connector, and fixes the FTP adapter for the PHP connector. A few localization updates are included, too. Read on for more!
CKEditor 4.10 with autocomplete, emoji and mentions
We are happy to share that CKEditor 4.10 has just been released! This major release brings Mentions, Emoji and Autocomplete plugins to CKEditor 4, along with a few other useful enhancements and bug fixes. Read on!
CKEditor 5 v10.1.0 with tables, soft line breaks and improved composition
We are happy to report the release of CKEditor 5 v10.1.0. This version includes the first iteration of the table feature as well as support for soft line breaks (Shift+Enter). Apart from that, we introduced a selection post-fixer and fixed many text composition issues thanks to major improvements to the DOM renderer. There is also a (temporary) workaround for typing before and after images… and a bunch of important bug fixes. Read on for details.
CKFinder 3.4.3 released
We would like to announce that CKFinder 3.4.3 for PHP and ASP.NET has just been released. This is a maintenance release that resolves a few important issues, including problems with file uploads in Microsoft Edge v42, and introduces a few other useful changes. Read on for more!
CKEditor 5 v10.0.1 with a security patch released
We would like to announce the release of CKEditor 5 v10.0.1 that contains a security fix for the Link package, so an upgrade is highly recommended for all CKEditor 5 installations that include it. Additionally, this release fixes an issue with the decoupled editor that blocked enabling real-time collaboration in this editor.
A web that excludes only people with disabilities
There is, unfortunately, a silent consensus around the web that making your product accessible is an optional task. For many web developers it is a nice-to-have feature, not a core requirement — since lack of accessibility would be an obstacle for a limited part of your target audience only. But is it really so?
CKEditor 5 v10.0.0 – the future of rich text editing looks stable
It has been a long time coming, but after almost 4 years of research, planning and developing, we give you a totally new experience in rich text editing — CKEditor 5.
CKEditor 4.9.2 with a security patch released
We would like to announce the release of CKEditor 4.9.2 that contains a security fix for the Enhanced Image plugin, so an upgrade is highly recommended for all CKEditor 4.5.11+ installations that include it.
CKEditor 5 v1.0.0 beta released
When we were releasing v1.0.0-alpha.2 in November last year, we already knew the next release will be huge. The plan for the first beta release was to continue implementing new features (highlight, font size and family, text alignment, document editor build), but our main goal was to review the entire public API of CKEditor 5 Framework and improve it where possible.
Accessibility Checker 1.1.1 with custom issue types and Brazilian Portuguese
We are happy to announce that Accessibility Checker for CKEditor 4 was updated to version 1.1.1. This version introduces the possibility to add custom issue types as well as the Brazilian Portuguese translation.
CKEditor 4.9 with Easy Image plugin for responsive images
To celebrate the 15th anniversary of CKEditor, we are happy to announce the release of the latest major editor version. CKEditor 4.9 comes with plenty of new features - including a brand new Easy Image plugin for inserting responsive images that are uploaded to and delivered straight from the cloud. Read on for a detailed overview of all the new features!
CKEditor 4.8 with pasting images from Word and balloon toolbar
Good news, everyone! We are happy to announce the release of the latest major CKEditor version. CKEditor 4.8 comes with plenty of new features - including pasting images from Microsoft Word, clipboard enhancements for Microsoft Edge and a brand new Balloon Toolbar plugin. Read on for a detailed overview of all the new features!
Second alpha release of CKEditor 5 v1.0.0
We would like to announce that the second alpha release of CKEditor 5 has just been published. This release follows the first alpha version and contains mainly bug fixes and minor improvements. The team is now focused on bigger changes which require more time to be concluded, however, some important ones made it to this release.
Bringing collaborative editing to any application
In this article I give a quick overview of the problem we aim to solve, the solutions we developed for that purpose and how to approach collaborative editing in your application.
CKEditor 5: A new era for rich text editing
The heart of the new CKEditor Ecosystem is undoubtedly our brand new editor, CKEditor 5. It’s not simply the next major version of one the most popular rich text editors out there. It’s the next chapter on what web text editors are, how they should be used and what possibilities they bring.
First alpha release of CKEditor 5 v1.0.0
The first alpha release of CKEditor 5 v1.0.0 has just gone public. See the new CKEditor 5 Builds and CKEditor 5 Framework that lie at the heart of the new CKEditor Ecosystem. Learn about the great user experience of the new products, the design behind them and the next steps that are still in front of us!
Introducing the new CKEditor Ecosystem
CKEditor is now a range of solutions dedicated to in-browser text editing. It includes the rich text editor (now editors!) that has led the market for more than 13 years and brand new products dedicated to real-time collaborative editing, better writing and advanced editing features.
CKEditor 4.7.3 released
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 4.7.3. This is a minor release with plenty of fixes for different editor features, including making the Paste from Word plugin work correctly with enterMode set to BR. In addition to that, WebSpellChecker was updated and nested editables can now be filtered using CKEDITOR.filter.disallowedContent. The CKEditor team has also officially taken over the maintenance of the editor NuGet packages. Read on for more information!
11th developer preview of CKEditor 5 available
We would like to let you know that the 11th developer preview of CKEditor 5 has just been tagged as version v0.11.0.
CKEditor 4.7.2 released
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 4.7.2. This is a minor release that adds integration of the Justify plugin with Advanced Content Filter and introduces the possibility to paste widgets inside table cells. In addition to that, SCAYT (Spell Check As You Type) was updated and some bugs were fixed. Read on for more information!
CKFinder 3.4.2 released
We are happy to announce that CKFinder 3.4.2 has been released on June 26, 2017 (PHP) and August 4, 2017 (ASP.NET). This version contains some important updates for remote storages (Amazon S3 and Dropbox) for the PHP connector, minor bug fixes for the ASP.NET connector and two new localizations: Azerbaijani and Uzbek. In addition to that, minimal PHP requirements were bumped, too. Read on for more information!
CKEditor 4.7.1 released
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 4.7.1. This is the first minor release that follows the introduction of the new table selection system of CKEditor 4.7, so its focus is mainly on polishing this new feature. In addition to that, a new localization (Mexican Spanish) was added. Read on for more information!
Migrating CKEditor 4 issue tracking to GitHub
With the release of CKEditor 4.7 on May 25th, 2017 we are migrating CKEditor issue tracking to GitHub. Until now, the official CKEditor 4 bug tracker was located at https://dev.ckeditor.com.
CKEditor 4.7 with Paste from Excel, advanced table selection and CSP
We are happy to announce the release of the latest major CKEditor version. CKEditor 4.7 comes with plenty of new features - including Paste from Excel support, advanced table selection, improved conformance with Content Security Policy, and further enhancements to the pasting process. In addition to that, some important changes were introduced to popular plugins such as Media Embed, Copy Formatting, and Mathematical Formulas. Read on for more!
10th developer preview of CKEditor 5 available
We would like to let you know that the 10th developer preview of CKEditor 5 has just been tagged as version v0.10.0.
9th developer preview of CKEditor 5 available
We would like to let you know that the 9th developer preview of CKEditor 5 has just been tagged as version v0.9.0.
8th developer preview of CKEditor 5 available
We would like to let you know that the 8th developer preview of CKEditor 5 has just been tagged as version v0.8.0.
7th developer preview of CKEditor 5 available
We would like to let you know that the 7th developer preview of CKEditor 5 has just been tagged as version v0.7.0.
CKEditor monthly for January, 2017
Goodbye 2016. Welcome 2017! From now on we will deliver compact monthly briefings with the latest updates on our progress with CKEditor and other related news. Find out what is the latest state of things for January 2017. Read on for more!
CKEditor 4.6.2 released
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 4.6.2. Despite being a ‘minor’ release, this editor version introduces two important features: a new default color palette for the color selector and yet another editor localization — Azerbaijani. Read on for more information!
CKEditor 4.6.1 released
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 4.6.1. This is the first minor release that follows the well-received CKEditor 4.6 and contains some bug fixes, including a noteworthy improvement in the Color Button plugin. Read on for more information!
5th developer preview of CKEditor 5 available
We would like to let you know that the 5th developer preview of CKEditor 5 has just been tagged as version v0.5.0.
CKEditor biweekly for November 29, 2016
It has been a while, and lots have happened in the last few weeks, so we bring you the latest update on our projects. Find out more about our progress with the upcoming releases of CKEditor. Read on for more!
CKEditor 4.6 released
We are happy to announce that the most awaited major CKEditor version has just been officially released. CKEditor 4.6 is packed with new features such as a new default skin and updated UI, completely rewritten Paste from Word, new Copy Formatting, Upload File and Balloon Panel plugins, Occitan localization as well as some widget and accessibility improvements. Read on for more details!
CKEditor Biweekly for October 20, 2016
Once again, we bring you the latest update on our projects. Find out more about our progress with the upcoming releases of CKEditor. Read on for more!
CKEditor Biweekly for October 5, 2016
Here is the latest update on our projects. Find out more about our progress with the upcoming releases of CKEditor. Read on for more!
CKFinder 3.4 for PHP and ASP.NET Released
We are happy to announce that CKFinder 3.4 for both PHP and ASP.NET was released today. This is the next major release for the new CKFinder 3 line that introduces a lot of new features (especially for ASP.NET), two new localizations and several performance and user experience related improvements. Alongside this release, CKFinder provides also a Symfony 3 bundle for easier integration in your projects. Read on to see what else this new CKFinder version has to offer!
CKEditor Biweekly for September 12, 2016
We have been away for a longer while. Since summer is almost completely gone, we are back and ready to give you the latest update on our projects. Find out more about our progress with the upcoming releases of CKEditor. Read on for more!
CKEditor 4.5.11 Released
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 4.5.11. Although it is a minor release, it contains two new features (including a long overdue one!) and some important bug fixes, like a fix for image pasting in Microsoft Edge. Read on for more information!
First Developer Preview of CKEditor 5 Available
We would like to let you know that the first developer preview of CKEditor 5 has recently been tagged as version v0.1.0 and is available for everyone to see! We have been working on this project for the past 2 years, building the next generation editor from scratch, closing over 400 tickets – and now we want to share the first tangible milestone with the great community that has supported us throughout this entire time.
CKEditor 4.5.10 Released
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 4.5.10. This is a minor release that includes some bug fixes, including one significant improvement for using custom fonts with names containing characters such as quotes or whitespace. Read on for more information!
CKEditor Biweekly for July 12, 2016
Here is the latest CKEditor update. Find out more about our progress with the upcoming releases of CKEditor. Read on for more!
Why We Chose a Multirepo Architecture for CKEditor 5
To answer why we’ve made a choice to keep CKEditor 5 code in multiple repositories I should perhaps first explain what problems that brings. Or rather — what are the advantages of keeping things in a single repository.
CKEditor Biweekly for June 22, 2016
Here is the latest CKEditor update. Find out more about our progress with the upcoming releases of CKEditor and see the outcomes of the CKEditor 5 Hackathon. Read on for more!
CKEditor 5 Hackathon
CKEditor 5 Hackathon was a 2-day event for CKEditor 5 core developers. The goal was to implement proof-of-concepts of some neat features to see the capabilities of the new CKEditor 5 engine in action.
CKSource - Open (Source) for 10 Years!
‘It all started in 2003. The decision of bringing my pet project into the open — to an environment I was still unfamiliar with. In a period when Open Source Software wasn’t yet a fashionable thing to do in order to show that you’re cool.’
Accessibility Checker Goes Open Source
It’s Global Accessibility Awareness Day today! To celebrate it in a big way, we would like to announce that as of today, Accessibility Checker for CKEditor will be available for everyone for free, licensed under an Open Source GPL license. If you care about accessibility, want to learn more about how important it is, and get to know our new product, read on!
The Technology We Use Shouldn’t Limit Us from Finding a Connection - a Talk with Jesse Beach
Jesse Beach is a senior front end developer and a specialist in web accessibility. She currently works at Facebook on building web accessibility testing tools and improving the accessibility of Facebook’s user interface.
CKEditor Biweekly for May 16, 2016
Here is the latest CKEditor update. Find out more about the latest release of CKEditor 4 and our progress on CKEditor 5. In other news: We are getting ready to celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day this week. Read on for more!
CKEditor 4.5.9 Released
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 4.5.9. This is a minor release that includes some bug fixes, including updates to the CKEditor builder. Read on for more information!
CKFinder 3.3 for ASP.NET Released
We are happy to announce that CKFinder 3.3 for ASP.NET was released today. This represents a huge milestone in the development of CKFinder, the powerful and easy to use file manager for the Web, since version 3 will now be available with two server-side connectors: PHP and ASP.NET.
CKEditor Biweekly for April 26, 2016
Here is the latest CKEditor update. Find out more about our progress with CKEditor 4 and 5 as well as the Editor Recommendations Project we have launched on GitHub. Read on for more!
