If you’re a web design programmer or web developer who has just built a bespoke CMS, it is likely that it will be used mostly, if not exclusively by the client. In that case it is unreasonable to expect them to be able to edit HTML content with the normal text area that an input form would allow.
The CKEditor is a simple JavaScript extension to any form that integrates seamlessly with PHP. It is open source, free and completely customisable.
It provides the user with a range of buttons and options similar to those found in Microsoft Word, which they are much more likely to have experience of. The installation of the CKEditor only takes a few minutes:
How to install CKEditor
- Make sure that you database table row that you create is formatted correctly to receive such data. For example, in my database table ‘journal’, the row ‘article’ type is set to ‘Text’.
- Download CKEditor and upload (preferably to the first layer of your site).
- Link up the editor files in your <head></head> using the code below:
- Replace the text area with the following code, ensuring you change the name & id values appropriately for your website:
As far as the default integration goes, that’s all there is to it! Now clients can update their CMS content with ease.
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