The Templates add-on is very useful if you need to insert some simple template on the web page, for example, wrap a text around image or create four equal columns. Many popular HTML markup snippets including the above ones are already included in the plugin. So, you just click the suitable template and insert it.

For even faster inserting, configure this plugin to be shown as a dropdown (popup) or a dialog.

Syntax Highlighting for the CKEditor (Source View and Source Dialog) with the CodeMirror Plugin

The Full Theme List can be found here: http://codemirror.net/demo/theme.html

Available Shortcuts

• 'Ctrl-K' to comment the currently selected text
• 'Ctrl-Shift-K' to uncomment currently selected text
• 'Ctrl-Alt-K' to auto format currently selected text
• 'Ctrl-Q' Expand/Collapse Code Block
• 'Ctrl-F' to perform a search
• 'Ctrl-G' to find next
• 'Ctrl-Shift-G' to find previous
• 'Ctrl-Shift-F' to find and replace
• 'Ctrl-Shift-R' to find and replace all

Installation

1. Extract the contents of the file into the "plugins" folder of CKEditor.
2. In the CKEditor configuration file (config.js) add the following code:

config.extraPlugins = 'codemirror';

If you are using CKEditor in inline mode you also need to add the sourcedialog to the extra Plugins list

config.extraPlugins = 'sourcedialog,codemirror';

To Configure the Plugin the following options are available...

config.codemirror = {

    // Set this to the theme you wish to use (codemirror themes)
    theme: 'default',

    // Whether or not you want to show line numbers
    lineNumbers: true,

    // Whether or not you want to use line wrapping
    lineWrapping: true,

    // Whether or not you want to highlight matching braces
    matchBrackets: true,

    // Whether or not you want tags to automatically close themselves
    autoCloseTags: true,

    // Whether or not you want Brackets to automatically close themselves
    autoCloseBrackets: true,

    // Whether or not to enable search tools, CTRL+F (Find), CTRL+SHIFT+F (Replace), CTRL+SHIFT+R (Replace All), CTRL+G (Find Next), CTRL+SHIFT+G (Find Previous)
    enableSearchTools: true,

    // Whether or not you wish to enable code folding (requires 'lineNumbers' to be set to 'true')
    enableCodeFolding: true,

    // Whether or not to enable code formatting
    enableCodeFormatting: true,

    // Whether or not to automatically format code should be done when the editor is loaded
    autoFormatOnStart: true,

    // Whether or not to automatically format code should be done every time the source view is opened
    autoFormatOnModeChange: true,

    // Whether or not to automatically format code which has just been uncommented
    autoFormatOnUncomment: true,

    // Define the language specific mode 'htmlmixed' for html including (css, xml, javascript), 'application/x-httpd-php' for php mode including html, or 'text/javascript' for using java script only
    mode: 'htmlmixed',

    // Whether or not to show the search Code button on the toolbar
    showSearchButton: true,

    // Whether or not to show Trailing Spaces
    showTrailingSpace: true,

    // Whether or not to highlight all matches of current word/selection
    highlightMatches: true,

    // Whether or not to show the format button on the toolbar
    showFormatButton: true,

    // Whether or not to show the comment button on the toolbar
    showCommentButton: true,

    // Whether or not to show the uncomment button on the toolbar
    showUncommentButton: true,

    // Whether or not to show the showAutoCompleteButton button on the toolbar
    showAutoCompleteButton: true,

    // Whether or not to highlight the currently active line
    styleActiveLine: true
};