CKEditor 4.5.8 Released
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 4.5.8. This is a minor release that includes some bug fixes and a new configuration option for the color picker. Read on for more information!
CKEditor Biweekly for March 30, 2016
External factors prevented us from giving you an update two weeks ago. Worry no more - here is the latest CKEditor update. We continue to work on CKEditor versions 4.5.8 and 4.6 and at the same time steadily progressing with CKEditor 5. The preview version of CKFinder 3.3 for ASP.NET was also released. Read on!
CKFinder 3.3 for PHP Released
We are happy to announce that CKFinder 3.3 for PHP was released today. This is the next major release for the new CKFinder 3 line that introduces the much-awaited Microsoft Azure remote storage support, the new Bosnian localization and huge performance improvements for folders with hundreds of files. Read on to see what else this new CKFinder version has to offer!
CKEditor Biweekly for March 1, 2016
Here is the latest CKEditor update. Find out more about our progress with CKEditor and check out the proof of concept plugin enabling the user to use voice typing in CKEditor. Read on for more!
Editor Recommendations Project
'What features should a rich text editor have? Should bold produce the ‘strong’ or the ‘b’ HTML tag? Should underline be included? What about formatting features like font size or color?
CKEditor Biweekly for February 16, 2016
Here is the latest CKEditor update. Find out more about our progress with CKEditor 4 and 5 as well as the Editor Recommendations Project we have launched on GitHub. Read on for more!
Designing Software in the Open
‘Last year I’ve introduced some details about CKEditor 5, our new content editing platform, which will reach the market in 2016. Since then, we’ve made very good progress with its development. We’re almost finalizing the code for the basic infrastructure that will support the editor’s core.
There is one aspect though that has not been emphasized enough so far - the fact that (since the very beginning) we have been designing CKEditor 5 in the open, so anyone can jump in to help us or to simply share their opinion.’
CKEditor 4.5.7 Released
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 4.5.7. This is a minor release that focuses on adding a completely new Swiss German localization, updating already existing localizations and fixing a couple of medium-sized bugs. Read on for more information!
Kinetic Solutions Case Study
Kinetic Solutions needed an easy to use and intuitive HTML editor to replace their various solutions that had previously been used to enable clients to edit their own website content. They were looking after a solution that could easily be integrated into their online web products and would produce clean, correct source code. It was important that the editor be intuitive and easy to use so clients could quickly get up to speed without extensive training or support.
CKEditor Biweekly for February 1, 2016
Here we are with the latest CKEditor update. Read on for more!
Generosity Case Study
Generosity is the only socially conscious fundraising platform that’s free, fast, and open, giving individuals and organizations the power to improve lives everywhere. As a fundraising community built for personal and social causes, it supports nonprofit organizations and individuals, who often want to show images and videos within their fundraisers to motivate donors and demonstrate their impact.
CKEditor Biweekly for January 18, 2016
Welcome back in 2016! The holiday season prevented us from posting the regular CKEditor biweekly on time, but worry no more - here we are with the latest CKEditor update. Read on for more!
Add-on of the Month
We enter year 2016 with a new online activity. From now on we will bring you a monthly selection of the finest non-commercial CKEditor add-ons. The “Add-on of the Month” is here to celebrate the best of what the CKEditor developer community has to offer.
If You're not Thinking About Accessibility - a Talk with Marcy Sutton
Marcy Sutton is a web developer and web accessibility advocate based in Seattle. She currently works as an Accessibility Engineer for Adobe. She is also the co-leader of Girl Develop It Seattle and an international public speaker. You can learn more about Marcy’s work from her website and her Twitter account.
CKFinder 3.2 for PHP Released
We would like to announce the release of CKFinder 3.2 for PHP, the second major update to the totally rebuilt CKFinder 3 line. This version includes plenty of improvements and new features, including list view and files sorting.
CKFinder 2.6 with Security Patches and a Bootstrap Skin Released
Despite the fact that most of our effort nowadays goes into CKFinder 3 enhancements, we managed to squeeze into our schedule the release of CKFinder 2.6 with security patches and a refreshed look based on Bootstrap 3 - “the most popular HTML, CSS, and JS framework for developing responsive, mobile first projects on the web”.
CKEditor 4.5.6 Released
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 4.5.6. This is a minor release that focuses on updating the SCAYT (Spell Check As You Type) mechanism and introducing additional security mechanisms for file uploads. Read on for more information!
CKEditor Biweekly for December 7, 2015
Here is your CKEditor biweekly update (we are switching from a weekly dose of updates to a biweekly one). Find out more about our progress with upcoming releases of CKEditor 4 and CKFinder and the development of CKEditor 5. Read on for more.
Build a WYSIWYG editor in-house or use an off-the-shelf solution?
You often consider writing a new piece of software when the products already available on the market seem insufficient in terms of their functionalities, or simply do not fit the goals of your company. It’s obvious that you wouldn’t want to use a random out-of-the-box solution that doesn’t exactly do what you intended it to do. However, when you consider these few points before you decide to create a completely new content editing solution, it becomes clear that reinventing the wheel is the last thing in which your company should be involved.
CKEditor Weekly for November 23, 2015
Here is your CKEditor weekly update. Find out more about our progress with upcoming releases of CKEditor 4 and the development of CKEditor 5. The big news in this update is that CKEditor has been included in the core of Drupal 8! Read on for more.
CKEditor 4.5.5 Released
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 4.5.5. This is a minor release that includes some bug fixes and changes created with the upcoming release of Drupal 8 (where CKEditor will be included in core for the first time!) in mind. Read on for more information!
CKFinder 3.1 for PHP with Security Patches Released
We’d like to announce the release of CKFinder 3.1 for PHP, the first major update to the totally rebuilt CKFinder 3 line that was unveiled this summer. This version includes plenty of improvements and new features, including reworked keyboard navigation and focus management with a new Keyboard Shortcuts dialog, greatly improved application performance, full Microsoft Edge compatibility as well as some new configuration options and commands. Considerable effort was also put into improving iPad/Safari compatibility and Right-to-Left support as well as UI and UX fixes for the compact mode. Last but not least, this release includes several important security patches for the server-side part of the application so updating is highly recommended. Read on for more!
CKFinder 2.5.1 with Security Patches for PHP and Java Released
We’d like to announce the release of CKFinder 2.5.1. This release contains a security patch for a moderate security issue in the PHP and Java server-side connectors and just a few other small changes. Read on for details!
CKEditor Weekly for November 3, 2015
We are working towards the upcoming release of CKEditor 4.5.5. and 4.6. We have also made some significant steps in development of CKEditor 5.
Government of the Netherlands Case Study
Government of the Netherlands was looking for a tool for web content editors and CMS suppliers, which would enable content creators to test their content for web accessibility issues before it is published and to prevent any future mistakes.
CKEditor Weekly for October 19, 2015
We are working towards the upcoming release of CKEditor 4.5.5. and at the same time we are developing the three most important libraries of CKEditor 5. Find out more!
CKEditor 5 - The Future of Rich Text Editing
CKEditor has made a long way in more than 12 years of its existence. During this time, it has been greatly improved in many aspects, becoming a rock-solid solution for web applications, reaching 15 million downloads recently.
The Web itself changed during these years. New standards emerged together with new ways of consuming and sharing information. A much stronger understanding about the value of web content has developed, for the benefit of the present and the future of the world. JavaScript finally showed its power in the everyday life of people and the web technology evolved to become the mandatory option for modern software.
CKEditor 4.5.4 Released
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 4.5.4. Although it is a ‘minor’ release focusing on bug fixes and stability improvements, it also introduces a brand new internal error logging mechanism. Read on for more information!
CKEditor Weekly for October 5, 2015
Here is your CKEditor weekly update. We are almost there with two new releases - CKEditor 4.5.4 and CKFinder 3.1. At the same time our team is getting bigger as we kick-start the development of CKEditor 5. Two weeks ago we also enjoyed our CKSource meetup and learned a lot about Holacracy. Find out more!
5 Reasons Why Open Source Software Is Perfect For Enterprise Solutions
Open Source Software came a long way from being created and maintained by passionate developers looking for game-changing solutions, to becoming the backbone of the tech industry. Past few years saw the rise of investment in open source solutions by such tech moguls as IBM, Intel, Facebook, and Google - to name just a few.
CKEditor Weekly for September 21, 2015
Here is your CKEditor weekly update. Last weeks were all about working on CKEditor tickets, progressing in the sphere of CKEditor 5 and introducing further improvements to CKFinder 3 and Bender.js. Read on for more!
CKEditor Weekly for September 7, 2015
Here is your CKEditor weekly update. Last weeks were all about working on CKEditor Examples as well as closing a few tickets for CKEditor 4.5.4. Also, check this weekly for more news on where we are with CKEditor 5 and CKFinder 3.
CKEditor Weekly for August 24, 2015
Here is your CKEditor weekly update. Last week we have released CKEditor 4.5.3 and added some improvements to CKFinder 3 and Bender.js. CKEditor’s Lead Developer, Piotrek Koszuliński, is currently present at the W3C Editing Task Force meeting in Paris - find out what he is doing there. Read on for more.
CKEditor 4.5.3 Released
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 4.5.3. This is the third minor release of the 4.5.x line focusing on bug fixes and stability improvements. Among the features that were polished in this editor version is the Paste from Word functionality which CKEditor is renowned for due to its quality and faithfulness to original content styles and formats. There is also a new configuration option for paste uploads available as well as support for drag&drop of BMP files. Read on for more!
ContentEditable — The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Every once in a while some developer notices that there’s still no perfect WYSIWYG editor for the web on the market and then this happens:
4 Common CKEditor Installation Mistakes And How To Avoid Them
In our past blog post entitled “Intro to Customizing CKEditor 4” we have written about the basics of customizing your CKEditor version using the predefined download packages, CKBuilder and the Add-Ons Repository.
CKEditor Weekly for August 17, 2015
Here is your CKEditor weekly update. Find out about the upcoming release of CKEditor and our debut on Medium. We are also focusing on the upcoming release of CKFinder 3.1. and we have released a new version of Bender with HTTPS support. Read on for more.
CKEditor Weekly for August 10, 2015
Besides fighting with the current heatwave in Warsaw with the use of our office-squeezed lemonade, we were able to do quite an amount of work during the past two weeks. Here is your CKEditor weekly update! Read on for more.
CKEditor 4.5.2 Released
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 4.5.2. This is a minor bug fixing version whose primary focus is to improve compatibility with Microsoft Edge, the new Windows 10 browser that has just been published. Apart from Edge fixes, a few notable issues in other browsers were also corrected and some improvements were brought to the new features introduced in CKEditor 4.5, including drag&drop, embedding media resources with oEmbed, nested widgets and the toolbar configurator.
CoreMedia Case Study
The combination of a massive growth in the consumption of online content and the introduction of new digital channels and devices has resulted in a dramatically different landscape for editorial staff. Maintaining a consistent brand experience across all channels has become a significant challenge. This includes the appearance and impact for formatted text.
CKEditor Weekly for July 27, 2015
Summer holiday season is in full swing, but the CKEditor and CKFinder teams are still working on bug fixes and new ideas for the next releases. We’re back with another CKEditor Weekly, read on for more details!
CKEditor Weekly for July 13, 2015
After a short break caused by recent major CKEditor and CKFinder releases we’re back with another CKEditor Weekly! The highlights of July were obviously the three big releases: CKEditor 4.5, CKEditor 4.4.8 with a security patch and CKFinder 3.0 for PHP, but now that these milestones were achieved, we are back on track with pretty exciting stuff! Read on for more.
Accessibility, usability and SEO go hand in hand
David Carralon is a marketing professional based in Paris. He currently works as the Head of International SEO for Career Builder. In his spare time he writes about Search Engine Marketing on his blog and tweets about “all things digital marketing” at @DavidCarralon.
CKEditor 4.5 Released
We are happy to announce the most awaited release of CKEditor 4.5, the next major editor version that introduces an entire spectrum of amazing new features and improvements and is the biggest release since CKEditor 4.0. The CKEditor team has been working on this ground-breaking release for the last year, polishing the beta version as much as we could during the last couple of weeks, and we are extremely proud to be able to finally deliver the final version to the general public!
CKEditor 4.4.8 with a Security Patch Released
We would like to announce the release of CKEditor 4.4.8, the last version in the CKEditor 4.4.* line that contains over 20 issues fixed, from accessibility improvements to API documentation updates. This editor version also includes a security fix for the HTML parser, so an upgrade is highly recommended!
CKFinder 3.0 for PHP Released
We are happy to announce that CKFinder 3.0 for PHP was released today. This represents a huge milestone in the development of CKFinder, the powerful and easy to use file manager for the Web, that comes as a complete rewrite of the entire application, with new features such as full responsiveness, cloud storage support, jQuery Mobile based customizable skin system, built-in image editor and many more. Read on to see what the new CKFinder has to offer!
Amarillo College Case Study
Amarillo College is required by law to ensure all online content is accessible. With almost 200 academic and administrative departments, they had to go to a distributive content model. Ensuring ease of use and making all content accessible is a daily challenge.
CKEditor Weekly for June 29, 2015
Here is your CKEditor weekly update. We are almost there – CKEditor and CKFinder major releases will be out this week! We are also very close to the first major release of Accessibility Checker. Read on for more.
AKIOMA Case Study
We have tried several other solutions, but in the end we were not satisfied at all. We have been searching for a tool that offers all requested functionalities and which is highly customizable. Then we found CKSource with their product - CKEditor. We have discovered very quickly, that CKEditor is the perfect tool for us.
CKEditor Weekly for June 22, 2015
Here is another CKEditor weekly update. We are still working on our CKEditor and CKFinder major releases. Last week we have also celebrated 15 million downloads of CKEditor! Read on for more.
WeSustain Case Study
WeSustain provides a web based solution for large companies that enables their globally located branches to work collaboratively on sustainability, ISO and other reporting standards. A large portion of that work relates Ļto coordinating text input and linking it with numeric data and charts, making an extensible and easy-to-use text editor paramount that runs reliably on a variety of browsers and platforms.
WOW! Over 15 Million Downloads!
This week we crossed an amazing milestone reaching 15 million downloads of CKEditor historically (check the website footer). In 2014 alone we had 3 million downloads! Impressive!
CKEditor Weekly for June 15, 2015
Here we go with the latest CKEditor weekly update. Major releases of CKEditor and CKFinder are on their way. We also had an important security update for CKFinder 2. Read on for more!
CKFinder for ASP.NET 2.5.0.1 with a Security Patch Released
We would like to announce an immediate release of CKFinder for ASP.NET 2.5.0.1 which contains a critical security fix. An upgrade is highly recommended!
CKEditor Weekly for June 8, 2015
Once again, we bring you two weeks of CKEditor related updates in one piece. Read on for more!
Promisan Case Study
Promisan needed a top notch and efficient web text editor to be embedded in their enterprise resource planning system Prosis. These are some of the key aspects they were looking for:
CKEditor Weekly for May 25, 2015
Here is your weekly dose of CKEditor updates! Last week we were catching up with our community’s pull requests on Github. We also managed to launch the preview of CKFinder 3 and Accessibility Checker. Read on for more!
5 Tips on How to Improve Accessibility When Creating Your Web Content in a WYSIWYG Editor
The first thing you usually want to achieve when creating online content is to reach the maximum possible audience. Most ways of increasing your reach are usually connected to digital marketing campaigns and online advertising, however you have to be sure that your content was created accessible from the get-go.
CKEditor Weekly for May 18, 2015
Here we go with the latest issue of CKEditor Weekly! Past week was all about fixing issues in our latest beta releases - CKEditor 4.5 and CKFinder 3. We also had the pleasure to play around with a different take on CKEditor’s UI - AlloyEditor. Read on for more!
CKEditor Weekly for May 11, 2015
Here we go with another CKEditor Weekly! We took a small break from writing last week, just to bring you a lot of updates and resources in one post. Our past two weeks were mostly about fixing issues in our latest beta releases - CKEditor 4.5 and CKFinder 3. We also managed to organise a ‘B-day’, which was actually pretty far from a birthday party… Read on!
CKEditor Weekly for April 27, 2015
Last week at CKSource was really exciting, with CKEditor and CKFinder (beta) releases published. Apart from samples for new features, we also produced some CKEditor 4.5 Beta screencasts and uploaded them to the CKEditor YouTube channel. Find out more in this issue of CKEditor Weekly!
CKEditor 4.5 Beta Released!
CKEditor 4.5 Beta introduces an entire spectrum of new features and improvements and is the biggest release since CKEditor 4.0. The CKEditor team has been working on this ground-breaking release for the last couple of months and we are extremely proud to be able to finally deliver the beta version to the general public!
CKFinder 2.5 Released
The CKSource team is happy to announce the release of CKFinder 2.5 This is a major release with changes required to use the new features introduced in CKEditor 4.5: pasting images from clipboard directly into the editing area and drag&drop image uploads.
CKEditor Weekly for April 20, 2015
Another week - another CKEditor Weekly! Find out more about the upcoming release of CKEditor 4.5.0 Beta accompanied by the release of CKFinder 2.5.0. This upgrade frenzy has also touched Bender.js and triggered its new release. Read on for more.
CKEditor Weekly for April 9, 2015
We’re back with another CKEditor Weekly! After a short Easter break, we are back to working on the CKEditor 4.5 and CKFinder 3 beta. There’s been quite a significant progress in both projects over the last few days, so read on for details!
CKEditor Weekly for March 31, 2015
We’re back with another CKEditor Weekly! The short Easter break is coming in a few days, while the development team is working hard on the upcoming CKEditor, CKFinder and Bender.js releases. Read on for details!
CKEditor Weekly for March 24, 2015
We’re back with another CKEditor Weekly! After a short (but productive) break that included the last team meetup in Warsaw, we are back to working hard on CKEditor 4.5 beta and CKFinder 3 beta! Quite a lot of progress occurred during the last weeks, so read on for details!
CKSource Meetup 2015
After a longer break, the CKEditor team met again for two days in Warsaw, Poland, to talk about various topics, especially about current and future projects. The meetup concluded with an office party and a karting competition, traditionally won by Piotrek Koszuliński.
CKEditor Community Forums Move to Stack Overflow
The power of each Open Source project lies in the community around it. To make community contributions and support easier, we have decided to migrate from our own forum that had a limited number of features to a full-blown community support platform - Stack Overflow. Read on for more details about the move!
CKEditor Weekly for March 2, 2015
We’re back with another CKEditor Weekly! Work on CKEditor 4.5 and CKFinder 3 beta has quite advanced this week, we had a visit from the WebSpellChecker team in our office, and another CKSource meet-up is to be held in Warsaw this week! Read on for details!
CKEditor Weekly for February 23, 2015
We’re back with another CKEditor Weekly! The new CKEditor sample and toolbar configurators were finished last week, other CKEditor 4.5 features were worked on, updates to some Bender plugins were released and most importantly, CKFinder 3 beta release is near! Read on for details!
CKEditor Weekly for February 16, 2015
We’re back with another CKEditor Weekly! Last week was spent integrating the (already finished) bigger pieces of new CKEditor 4.5 functionality with the existing code base (and one another, too). Work also continued on the new toolbar configurators and samples which should reach ready-to-ship state this week. Read on!
CKEditor Weekly for February 9, 2015
We’re back with another CKEditor Weekly! Among other things, this week the development team is working hard on CKEditor 4.5, including two new helper tools that should make life easier for every developer installing the editor… Read on to learn what they are!
CKEditor Weekly for February 2, 2015
We’re back with another CKEditor Weekly! CKEditor 4.4.7, a minor bug-fixing release, was published last week, and a few significant features of CKEditor 4.5 were closed. Bender.js 0.2.1 was released last week and work on CKFinder 3 beta continues, too.
CKEditor 4.4.7 Released
We would like to announce the release of CKEditor 4.4.7. This is a minor release that includes just a dozen of bug fixes for various editor issues, enhancing Paste from Word operations and support for multi-byte Japanese characters, improving filling empty blocks behavior and correcting UI color setting for custom skins. This is also yet another release that contains some excellent community contributions.
CKEditor Weekly for January 26, 2015
We’re back with another CKEditor Weekly! CKEditor 4.4.7, a minor release with some bug fixes, will be out this week, and following a short testing phase of the current code base all developers will be back to working on CKEditor 4.5. CKFinder 3 is also gaining shape, Bender.js 0.2.0 was released last week and an interesting side event was held in our office.
CKSource Supports Geek Girls
Geek Girls Carrots, a community for women who love new technologies, came up with an idea to run a JavaScript training for geek girls in Warsaw. Our JavaScript developer, Artur Delura, is one of the mentors leading the workshop, so CKSource was most happy to support this great initiative by offering the group some space in our Warsaw office.
CKEditor Weekly for January 19, 2015
We’re back with another CKEditor Weekly! All CKSource developers are now working hard on new features for CKEditor 4.5, bug fixes in CKEditor 4.4.7 and last but not least, the upcoming CKFinder 3 beta! The future of WYSIWYG editing (a.k.a. CKEditor 5) is also getting first pieces of real code, too!
CKEditor Weekly for January 12, 2015
After some more relaxed time spent with our families at home over Christmas, the CKEditor team is back at work with another weekly status report of all good things happening in-house and around. We are already looking forward to 2015, with plenty of projects on our hands, so read on how we started the New Year!
Top myths about using the WYSIWYG editor
If not entangled in a love-hate relationship, WYSIWYG editors are usually taken for granted by the online community. Most users think sites and CMSs naturally come with such tools, which couldn’t be further from the truth. Unless a site uses a CMS like Drupal 8 that includes CKEditor by default, developers and site owners have to manually implement them.
Happy Holidays!
The CKEditor team would like to wish the community a happy Holidays!
CKEditor Weekly for December 23, 2014 - Merry Christmas!
After a short, but definitely busy, break, CKEditor team is back with another weekly status report of all good things happening in-house and around. The CKEditor 5 design discussions have recently got very heated indeed, we are slowly progressing towards CKEditor 4.5 and the team has met in Warsaw for the traditional Christmas gathering. Read on!
CKEditor Weekly for December 08, 2014
We’re back with another CKEditor Weekly! It’s been a rather slow week in and around the CKEditor community. A few plugins are up for review, there’s chatter about CKEditor 5 and we have some news about documentation for an upcoming CKEditor release. Read on for more…
10 Tips on How to Pick a WYSIWYG Editor
Picking a WYSIWYG editor for your project can be a daunting task. Choices abound with a few major players like CKEditor dominating the market. HTML editors can give your website an additional layer of usability, but adding third-party components to any online project should be done with great care. The Web is ever-evolving, which means your site must also be in step with the times or risk opening itself up to unforeseen problems.
CKEditor Weekly for December 02, 2014
We’re back with another CKEditor Weekly! CKEditor 4.4.6 was released last week with an important update so it’s worth upgrading. We also have yet another change in the Documentation site, and some news related to Firefox as well as other happenings around the community…
CKEditor 4.4.6 with a Security Patch Released
We would like to announce the release of CKEditor 4.4.6 that contains some significant low-level editor core improvements, including issues related to selections and the styles system, and a variety of other fixes. This editor version also includes a security fix for the HTML parser, so an upgrade is highly recommended!
CKFinder for Java 2.4.3 Released
The CKSource team is happy to announce the release of CKFinder for Java 2.4.3. This version includes security patches for minor and medium security issues. The update only affects CKFinder for Java, so users of other platforms are not required to upgrade. Java users, however, are encouraged to update to this latest release.
CKEditor Weekly for November 24, 2014
We’re back with another CKEditor Weekly! CKEditor 4.4.6 should be out tomorrow, we have another update in the Documentation site and there’s news about CKFinder 3. Read on for more…
CKEditor Weekly for November 17, 2014
We’re back with another CKEditor Weekly! CKEditor 4.4.6 should be out next week; we have a few more updates on the Documentation and SDK sites; and we have news on a CKEditor 4.5 feature. Read on for details…
Commercial Benefits of Accessibility
As the creators of a highly popular WYSIWYG rich text editor, CKSource is no stranger to proper web standards. CKEditor is responsible for producing a good part of the HTML content online so it must always generate semantic markup. Web standards are what keep the Internet from chaos and accessibility plays an important role in defining how the web is shaped. CKSource is proud of being fully committed to the cause – a decision that has brought the company unexpected benefits.
CKEditor's Spell Checking Solutions
Since 2009 CKEditor has been paired with one of the best WYSIWYG spell checking tools on the market courtesy of WebSpellChecker.net. Now CKSource’s partnership has expanded, further merging the cooperation of both companies. Many, however, may not be aware that CKEditor’s SpellChecker has additional professional solutions.
CKEditor Weekly for November 03, 2014
We’re back with another CKEditor Weekly! CKEditor 4.4.6 should be out next week, a series of CKEditor for WordPress fixes were released and the new CKEditor Examples site was updated. Read on for details…
Citibank Case Study
Client was looking for quality support on a commercial level, something they feared they wouldn’t find in an Open Source project. They also needed support for IE8 and above on Windows 7 64 bit.
CKEditor Weekly for October 27, 2014
We’re back with another CKEditor Weekly! The new CKEditor Examples was released last week, giving users a collection of resources designed to help them get familiar with all editor features! This was a huge undertaking that took months to realize, but it was well worth the effort. Read on for details on what it offers…
CKEditor Examples Unveiled
We are proud to present the new and shiny CKEditor Examples that has just been published online and is also available for download. The CKEditor Examples is a huge collection of resources designed to help you get familiar with all editor features and make the process of implementing, configuring and integrating CKEditor with your website or application easier. And what’s the best part? It’s free!
CKSource Meetup 2014
Last week the CKSource team met for two days in Warsaw, Poland, to talk about various topics ranging from future CKEditor functionalities, CKFinder 3.0, Bender.js, and many other current and future projects. The meetup concluded with an office party and a night on the town! In all, it was loads of fun with some interesting company decisions being made in the process.
CKEditor Meetup 2014
Last week the CKEditor team met for two days in Warsaw, Poland, to talk about various topics ranging from future CKEditor functionalities, CKFinder 3.0, Bender.js, and many other current and future projects. The meetup concluded with an office party and a night on the town! In all, it was loads of fun with some interesting company decisions being made in the process.
CKEditor Weekly for October 20, 2014
We’re back with another CKEditor Weekly! The CKSource team met in Warsaw, Poland, this week to talk about various topics ranging from CKEditor, CKFinder, various new plugins and to have a few drinks. Read on for details on what was covered…
CKEditor Weekly for October 13, 2014
We’re back with another CKEditor Weekly! Things are finally settling back to normal after DrupalCon Amsterdam 2014. A few important decisions are being contemplated by the CKEditor core development team and the new SDK site is close to completion. Read on for details…
CKEditor at DrupalCon Amsterdam 2014 Recap
DrupalCon Amsterdam 2014 has come and gone giving the Drupal community yet another amazing event loaded with surprises and memorable moments.
CKEditor Weekly for October 06, 2014
We’re back with another CKEditor Weekly! There’s obviously loads of news emerging from DrupalCon Amsterdam 2014, which the CKEditor team attended, so read on for details…
CKEditor Weekly for September 29, 2014
We’re back with another CKEditor Weekly! It’s going to be a busy few days for the CKEditor core team with DrupalCon Amsterdam 2014 under way. CKSource team members will present a session on CKEditor possibilities in Drupal and attend various activities! CKEditor 4.4.5 was also released last week! Read on for details…
CKEditor 4.4.5 with Safari 7.1 Fix Released
Right after the official launch of Safari 7.1 we would like to announce the immediate release of CKEditor 4.4.5 with a fix for a critical issue with the latest Apple browser version. Apart from this, CKEditor 4.4.5 contains a variety of other updates including some further refactoring of the undo manager, a workaround for a Chrome 37 issue, and a few other fixes.
CKEditor Weekly for September 22, 2014
We’re back with another CKEditor Weekly! An update to CKEditor for WordPress was released last week and the highly popular plugin is now on GitHub! We also have some changes in the documentation and a few notes about the progress of current development. Read on for details…
CKEditor 4.4.4 for WordPress released on GitHub!
We are proud to announce that CKEditor for WordPress has been updated to version 4.4.4 and the plugin is now on GitHub!
CKEditor Weekly for September 15, 2014
After a two-week hiatus we’re back with another CKEditor Weekly! There’s plenty of news on CKEditor 4.4.5, CKEditor 4.5, past and upcoming conferences, new guides and there’s loads to mention about community activity. Read on for details…
CKEditor Weekly for August 25, 2014
We’re back with another edition of CKEditor Weekly. CKEditor 4.4.4 was released last week! It introduces some new features and fixes. We also have a new community plugin that’s worth checking out. Read on for more…
CKEditor 4.4.4 Released
We would like to announce the release of CKEditor 4.4.4 that includes a variety of improvements, including the removal of the deprecated keypress event listener from the undo manager, fixes for a few issues related to pasting content and for some browser-specific issues.
CKEditor Weekly for August 18, 2014
We’re back with another edition of CKEditor Weekly. CKEditor 4.4.4 is getting for release, Frederico Knabben was interviewed last week by Binpress.com and we had a few community contributions over the week. Read on for details…
CKFinder 2.4.2 Released
The CKSource team is happy to announce the release of CKFinder 2.4.2! This is a minor bug-fixing release that introduces a variety of changes, including a few browser-specific fixes and patches for the Java connector. The new version also updates a couple of components, as well as the Turkish and Italian translations. It should be one of the last updates before the big release of CKFinder 3!
Binpress Interviews CKEditor Creator Frederico Knabben
Frederico Knabben, the creator of CKEditor and owner of CKSource, was recently interviewed by Alexis Santos of Binpress. The podcast, which you can listen to in its entirety below, covers various topics ranging from CKEditor’s humble beginnings to how CKSource came to light.
CKEditor Weekly for August 11, 2014
We’re back with another edition of CKEditor Weekly. It’s been a rather slow few days, with most of the core team taking time off for the summer, but we still managed to get some work done. A member of the community also uploaded a rather cool widget that lets you add footnotes! Read on for more…
CKEditor Weekly for August 04, 2014
We’re back with another edition of CKEditor Weekly. Development on a couple of projects has resumed and the community has been doing their part in improving CKEditor with various GitHub pull requests. Read on for more…
CKEditor Weekly for July 28, 2014
We’re back with another edition of CKEditor Weekly. The core team is back to business as usual, fixing issues and closing tickets, and doing their part in convincing Microsoft to fix an Internet Explorer 11 issue! Read on for more…
CKEditor Weekly for July 21, 2014
We’re back with another edition of CKEditor Weekly. CKEditor 4.4.3 was released last week! It includes an important update so upgrading is recommended. We also have news on a couple of CKEditor side projects. Read on for more…
CKEditor 4.4.3 with a Security Patch Released
We would like to announce the slightly premature release of CKEditor 4.4.3 which, among a variety of fixes and new features, contains a security fix to one of the official plugins. An upgrade is highly recommended!
CKEditor Weekly for July 15, 2014
We’re back with another edition of CKEditor Weekly. The team will be releasing CKEditor 4.4.3 today! It’s an important update so upgrading is recommended. Read on for more…
CKEditor Weekly for July 07, 2014
We’re back with another edition of CKEditor Weekly. The team has been very busy behind the scenes getting various components ready in time for CKEditor 4.4.3 and CKEditor 4.5. We also have a new skin and plugin in the repository! Read on for more…
CKEditor Weekly for June 30, 2014
We’re back with another edition of CKEditor Weekly. CKEditor 4.4.2 was released last week and we have a few tips on how to deal with HTML5 and deprecated formatting. Read on for more…
New CKEditor JavaScript Developers!
CKSource would like to officially welcome two new developers to its downtown Warsaw office in Poland: Grzegorz Pabian and Artur Delura! Both are skilled JavaScript Developers with knowledge of various programming languages.
CKEditor 4.4.2 Released
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 4.4.2, the not-so-minor successor of CKEditor 4.4 which was published several weeks ago. Apart from numerous code fixes this version paves way for nested widgets (that will come with CKEditor 4.5) and makes the CKEditor testing environment publicly available.
CKEditor Weekly for June 23, 2014
We’re back with another edition of CKEditor Weekly. CKEditor 4.4.2 will most likely be released tomorrow and the community was rather busy last week. Read on for more…
CKEditor Weekly for June 16, 2014
We’re back with another edition of CKEditor Weekly. CKEditor 4.4.2 is getting closer to release, we have some news about CKEditor CDN, and news about our testing environment going public. Read on for more…
CKEditor Content Delivery Network (CDN)
We’d like to remind everyone that CKEditor is now available via Content Delivery Network (CDN). The download page includes a new CDN section that lets you choose a package with the appropriate code. Just select the desired package from three available options (Basic, Standard, Full), copy the code and embed it to your website or application.
CKEditor Weekly for June 09, 2014
We’re back with another edition of CKEditor Weekly. CKEditor took part in an important meeting to determine the direction of contentEditable last week, and we have some news about development. Read on for more…
CKEditor Weekly for June 02, 2014
We’re back with another edition of CKEditor Weekly. FCKeditor got an important security update, so those who for some reason still use it will need to upgrade. The community was also quite active last week. Read on for more…
FCKeditor 2.6.11 Released
We’d like to inform all FCKeditor users that we have just released FCKeditor 2.6.11. CKEditor’s granddaddy occasionally comes out of retirement for important security fixes, and in this case version 2.6.11 fixes a vulnerability reported by Robin Bailey (Dionach). We strongly urge anyone still using FCKeditor to please upgrade, preferably to the latest CKEditor!
CKEditor Weekly for May 27, 2014
We’re back with another edition of CKEditor Weekly. Now that CKEditor 4.4.1 is out things are back to business as usual. The team is testing various features for CKEditor 4.5 and we also have some new FAQ entries on how to save data in CKEditor. Read on for more…
CKEditor at DrupalCamp Wroclaw 2014
CKEditor’s Wiktor Walc, Aleksander Nowodzinski and Robert Mikolajuk attended DrupalCamp Wroclaw last Saturday and Sunday! All three gave various presentations relating to CKEditor being the default WYSIWYG editor in Drupal 8. You can view their presentation (in Polish) on YouTube here…
In short, their presentations went over how in Drupal 8 you no longer need to install confusing modules or use a separate CKEditor library. They also went over the benefits of ACF, Widgets, writing and adding plugins to CKEditor and migrating from Drupal 7 to Drupal 8.
CKEditor 4.4.1 Released
We are proud to announce the release of CKEditor 4.4.1, the not-so-minor follow up to CKEditor 4.4, which introduced a variety of improvements a few weeks ago. CKEditor 4.4.1 is loaded with fixes, changes and includes a new feature, so it’s definitely worth checking out.
CKEditor Weekly for May 19, 2014
We’re back with another edition of CKEditor Weekly. We have news about the CKEditor team attending DrupalCamp Wroclaw 2014 last week and CKEditor 4.4.1 getting released tomorrow! Read on for more…
CKEditor Weekly for May 12, 2014
We’re back with another edition of CKEditor Weekly. This week we have news about CKEditor 4.4.1, more news about the JS Test Framework, a cool new community map plugin and more…
CKEditor Weekly for May 05, 2014
We’re back with another edition of CKEditor Weekly. This week we have news about CKEditor CDN, the upcoming DrupalCamp in Wroclaw and more…
CKEditor Weekly for April 28, 2014
We’re back with another edition of CKEditor Weekly. Things are getting back to normal after last week’s CKEditor 4.4 release and Easter holidays. This week we have information about the next update and CKBuilder. Read on for more…
CKEditor 4.4 Released
We are proud to announce CKEditor 4.4, the latest major release for the CKEditor 4 line that contains plenty of new and exciting features, including the new Code Snippet plugin with syntax highlighting, changes to the style system that make it possible to add styles to widgets, and the ability to add links to images created with the Enhanced Image plugin as well as customize their figure element and alignment classes. In addition to this, the Advanced Content Filter system was expanded with blacklisting and wildcard support. Read on for an overview of all the new features that the CKEditor team has been working on for the past few months and also see the demo of new widget features!
CKEditor 4.3.5 Released
Preceding the next big major release (CKEditor 4.4 is also available now) we have just published the last minor release in the 4.3 line, namely CKEditor 4.3.5. It includes only two fixes and also one great addition, namely the new Tatar localization!
Happy Easter!
The CKEditor team would like to wish everyone a blessed and happy Easter holiday! Enjoy your time spent with friends and family!
Easter Egg Hunt
The Easter Bunny Hunt is over! Sorry… Better luck next time! To see who won, go here…
CKEditor Weekly for April 14, 2014
We’re back with another edition of CKEditor Weekly. CKEditor 4.4 is almost here and two CKEditor core developers attended UX Poland 2014 in Warsaw, Poland. Read on for more…
CKEditor Weekly for April 07, 2014
We’re back with another edition of CKEditor Weekly. CKEditor 4.4 is moving along forward with the team working in overdrive to get the promised features done on time. Read on for more…
CKEditor Forever Open Source!
On April 1st we posted an article about CKEditor closing its source code. This was obviously an April Fools joke, or more precisely an opportunity to use satire to remind the community of our Open Source position. CKEditor is not going commercial and has no intention of ever doing so. CKSource is also not cooperating with any government agency!
April Fools: CKEditor No Longer Open Source
Editor’s note: The following is an April Fools Day joke… CKEditor is not going commercial (and has no intention of ever going commercial) and CKSource is not cooperating with any government agency!
CKEditor Weekly for March 31, 2014
We’re back with another edition of CKEditor Weekly. There’s considerable progress with CKEditor 4.4 and another minor release will be out soon. Read on for more…
CKEditor 4.3.4 Released
We would like to announce the release of CKEditor 4.3.4, the last minor bug-fixing release before CKEditor 4.4 that is due to be published in a few weeks with a handful of new, exciting features. CKEditor 4.3.4 includes a couple of fixes for protected source and various other issues.
CKEditor Weekly for March 24, 2014
We’re back with another edition of CKEditor Weekly. CKEditor 4.3.4 is almost out and there’s important news on the upcoming released of CKEditor 4.4. Read on for more…
CKEditor Weekly for March 18, 2014
We’re back with another edition of CKEditor Weekly. CKEditor 4.3.4 is getting close to being released and there’s news regarding future releases. Read on for more…
CKEditor Weekly for March 11, 2014
We’re back with another edition of CKEditor Weekly. It was CKEditor’s 11th anniversary so the team met in CKSource’s Warsaw office last Thursday and Friday to party and share ideas on how to improve CKEditor! A lot was covered so read on for more…
CKEditor Weekly for March 03, 2014
We’re back with another edition of CKEditor Weekly. Now that CKEditor 4.3.3 is out it’s time to shift focus on CKEditor 4.3.4 and 4.4. Check out what’s currently in the works…
CKEditor Supports Bower and Composer
Since version 4.3.3 CKEditor supports two popular package managers, Bower and Composer. They can be used to install CKEditor releases and keep them up to date in the same way that you maintain other dependencies of your project.
CKEditor 4.3.3 Released
We would like to announce the release of CKEditor 4.3.3. This is another minor bug-fixing release which follows our last major release, CKEditor 4.3, that introduced the amazing Widget System. CKEditor 4.3.3 includes a couple of enhancements for various widget aspects as well as some plugin and browser-specific fixes.
CKEditor Weekly for February 25, 2014
We’re back with another edition of CKEditor Weekly. CKEditor 4.3.3 should be out today! It’s a minor bug-fixing release that includes various widget enhancements and fixes. The CKEditor documentation site also got another update. Read on for more…
CKEditor Weekly for February 18, 2014
We’re back with another edition of CKEditor Weekly. The CKEditor documentation site got a couple of new sections, some old things were changed or moved, and CKEditor 4.3.3 is well on track to being released on time. Read on for more…
New CKSource Solutions and Services!
Great news for users who have been waiting for CKEditor enterprise-level solutions! Today CKSource announced new Enterprise Solutions and an assortment of CKEditor and CKFinder Services for its line of products! The new offers give enterprises with complex needs flexible end-to-end solutions that may be used to gain a deeper knowledge of CKSource products, speed up development, add custom features and more!
New Solutions and Services!
Today, CKSource is proud to introduce new Enterprise Solutions and an assortment of CKEditor and CKFinder Services to its line of products! The new offers give enterprises with complex needs flexible end-to-end solutions that may be used to gain a deeper knowledge of CKSource products, speed up development, add custom features and more!
CKEditor Weekly for February 10, 2014
We’re back with another edition of CKEditor Weekly. The CKEditor documentation site got a few more updates last week and testing for a crucial new feature has begun. Read on for more…
CKEditor Weekly for February 03, 2014
We’re back with another edition of CKEditor Weekly. The CKEditor developer documentation got a few updates last week, and two new plugins are getting worked on. The community was also busy releasing various project patches and a series of YouTube videos in Russian. Read on for details…
CKEditor Weekly for January 27, 2014
We’re back with another edition of CKEditor Weekly. The team is deeply immersed coding various features for CKEditor 4.4, so read on for more details…
CKEditor 4.3.2 Released
We would like to announce the release of CKEditor 4.3.2. This is a minor bug-fixing release that follows our last major release, CKEditor 4.3, that introduced the innovative Widget System. CKEditor 4.3.2 includes further enhancements for widgets as well as numerous fixes for different editor plugins.
CKEditor Weekly for January 21, 2014
We’re back with another edition of CKEditor Weekly. CKEditor 4.3.2 is out and the team has news about CKEditor 4.4 and CKEditor for Drupal. Read on for more…
CKEditor Weekly for January 14, 2014
We’re back with another edition of CKEditor Weekly. The team is getting ready for the next release (CKEditor 4.3.2), there’s news on CKEditor 4.4, CKEditor 5 and the online Builder now includes a cool new feature! Read on for details…
CKEditor Weekly for January 07, 2014
We’re back with another edition of CKEditor Weekly. Things are slowly returning to normal after the holidays, but you wouldn’t know there was a slowdown based on CKEditor 4.3.2’s progress. Read on for more…
Happy Holidays Everyone!
The CKEditor team would like to wish the community a joyous and safe Holidays!
CKEditor Weekly for December 17, 2013
We’re back with another edition of CKEditor Weekly. With CKEditor 4.3.1 out the door, the team is back to fixing and tweaking upcoming releases. We also have a Christmas surprise for the community!
CKEditor 4.3.1 Released
We would like to announce the release of CKEditor 4.3.1. This editor version is a minor bug-fixing release that follows our last major release, CKEditor 4.3, that introduced the amazing Widget System. CKEditor 4.3.1 includes lots of enhancements for various widget and accessibility issues as well as some browser-specific fixes.
CKEditor Weekly for December 09, 2013
We’re back with another edition of CKEditor Weekly. This week the team is getting ready to release CKEditor 4.3.1 and one of project’s core developers attended a Git Kata. What’s a Git Kata? Read on to find out…
CKEditor Weekly for December 02, 2013
We’re back with another edition of CKEditor Weekly. Thanksgiving has come and gone giving the core team a chance to meet, talk about future projects and party. There’s a lot to discuss so read on…
Thanksgiving Widget Hunt!
With the release of CKEditor 4.3 we introduced widgets, and what better way to celebrate Thanksgiving than by having ourselves a little hunt around the new feature!
CKEditor Weekly for November 25, 2013
We’re back with another edition of CKEditor Weekly. Now that the dust has settled from the release of CKEditor 4.3 and 4.2.3, the team’s focus has shifted to closing tickets. The upcoming 4.3.1 already includes a few fixes. Read on for more…
CKEditor Weekly for November 19, 2013
After a two-week break we’re back with another edition of CKEditor Weekly. In case you missed it, CKEditor 4.3 and 4.2.3 were released last week! That being said, the Widgets System is finally here! Read on for more…
CKEditor 4.3 Released
We are happy to announce the final release of CKEditor 4.3 with its groundbreaking new feature, widgets. After a successful stabilization phase following the release of CKEditor 4.3 Beta we are really excited to publish this latest major release containing new plugins and plenty of improvements since the beta version. Make sure you check the amazing Widget System with its rich API and some real-world widget implementations!
CKEditor 4.2.3 Released
We would like to announce the release of CKEditor 4.2.3. This is the last minor bug-fixing release for the CKEditor 4.2 line that precedes another major release, CKEditor 4.3, which is also released today. CKEditor 4.2.3 includes just a few fixes for some specific issues.
CKEditor Weekly for November 04, 2013
Welcome to CKEditor Weekly, a summary of all the interesting happenings in and around the CKEditor community. Development on CKEditor 4.3 is very close to being finished and we discovered some unique ways where CKEditor is being used. Read on for details…
CKEditor Weekly for October 28, 2013
Welcome to CKEditor Weekly, a summary of all the interesting happenings in and around the CKEditor community. The team closed quite a few CKEditor 4.3 tickets over the week, mainly related to (or innitiated by) the new Widgets feature. In all, CKEditor 4.3 is shaping up quite nicely. Read on for details…
CKEditor Weekly for October 21, 2013
Welcome to CKEditor Weekly, a summary of all the interesting happenings in and around the CKEditor community. CKEditor 4.3 is back on track with loads of tickets getting closed over the week. We also have information about CKEditor Mobile. Read on for details…
Show Off Your CKEditor Setup!
Sometimes developers can’t really brag about their CKEditor integrations on the Who is using page and we know how ambitious some of your projects are. Well, now is your chance to tell us about your work. We just created a new sticky in our forum where you can show off your CKEditor setup!
CKEditor 4.2.2 Released
We would like to announce the release of CKEditor 4.2.2. This is a minor bug-fixing release that precedes another major release, CKEditor 4.3, which is due very soon. CKEditor 4.2.2 includes a handful of fixes for accessibility-related issues with panels, floating toolbar, and JAWS as well as some browser-specific problems.
CKEditor Weekly for October 14, 2013
Welcome to CKEditor Weekly, a summary of all the interesting happenings in and around the CKEditor community. CKEditor 4.2.2 will be released some time today! Needless to say it was a busy few days for the core development team. Read on for details…
CKEditor Weekly for October 7, 2013
Welcome to CKEditor Weekly, a summary of all the interesting happenings in and around the CKEditor community. Last week was a return to form after the hectic but productive DrupalCon in Prague. This week we have news about the next CKEditor release and various community projects! Read on for details…
CKEditor at DrupalCon Prague Recap
DrupalCon has come and gone and the team is back in Poland, knee-deep in CKEditor programming! Actually, business picked up more than usual at the conference with so many talented individuals in attendance. Acquaintances were made, a millions of questions were answers, and beer… oh, the beer. DrupalCon Prague lasted an entire week, so here’s a rundown of what went down each day.
CKSource at Large Scale Drupal in Prague
Last week the CKSource team made a presentation at the closed Large Scale Drupal (LSD) event in Prague before taking part in the main DrupalCon activities. The event brought together some of the biggest companies currently using the popular CMS. The meeting was a great success as it gave attendees a chance to share ideas about WYSIWYG editing in Drupal. Here’s a summary of what happened.
Widget Tutorials and SDK Published
After releasing CKEditor 4.3 Beta last week with the awesome new Widgets feature we follow up with some serious documentation update that should make it easier for all developers to adapt to the new possiblilities that the widgets give you. We have just created a brand new Widget SDK documentation section in our Developer’s Guide and added first two widget tutorials.
CKEditor 4.3 Beta Released
We are proud to announce the release of CKEditor 4.3 Beta. This editor version is packed with new features, including plenty of new plugins and a groundbreaking new feature, Widget System! Since we are introducing so many exciting new features at once, we are releasing a beta version first to let everyone familiarize with them before the final release (that is due in a few weeks).
CKEditor 4.2.1 Released
We would like to announce the release of CKEditor 4.2.1. This is a minor bug-fixing release that precedes another major release, CKEditor 4.3, which is due in a couple of weeks. CKEditor 4.2.1 comprises some bug fixes, including a much needed solution to an issue with the floating toolbar not repositioning correctly in some cases in inline mode and an accessibility fix for ChromeVox.
CKEditor Weekly for September 09, 2013
Welcome to CKEditor Weekly, a summary of all the interesting happenings in and around the CKEditor community. It was yet another hectic week with the team preparing for two imminent releases! Read on to see what’s new…
CKEditor Weekly for September 2, 2013
Welcome to CKEditor Weekly, a summary of all the interesting happenings in and around the CKEditor community. It was another hectic week with a number of issues being fixed. Read on to see what’s new…
CKEditor Weekly for August 26, 2013
Welcome to CKEditor Weekly, a summary of all the interesting happenings in and around the CKEditor community. It was a hectic week with most activity being delegated to closing various tickets. Read on to see what’s new…
CKEditor at DrupalCon Prague 2013!
The CKEditor team is going to DrupalCon! More precisely, the project’s lead developers and CKSource upper management are going to be at DrupalCon Prague 2013 between September 23-27 doing various presentations and Q&A sessions, so if you’re in the neighborhood drop by and say hello!
CKEditor Weekly for August 19, 2013
Welcome to CKEditor Weekly, a summary of all the interesting happenings in and around the CKEditor community. This week we’re happy to reveal CKEditor’s attendance at the upcoming DrupalCon in Prague! Read on for more…
CKFinder 2.4 Released
The CKSource team is happy to announce the release of CKFinder 2.4. This is a major release that includes a variety of fixes for virtually all server-side connectors. It also introduces two major new features: image Watermarks for Java and a Search box to help you easily find files. In all, the new version includes over 60 improvements!
CKEditor Weekly for August 12, 2013
Welcome to CKEditor Weekly, a summary of all the interesting happenings in and around the CKEditor community. This week we’re happy to reveal information about the next CKFinder release and a new, exciting Open Source project planned for the future! Read on for more…
CKEditor Weekly for August 5, 2013
Welcome to CKEditor Weekly, a summary of all the interesting happenings in and around the CKEditor community. This week we’re proud to annouce the addition of two new developers to our core CKEditor team. Read on to find out who they are!
CKEditor Weekly for July 29, 2013
Welcome to CKEditor Weekly, a summary of all the interesting happenings in and around the CKEditor community. Last week things were a bit calmer on the development side (at least on the surface) but the community had some interesting additions. Read on to find out more.
Retina in CKEditor 4.2
In case you haven’t noticed, CKEditor 4.2 now comes with HiDPI icons for Retina displays and similar pixel density screens! We’re particularly proud of this feature as it truly accentuates the finer details of our cool new Moono toolbar, introduced with the release of CKEditor 4.
CKEditor Weekly for July 22, 2013
Welcome to CKEditor Weekly, a recurring summary of all the interesting happenings in and around the CKEditor community. The core team was rather busy last week with two releases out on the same day, but both versions went live without a hitch. We also had a few community project updates and a new tutorial for Grails, so read on to find out more!
CKEditor 4.2 Released
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 4.2 that includes a most awaited addition of the JQuery Adapter. We also introduced considerable changes in text indentation mechanisms, including the new possibility to use the Tab and Shift+Tab keyboard shortcuts to indent and outdent lists. Last but not least, we dropped support for Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox 3.6.
CKEditor 4.1.3 Released
We would like to announce the release of CKEditor 4.1.3. This is a minor bug-fixing release that precedes another major release, CKEditor 4.2, which is also published today. CKEditor 4.1.3 comprises just a few fixes and a new localization — Indonesian.
CKEditor Weekly for July 12, 2013
Welcome to CKEditor Weekly, a weekly review of all the interesting happenings in and around the CKEditor community. Since this is our first recap, this week we’ll summaries the most noteworthy events from the beginning of the month. Expect a new CKEditor Weekly every Monday!
CKSource Expanding Office and Team
CKSource has reached yet another milestone! With the successful release of CKEditor 4, the editor reaching 9 million downloads, celebrating its 10 year Anniversary, and its inclusion in Drupal 8 core, it is time to move our headquarters to a new location!
CKEditor 4.1.2 Released
We would like to announce the release of CKEditor 4.1.2. This is another minor bug-fixing release that follows a major release, CKEditor 4.1. CKEditor 4.1.2 contains a dozen bug fixes for selected issues.
New CEO Appointed at CKSource
Thanks to CKEditor and CKFinder’s continued success, CKSource is expanding its base of operations with a new office in downtown Warsaw and a new corporate direction. With that said, we are proud to announce that Michal Pik has been appointed the new CEO of CKSource! Congratulations!
CKEditor at Drupalcon Portland 2013!
As you can imagine, we’re all very excited about Drupalcon Portland 2013, which started on Monday. Yesterday CKEditor got quite a bit of attention at the convention, and deservedly so; if you didn’t know yet, CKEditor 4 will be included in Drupal 8 core!
Share Your Ideas & Solutions and Join Us!
2013 has been a big year for CKEditor with the successful release of version 4, being integrated into Drupal 8 core and the celebration of CKEditor’s 10 years. We’d like to remind the community that we are always looking for bright and talented JavaScript developers, so you can be part of all this!
CKSource Is Hiring JS Developers!
2013 has been a big year for CKSource with the successful release of CKEditor 4, being integrated into Drupal 8 core, new and improved licensing options and the celebration of CKEditor’s 10 years. Now it’s time to speed up our recruitment process. CKSource is looking for bright and talented JavaScript developers to join our ranks!
So You Think You Found a Bug?
Bug submissions are one of the most misinterpreted and misused requests in any Open Source community. They’re often falsely reported, but left unanswered they put a blemish on any given project. This forces developers to spend time clarifying how such reports aren’t really bugs – time which could be better spent elsewhere.
CKEditor 4.1.1 Released
We would like to announce the release of CKEditor 4.1.1. This is a minor bug-fixing release that follows a major release, CKEditor 4.1, which was published last month. CKEditor 4.1.1 includes a new localization (Albanian) as well as over a dozen of fixes.
New and Improved License Options!
In the continuing spirit of CKEditor’s 10 Year Anniversary we would like to announce our new and improved license offers! Gone are the old Website, Corporate Websites and OEM options in favor of the simpler Basic, Professional and Enterprise licenses. More importantly, CKSource now has a dedicated Sales phone number to help you make your purchases!
CKEditor 10 Year Anniversary Recap!
The CKEditor 10 Year Anniversary has come to an end and we would like to thank the community for participating! The various charity actions, the Twitter t-shirt contest and Warsaw party exeeded our expectations. CKEditor’s historical milestone was a great success and we have you to thank!
Upgrading to CKEditor 4.1
CKEditor 4.1 introduced an innovative set of features that we dubbed Advanced Content Filter (ACF in short). These features change the way that the editor deals with input data, so upgrading to version 4.1 requires some understanding of what has changed. More importantly, you will need to take into account the fact that since CKEditor 4.1 content filtering is now turned on by default and will affect all data that is input into the editor, including content created in the past and stored in your database or website. Failure to understand what ACF is about and incorrect ACF implementation might result in data loss.
CKEditor 4.1 Released
We are happy to announce the final release of CKEditor 4.1 with its groundbreaking new feature, Advanced Content Filter. After a successful stabilization phase following the release of CKEditor 4.1 RC we are really excited to publish this latest major release with a plethora of new features and a few fixes.
CKEditor 4.0.3 Released
We would like to announce the release of CKEditor 4.0.3. This is a minor bug-fixing release that precedes a major release, CKEditor 4.1, with its cutting-edge new features like Advanced Content Filter. Please note this is the last CKEditor release without content filtering turned on by default.
Integrating Plugins with Advanced Content Filter
CKEditor 4.1 is just around the corner, so it is a final call for all plugin developers to update their code in order to comply with content filtering that the new editor version introduces. CKEditor 4.1 Release Candidate was released on March 6, 2013, and the final release is coming very soon.
CKEditor 4.0.2 Released
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 4.0.2. This latest update brings a variety of important fixes and changes to CKEditor, including a few browser-specific updates and a couple of skin fixes. You are also welcome to try out CKEditor 4.1 RC. It introduces many new features not included in version 4.0.2.
CKEditor 4.1 RC Released
The team is proud to announce the release of CKEditor 4.1 RC. This version introduces a variety of new and exciting features that will greatly enhance CKEditor’s configurability. Among other things, 4.1 RC includes something we call Advanced Content Filter (ACF) - a set of options that give you more control over content accepted by CKEditor. This Release Candidate should give everyone plenty of time to adjust to the new additions.
CKSource Donates 10% of Revenue
In addition to the various CKEditor 10 Year Anniversary activities sponsored by CKSource, we would like to announce that 10% of all gross revenue will be donated to different charities over the next weeks!
CKEditor 10 Year Anniversary!
It’s official! CKEditor is 10 years old! Exactly a decade ago I endeavored on a JavaScript project for Internet Explorer 6 (WAT!) bearing my initials (I was young and crazy). The result was an Open Source WYSIWYG editor called FCKeditor, later CKEditor (find the easter egg on our home page!). Time sure flew by… Today we are celebrating the editor’s 10th anniversary!
Download CKEditor and Plant a Tree!
As a way of saying thanks to the loyalty of every CKEditor user around the world, in the course of the CKEditor 10 Year Anniversary celebrations, CKSource will be donating to various rainforest tree-planting charities based on your activity!
CKEditor Anniversary Party in Warsaw!
In celebration of CKEditor’s 10 Year Anniversary, CKSource will be sponsoring an Open Party in downtown Warsaw’s Hulakula center for CKEditor fans and friends. The party will take place on 16 March 2013 and will include good music, free bowling, free beer and of course, the CKEditor core team!
Twitter Anniversary T-Shirt Contest!
In celebration of CKEditor’s 10 Year Anniversary, CKSource will be giving out free commemorative T-shirts! All you have to do is retweet our celebration tweet!
CKEditor 4.0.1.1 Released
We would like to inform the community that we have just released CKEditor 4.0.1.1. This is a minor hotfix for the XSS vulnerability that was discovered yesterday, and as such does not include any other fixes or enhancements. It’s not the much awaited 4.1 release, which should be out soon. We recommend upgrading to keep your system as secure as possible.
Did You Know? CKEditor Is Web Standards-Compliant
Today we will publish the first in a series of Did You Know blog posts that will hopefully improve people’s understanding of CKEditor. Many issues in the community forums and dev site turn out to be false alarms, forcing the core team to spend time explaining CKEditor’s internal mechanism and how it interacts with browsers and websites. WYSIWYG web text editors are the proverbial black sheep when it comes to taking the blame for things they are not responsible for, so we hope this column will shed light on common misconceptions.
CKEditor Joins Drupal
Great news for CKEditor and its community: Drupal, one of the most used CMS platforms in the world, decided that CKEditor 4 will be the editor included inside Drupal 8, which should be hitting the market by the end of 2013.
Intro to Customizing CKEditor 4
The arrival of CKEditor 4 introduced three important website features that affect how the editor is customized. First, CKEditor now has three main Download Packages: Basic, Standard and Full. Second, the new website has an Add-ons Repository where community-made plugins can be freely uploaded and shared. Third, complimenting the repository is a feature called CKBuilder that lets you add or remove plugins, skins and languages from the download packages. The idea was to create a lean default editor while simplify the customization process.
CKEditor 4 for Drupal released
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 4.0.1 for Drupal 6+ & 7+. The new version introduces enhancements in performance, code and stability, as well as CKFinder 2.3.1 and a leaner interface! It’s the first v4 integration for Drupal, which represents a big step forward for CKEditor on the popular CMS.
CKEditor 4 for Joomla released
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 4.0.1 for Joomla 1.7+ & 3.0+. The new version introduces enhancements in performance, code and stability, as well as CKFinder 2.3.1 and a leaner interface! It’s the first v4 integration for Joomla, which represents a big step forward for CKEditor on the popular CMS.
CKEditor 4.0.1 Released
The CKEditor team is happy to announce the release of CKEditor 4.0.1. This latest update introduces a slew of changes. For starters, a few issues have been corrected in Magicline, a new CKEditor 4 feature that allows you to place the cursor around elements that normally cause positioning trouble, like tables and line breaks. The team is particularly proud of this feature as it offers a unique and user-friendly solution to a problem that is present in most WYSIWYG web text editors.
CKEditor 3.6.6 Released
The team is proud to announce the release of CKEditor 3.6.6. This is a minor release in the v3 series that includes critical fixes for IE10 and a few patches backported from v4.
CKFinder 2.3.1 Released
The CKSource team is happy to announce the release of CKFinder 2.3.1. This is a minor release that includes security fixes for all server-side connectors, most notably regarding Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks (low/medium risk). We recommend updating all installations of CKFinder. Version 2.3.1 also includes a few localization updates and new language: Serbian.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
The CKEditor and CKFinder team would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Spend time with loved ones, be safe, and keep a close eye on all the cool, new things we have in store for the future. 2013 will be an even more interesting year!
CKEditor 4 Launched! Inline Editing, New Skin and More!
The CKEditor team is happy to announce the release of the much-awaited CKEditor 4! After months of grueling work it is finally out with a new look, improved code, inline editing and many other improvements! And in case you haven’t noticed, we also have a new website with a centralize Add-ons repository and a service called CKBuilder that lets you create your own CKEditor version before downloading!
New Website! New CKEditor Premium!
We are happy to unveil the new and improved CKSource website! After years of small changes, we decided to completely redesign the CKSource website with a fresh new look and a simplified products section.
CKEditor 4 Skin Contest Winner!
We are happy to officially announce the winner of our CKEditor 4 Skin Contest:
CKEditor 3.6.5 Released
We are happy to announce the latest release of CKEditor. CKEditor 3.6.5 is a routine maintenance release. It includes several fixes and enhancements that improve the overall experience of working with CKEditor.
CKEditor 4 Skin Contest Finalists
The submission round for the CKEditor 4 Skin Contest is over and we have our finalists!
Website crash...
Unfortunately we recently experienced a massive server crash. This caused a part of our sites to be down for some time. Our setup was prepared to deal with such eventualities but in a stroke of bad luck our backup systems also crashed in the process.
CKEditor 4 Beta Released
We are happy to announce the release of the much-awaited CKEditor 4 Beta. The team has been hard at work developing CKEditor 4 and now you are welcome to try it out before the official release!
CKEditor 4 Skin Contest
In addition to new functionalities, CKEditor 4 will also introduce a big step forward in terms of community content. The new editor will be customizable like never before. To celebrate this spirit of change we are organizing a Skin Contest to determine CKEditor 4’s default skin. The winner will receive $1,000, as well as the fame and glory of being seen by millions of users around the world!
CKEditor Joins GitHub
We are proud to announce our involvement in GitHub. As of CKEditor 4’s release we will be using this popular service to simplify software development and have closer ties with our community. The site’s social networking features also make it the ideal place for CKEditor to fork into different developmental directions.
CKFinder 2.3 Released!
We are happy to announce the release of CKFinder 2.3. In this version we added a number of bug fixes and new features, most notably the ability to select multiple files on your server, which comes in handy with the drag & drop functionality, and a zip plugin that lets you create, download and extract zip archives.
Visit our CKFinder Social Networks
We would like to invite you to our newly reopened Facebook, Twitter and Google+ pages:
Visit our Social Networks
We would like to invite you to our newly reopened Facebook, Twitter and Google+ pages:
Visit our CKEditor Social Networks
We would like to invite you to our newly reopened Facebook, Twitter and Google+ pages:
CKEditor 3.6.4 for Java & ASP.NET Released
We are happy to announce the latest release of CKEditor for the Java and ASP.NET platforms. CKEditor 3.6.4 is a maintenance release, which follows the latest major release of our flagship product, CKEditor 3.6. It includes several dozen fixes and enhancements that should make working with CKEditor smoother than ever before.
CKEditor 3.6.4 Released!
We are happy to announce the latest release of CKEditor. CKEditor 3.6.4 is a maintenance release that follows the latest major version of our flagship product, CKEditor 3.6. It includes several dozen fixes and enhancements that should make working with CKEditor smoother than ever before.
CKFinder 2.2.2 Released!
We are happy to announce the latest release of CKFinder 2.2.2. This is a micro-release that updates all the server side versions of CKFinder with a patch for popup issues that appeared in the latest version of Google Chrome 20.
CKSource Sponsoring the Front-Trends Conference
We would like to announce that CKSource will be one of the official sponsors of the 2012 Front-Trends conference in Warsaw, Poland, on April 26th and 27th. The conference will host numerous lectures and seminars presented by today’s industry leaders in JavaScript, Web Design, HTML5, CSS3, Open Source, and other hot topics.
CKEditor 3.6.3 for Drupal Released!
We would like to announce the release of CKEditor 3.6.3 for Drupal, a unique solution that integrates the most popular online editor in the world into the Drupal content management system. This release brings CKEditor version to 3.6.3, introduces CKFinder version 2.2.1, and includes some fixes specific for the Drupal integration.
CKEditor 3.6.3 for Joomla Released!
We would like to announce the release of CKEditor 3.6.3 for Joomla, a unique solution that integrates the most popular online editor in the world into the Joomla! content management system. This release brings CKEditor version to 3.6.3, introduces CKFinder version 2.2.1, and includes some minor fixes specific for the Joomla! integration.
CKEditor 3.6.3 Released!
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 3.6.3. This is a maintenance release that contains a handful of bug fixes as well as a few new features, including new image and table alignment option and some accessibility enhancements.
CKFinder 2.2 Released!
We are happy to announce the latest release of our file manager, CKFinder 2.2. This is a security release that contains a fix for a known vulnerability in IIS 6.0 web servers, so an upgrade is highly recommended.
CKEditor for Joomla Updated
We are happy to announce an update to CKEditor for Joomla, a unique solution that integrates the most popular online editor in the world into the Joomla! content management system. This release brings CKFinder version to 2.1.1 and introduces compatibility with Joomla! 2.5, the latest and exciting version of this popular CMS.
CKFinder 2.1.1 Released!
We are happy to announce the latest release of our file manager, CKFinder 2.1.1. This is a maintenance release that will be particularly exciting to our global audience due to several serious enhancements in Right-To-Left languages support as well as numerous new localizations and updates in existing ones. A few useful API changes and new features were introduced, too.
New CKEditor Localization Tool
CKEditor is the most popular online WYSIWYG rich-text editor available on the market and among the features that we are particularly proud of are numerous localized versions. They are what make the editor the first-choice solution for websites created for audiences all around the world.
CKEditor for Drupal Released!
We are proud to present CKEditor for Drupal, a unique solution that integrates the most popular online editor in the world into the Drupal content management system. The module enhances the Drupal platform with a full-featured and customizable WYSIWYG editor and includes CKFinder, an advanced Ajax file manager as well as a couple of built-in plugins to make the most of the features of an advanced WYSIWYG editor in your Drupal website.
The CKEditor Add-Ons Forum
With the intent of providing a central place where the creative members of our community can exchange plugins and skins for CKEditor, we are opening a new forum named “CKEditor 3 Add-Ons”.
CKEditor for SharePoint 1.3 Released!
We would like to announce the latest release of CKEditor for SharePoint, a unique solution that integrates the most popular online editor in the world into Microsoft SharePoint. CKEditor for SharePoint 1.3 is a maintenance release that brings our latest releases of CKEditor 3.6.2 and CKFinder 2.1 to the SharePoint environment as well as introduces a few new features.
CKEditor for Java 3.6.2 Released!
Following the recent CKEditor 3.6.2 release we would like to announce the availability of our integrated version for Java. CKEditor for Java was updated to the latest editor version and contains all the bug fixes and new features introduced in CKEditor 3.6.2, including initial support for iOS5 and some API additions.
CKEditor for Joomla Released!
We are proud to present CKEditor for Joomla, a unique solution that integrates the most popular online editor in the world into the Joomla! content management system. It replaces the default editing solution of that platform with a full-featured and customizable WYSIWYG editor and includes CKFinder, an advanced Ajax file manager as well as a built-in link browser to make linking to the elements of your Joomla! site easier than ever before.
CKEditor for ASP.NET 3.6.2 Released!
Following the recent CKEditor 3.6.2 release we would like to announce the availability of our integrated version for ASP.NET. The ASP.NET control was updated to the latest CKEditor version and contains all the bug fixes and new features introduced in CKEditor 3.6.2, including initial support for iOS5 and some API additions.
CKEditor 3.6.2 Released!
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 3.6.2. This is mainly a maintenance release that follows the latest major version of our editor and contains a handful of bug fixes as well as some nice new features.
CKFinder 2.1 released!
We are proud to announce the latest major CKFinder release. CKFinder 2.1 brings some really exciting new features, like multiple file uploads and support for mobile devices. Please read below for more details.
CKSource Graded Browser Support
Starting from the next CKEditor and CKFinder releases, we will be managing browser compatibility support of our projects in a different and modern way. After some consideration, we have decided to use the YUI Graded Browser Support (also known as “GBS”) as the basis for our products. We will, however, add a few exceptions to the YUI GBS model that we feel are important for our user base.
CKEditor for Java and CKEditor for ASP.NET 3.6.1 Released!
Following the recent CKEditor 3.6.1 release we would like to announce the availability of our integrated versions for ASP.NET and Java. Both products were updated to the latest CKEditor version, the first minor release in the 3.6.x line, and contain all the amazing features introduced in CKEditor 3.6.
CKEditor 3.6.1 Released!
We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 3.6.1. This is a maintenance release that follows the latest major version of the editor and contains a handful of bug fixes as well as a few new features, including some new API items that should make it even easier to customize CKEditor to your needs.
CKEditor for SharePoint 1.2 Released!
We are happy to announce the latest release of CKEditor for SharePoint, a unique solution that integrates the most popular online editor in the world into Microsoft SharePoint. CKEditor for SharePoint 1.2 is a maintenance release that brings our latest release of CKEditor 3.6 to the SharePoint environment and introduces the possibility to prolong the free trial period to additional 60 days.
CKEditor 3.6 Released!
We are proud to announce the latest major CKEditor release. CKEditor 3.6 brings some really exciting new features, like toolbar accessibility enhancements, read-only mode, and a BBCode sample that shows how to configure CKEditor to output BBCode instead of HTML. Do not miss the new plugins, too: Document Properties, Stylesheet Parser and Developer Tools can really make developer’s life easier!
CKEditor 3.5.4 Released!
We would like to announce the release of CKEditor 3.5.4. This is a maintenance release that follows the latest major version of our flagship product, CKEditor 3.5. It includes several fixes and minor enhancements to the editor. Please note that due to a security issue (XSS, Severity rating: Less Critical) that was discover recently it is recommended to upgrade your CKEditor installation to either version 3.5.4 or 3.6.
CKEditor for Java Released!
We are happy to announce the release of yet another official CKEditor integration, this time for Java. CKEditor for Java makes integrating the most popular online WYSIWYG editor in the world with Java applications easier than ever before.
CKFinder for Java Released!
We are happy to announce the latest addition to our CKFinder line — CKFinder for Java. All Java users who did not have an opportunity to work with our file upload manager yet are welcome to visit the CKFinder demo page, download the installation package and try it out!
CKEditor for ASP.NET 3.5.3 Released!
We would like to announce the release of CKEditor for ASP.NET 3.5.3, the latest version of the official CKEditor integration for the .NET environment. This is a maintenance release that updates CKEditor to version 3.5.3 and fixes a couple of issues that occurred in the previous version of the CKEditor .NET control.
CKFinder for ASP.NET 2.0.2.1 Released!
The FileBrowser control of the CKFinder integration for ASP.NET offers a simple solution to automatically configure CKEditor in a single call. In order to achieve this, it is enough to use the newly added SetupCKEditor method. For example:
CKEditor 3.5.3 Released!
We are glad to announce the latest release of CKEditor. CKEditor 3.5.3 is a maintenance release that follows the latest major version of our flagship product, CKEditor 3.5. It contains almost a hundred fixes and enhancements, including support for the latest editions of popular Web browsers, Firefox 4 and Internet Explorer 9. Additionally, WebKit browser users should also largely benefit from this release, as a workaround for Apple bug with styling empty elements has just been implemented in CKEditor.
Help Japan Now!
Following the dramatic events in Japan, with an earthquake of 8.9 on the Richter scale and a disastrous tsunami, we would like to encourage everyone to support the international Japan relief funds. For a start, we have decided to donate 10% of our gross revenue during the coming weeks to different organizations that provide support for people who are suffering due to this tragedy. We will post more details about the organizations we have chosen to support soon.
CKEditor for ASP.NET Released!
We are happy to announce the release of yet another official CKEditor integration, this time for ASP.NET. The CKEditor for ASP.NET Control makes integrating the most popular online WYSIWYG editor in the world with ASP.NET applications easier than ever before.
CKEditor for SharePoint 1.1 Released!
It is a great pleasure to announce the latest release of CKEditor for SharePoint, a unique solution that integrates the most popular online editor in the world into Microsoft SharePoint. CKEditor for SharePoint 1.1 is a maintenance release that includes the latest versions of CKEditor and CKFinder, a handful of bug fixes as well as new features, including improved localization support.
CKEditor 3.5.2 Released!
We would like to announce the latest release of CKEditor. CKEditor 3.5.2 is a maintenance release for the CKEditor 3.x line. It is a special Internet Explorer 9 RC compatibility release containing a handful of fixes that should improve the editor support in the freshest edition of Microsoft browser.
CKFinder 2.0.2 Released!
We are happy to announce the latest release of CKFinder, an advanced Ajax file browser solution from CKSource. CKFinder 2.0.2 is a maintenance release for the CKFinder 2.x line that fixes a number of issues with popup windows as well as introduces Internet Explorer 9 RC compatibility. This version of CKFinder introduces some new features, too.
CKEditor + WAI-ARIA = Usable Accessibility
With the release of CKEditor 3.2, a year ago, we have re-launched our accessibility strategy, making it based on the WAI-ARIA standards. This is something we have been working on for several months in strict cooperation with IBM, satisfying their high level of accessibility requirements. It certainly took our accessibility support, already significant in previous releases, to a much higher level, allowing us to support the W3C WCAG 2.0 and Section 508 guidelines.
CKEditor 3.5.1 Released!
We are happy to announce the latest release of CKEditor. CKEditor 3.5.1 is a maintenance release that follows the latest major version of our flagship product, CKEditor 3.5. It includes almost a hundred fixes and enhancements that should make working with CKEditor smoother than ever before.
6 Million Downloads!
Amazing numbers are coming out of our 2010 summary. Our company is growing fast , which simply reflects the success of our projects. Among the ways to measure this success one important factor deserves a special mention: the number of direct downloads.
2010 — What a Year!
Year 2010 is just about to end so it is a perfect opportunity for a brief digest of what is already behind us. It was a very important year for us for a number of reasons, including the successful introduction of CKEditor 3, the launch of CKEditor for SharePoint — our first commercial integration, the increase of company size, and a strong business development, with revenue growth of 110%.
Documentation Update
We’ve been hearing some comments regarding deficiencies in the documentation of CKSource products. We are happy to announce that we have just made a step in what we feel is the right direction, so let me introduce myself and share some news regarding our documentation.
CKEditor 3.5 released!
It is a great pleasure to announce the latest major release of CKEditor. Like all previous major versions, CKEditor 3.5 introduces a number of new exciting features, including Adobe AIR support, resizable dialog windows, a dedicated iframe support plugin, and major improvements in working with read-only elements.
CKEditor 3.4.3 released!
This is a bug fixing release followed by CKEditor 3.5. It includes several fixes and minor enhancements to the editor.
CKEditor for SharePoint: The Ultimate Editing Solution
We are proud to present CKEditor for SharePoint, a unique solution that integrates the most popular online editor in the world into Microsoft SharePoint. It replaces the very limited built-in editing solution of that platform with a full-featured and customizable WYSIWYG editor.
CKEditor 3.4.2 released!
This is an important maintenance release, which precedes CKEditor 3.5, to be released in a few weeks.
CKEditor 3.4.1 released!
This is our usual maintenance release, focused on fixing and enhancing minor details on the editor. There are also some important improvements on browser compatibility, specially with Safari, Chrome and Opera.
FCKeditor.Net 2.6.4 released
A new version of FCKeditor.NET, the ASP.NET Control to easily integrate FCKeditor on ASP.NET pages, is now available.
CKEditor 3.4 released!
This is another nice CKEditor release, introducing several exclusive features into the editor, like BiDi support, the ability to resize table columns with a mouse click, enhancements to the TAB key navigation on tables, support for read-only regions, the good and old autogrow plugin, among others.
CKFinder 2.0.1 released
A fresh new release of CKFinder is now available. This is mainly a bugfix release, but also some new features has been introduced:
CKEditor 3.4 Beta released!
This is another nice CKEditor release, introducing several exclusive features into the editor, like BiDi support, the ability to resize table columns with a mouse click, enhancements to the TAB key navigation on tables, support for read-only regions, the good and old autogrow plugin, among others.
CKEditor 3.3.2 released!
This is our usual maintenance release for the 3.3 series. It contains several bug fixes and usability enhancements.
CKEditor 3.3.1 released!
This is an important bug fixing release for CKEditor 3.3 users. It solves a few important issues introduced by that release.
CKFinder 2.0 released!
After almost a year of intensive development, it’s a pleasure to release the first stable version of CKFinder 2.0, our next generation Ajax file manager.
CKEditor 3.3 released!
CKEditor is getting more and more stable, and this release comes to introduce changes that will help us shape its features, improving every detail of it.
CKEditor 3.2.2 released!
This is a bug fixing release followed by CKEditor 3.3. It includes several fixes and minor enhancements to the editor.
CKEditor 3.2.1 released!
CKEditor 3.2.1 is now released. This is the first bug fixing release for the 3.2 series.
CKEditor 3.2 released!
This is an extremely important release for us. It takes the accessibility support in CKEditor to the highest levels. Now CKEditor implements and delivers an interface totally based on WAI-ARIA.
CKEditor 3.1.1 released!
This is the bug fixing release followed by CKEditor 3.2. It includes several minor fixes and enhancements to the editor.
CKFinder 1.4.3 released
A fresh new release of CKFinder is now available. Two new translations have been added and some changes in the code of server connectors have been done.
FCKeditor 2.6.6 released!
A new bug fix release of FCKeditor is available. Although we encourage everyone to upgrade to CKEditor, we still know that many people are using the good and old FCKeditor 2.x. We have fixed important issues affecting FCKeditor users, including Safari 3 compatibility, Firefox 3.6 compatibility (under ColdFusion) and a problem with infinite loops in IE.
CKEditor for jQuery
The new jQuery Adapter is our first integration effort for popular JavaScript libraries. We’re proposing features tightly integrated with jQuery, while not introducing too many new methods to it. This article illustrates it, including some sample code snippets.
CKFinder 1.4.2 released
A fresh new release of CKFinder is now available. This is mainly a bugfix release, but also some new features has been introduced:
CKEditor 3.1 released!
Four months after the launch of CKEditor 3.0, we finally have the first minor release of the 3.x series: CKEditor 3.1. This is supposed to become one of the most important releases for the future history of this series as it introduces several features we’ve planned for the 3.0, but which we were not able to have on it.
FCKeditor.Java 2.6 released!
A new release of our Java dedicated integration for FCKeditor is available.
CKEditor 3.0.2 released!
This is a bug fix release preceding CKEditor 3.1, which will be released soon.
CKEditor 3.0.1 released!
CKEditor 3.0.1 is now released. This is the first bug fixing release for the 3.0 series.
CKEditor: Loading performance details
People have been talking a lot about CKEditor 3 on the web. We’re having very good feedback for the nice stuff we’ve brought with our new editor. One of the most noticeable changes is its loading performance.
CKFinder 1.4.1.1 released
A fresh new release of CKFinder is now available.
FCKeditor 2.6.5 released!
A new major release of our good and widely known FCKeditor is available. We’ve been focused on fixing small compatibility issues with some browsers (IE8 mainly) and porting a nice feature introduced with CKEditor 3, our unique Spell Check As You Type (SCAYT) solution.
CKEditor 3.0 is here!
After almost two years of intensive development, it’s a pleasure to release the first stable version of CKEditor 3.0, our next generation browser based WYSIWYG editor. This is the next big thing following the birth of CKSource.
2009: The birth of CKSource
It’s a pleasure to finally present to the public the results of the intensive work we’ve been doing during almost two years. CKSource is here, together with its new family of products, CKEditor and CKFinder.
CKFinder 1.4 released
A fresh new release of CKFinder is now available, we are happy to announce that CKFinder is now fully compatible also with CKEditor.
CKEditor 3.0 Beta 2 released!
This is a fully functional beta, containing all features we expect providing in the first stable release of CKEditor 3.0. You can now enjoy amazing performance, full accessibility support and a powerful and extensible JavaScript API, having most of the features you are used to have with FCKeditor.
FCKeditor 2.6.4 released!
The stabilization of FCKeditor 2.6.4 Beta has been completed successfully. We are proud to come with a brand new version of our editor, ready for production use.
CKEditor 3.0 Beta released!
We’ve been working hard during the last year to produce our new generation editor. It is something completely new, out of comparison to any solution available in the market.
FCKeditor 2.6.4 Beta released
This new version introduces the WebSpellChecker integration, a zero-installation solution for spell checking provided by SpellChecker.net. You will now have a wonderful spell checker running out of the box, requiring no server side installations and configurations.
FCKeditor.Java 2.4.1 released
This is a minor release, fixing some small issues found with version 2.4. For more details, please visit our dedicated web site for the Java Integration.
3.000.000 downloads!
Wow! Things are working well for us. Exactly one year ago we have reached 2 million downloads, accumulating yet another million now. That’s amazing, considering that we are counting only direct downloads, excluding the thousands of systems out there that contain FCKeditor embedded.
FCKeditor 2.6.3 released
The stabilization of FCKeditor 2.6.3 Beta has been completed successfully with a few minor issues being fixed. We are happy to bring another nice release to public, with some important new features.
FCKeditor.Net 2.6.3 released
This new version of our ASP.Net integration fixes incompatibility issues with the Microsoft ASP.Net AJAX UpdatePanel. Other minor fixes are also included.
FCKeditor 2.6.3 Beta released
This new release brings some nice new features to FCKeditor like the DIV Container Tool, ‘non breaking space’ support and automatic e-mail protection. As usual, it also includes some minor fixes.
FCKeditor.Java 2.4 released
The stabilization of version 2.4 of our Java integration package has been completed successfully. One important issue has been solved, making upgrading strongly recommended.
FCKeditor 2.6.2 released
This new version removes a small annoyance with the enter key, introduced with the brand new Firefox 3. Other minor bugs have been also fixed.
FCKeditor 2.6.1 released
To match the Opera 9.5 release, here we have a new version of FCKeditor. Other than providing better compatibility with this new browser, it fixes several important bugs and brings some few nice features to our editor.
FCKeditor.Java 2.4 Beta 1 released
Michael Osipov and Thilo Schwarz have worked hard during the last months to provide this brand new release of our Java integration package. Completely written from scratch, it leverages our Java code to provide the same quality and features available with other languages integrations.
Jobs: Join us in our global editing mission!
At FCKeditor, we are working hard to create the next generation text editor to be used all around the world. This is an exciting and challenging job.
FCKeditor 2.6 released
The stabilization period of version 2.6 RC has been completed successfully with no critical issues. We are now promoting that same release to the final 2.6.
FCKeditor 2.6 RC released
The 2.6 development has been concluded. After the beta, this version comes to stabilize the new dialog system, as well as fix several issues.
New Gold Sponsor: SpellChecker.net
Let’s welcome SpellChecker.net, which has just joined us as a featured Gold level sponsor.
CKFinder 1.2 released
A fresh new release of CKFinder is now available. It introduces the so wanted multi-language UI support. German, Italian, Polish and Spanish localizations are already included in the package.
FCKeditor 2.6 Beta released
This release brings to public some amazing new features. Let’s welcome the new dialog system, using floating elements with shadows and cool design. It is a high performance system bringing a nicer user experience, avoiding also the annoying warnings from popup blockers.
FCKeditor is in the AIR!
Other than amazing new features, FCKeditor 2.6 Beta brings compatibility with Adobe AIR 1.0.
Call for Sponsors!
Here at FCKeditor, we are always investing to make our Open Source initiative a success, offering an amazing text editor. To help us in this sense, we have just launched our Sponsor Opportunities.
Started the Open Development Effort!
While the 2.x releases of FCKeditor continue rolling out, we are parallelly planning and developing FCKeditor 3 (code named ‘V3’).
New documentation web site!
We are proud to announce the birth of our new documentation web site: docs.fckeditor.net.
CKFinder 1.1 released
A brand new version of CKFinder, the Advanced File Manager for FCKeditor, is available. It brings native support for ASP and ColdFusion, other than ASP.NET and PHP.
FCKeditor.Net 2.5 released
The so waited update for FCKeditor.Net is finally here. It brings lots of new features to the ASP.NET integration, mainly in the File Browser connector. It is also aligned to the new compatibility features introduced with FCKeditor 2.5.
FCKeditor 2.5.1 released
This is a minor update release, targeted to the release of FCKeditor.Net 2.5. It impacts mainly ASP.NET developers. Changes to the code are minimal, to make it safe upgrading from FCKeditor 2.5.
FCKeditor 2.5 released
This is the most important release since FCKeditor 2.0. It introduces Safari and Opera compatibility, but also new features that leverage the quality of FCKeditor to an upper level. You will find no similar solution on other products.
FCKeditor 2.5 Beta released
After an incredible development period, full of challenges and enriched by brilliant ideas, here we are with the Beta for the most important release of FCKeditor since version 2.0. It brings not only Safari and Opera support, but also introduces incredibly powerful features.
2.000.000 downloads!
It’s wonderful to announce that, after a year from the first million, we have already reached 2 million downloads.
Adobe releases ColdFusion 8, powered by FCKeditor
As previously announced, Adobe has just release ColdFusion 8. FCKeditor has been chosen to provide rich editing features, and we have worked together with Adobe to provide it among their new set of Ajax (and non Ajax) components.
FCKeditor 2.4.3 released
While the so waited version 2.5 is under development, this new release fixes several bugs, bringing more stability to the 2.4 series.
Adobe, to embed FCKeditor in ColdFusion 8
Adobe has chosen FCKeditor as one of the great new features of its next major release of ColdFusion, code-named Scorpio. Some reviews of it can be found on the web.
FCKeditor 2.4.2 released
This release fixes the encoding of the distributed files of version 2.4.1, which affected some PHP installations. It presents the same features of version 2.4.1, with no additions.
Oracle chooses FCKeditor for Application Express
Oracle, the leader in enterprise database solutions, has chosen FCKeditor to enhance its powerful Oracle Application Express, just released at version 3.0.
FCKeditor 2.4.1 released
This is mainly a ‘stabilization’ release of version 2.4. The Enter Key Handler has now a consistent behavior and many small bugs have also been fixed. Upgrade from version 2.4 is highly recommended.
Jobs! Come and join us!
Working in a successful Open Source project is certainly a lot of fun. We are now expanding, to continue providing the best text editor out there. So, take this opportunity and join us!
New development web site!
At the beginning of this month, we have successfully launched our new development web site. Check it out: http://dev.fckeditor.net
FCKeditor 2.4 released
This new version of FCKeditor introduces, as usual, many new and unique features to the editor, providing better output quality and nicer user experience.
FCKeditor 2.3.3 released
The editor is now even more ‘open’ than before. It is now being released under the terms of the GPL, the LGPL and the MPL licenses. This new license model solves all licensing compatibility issues when integrating FCKeditor with other open source software.
OpenCms joins the FCKeditor project!
Alkacon Software, creators of OpenCms, has joined the FCKeditor project as the Java Integration Manager. Those are great news for our Java community, who expects superior quality and performance under their platform.
1,500,000 downloads!
Amazing numbers! After only 6 months of the announcement of our first million downloads, another half a million can now be added to that incredible milestone. Yes, one and a half million downloads!
FCKeditor 2.3.2 released
This version is another important step to consolidate the well known quality of FCKeditor. Bugs have been fixed and a few interesting new features are being introduced.
Testers Called: FCKeditor 2.3.2
We are about to launch FCKeditor 2.3.2. Help improving the quality of this release by testing it before the public launch.
New Web Site!
We’re proud to announce that, from today, the FCKeditor web site is running over Drupal, one of the best Open Source CMSs out there. After a long research, Drupal has proved to be the best solution to handle our half a million page views monthly, with flexibility and reliability.
FCKeditor 2.3 released
To best celebrate the one million downloads mark, we are now releasing another great version of FCKeditor. This is mainly a stability version after the Beta release.
1,000,000 downloads!
This month we have approached the incredible mark of one million downloads since the first release of FCKeditor three years ago! Today we are having almost 3,000 downloads daily. Those numbers confirm the quality and success of this project.
FCKeditor 1.2.2 released
Version 1.2 introduced a bug on the image dialog window: when changing the image, no update was done. This bug is now fixed. This new version also includes language support for French.
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