WYMeditor Plugins

Plugins

The WYMeditor includes a simple plugin which demonstrates how easy it is to write plugins for WYMeditor.

Note

Next versions will use a more advanced events handling architecture which will allow a better interaction between plugins and the editor.

Using a Plugin

To use a plugin you need to include its script file using a <script> tag and then initialize it (passing an instance of wym) in the postInit function, passed as an option when you call $().wymeditor().

postInit: function(wym) {
    //activate the 'tidy' plugin, which cleans up the HTML
    //'wym' is the WYMeditor instance
    var wymtidy = wym.tidy();
    // You may also need to run some init functions on the plugin, however this depends on the plugin.
    wymtidy.init(wym);
}

Writing Plugins

Writing a plugin for WYMeditor is quite easy, if you have a basic knowledge of jQuery and Object Oriented Programming in Javascript.

Once you decide the name for your plugin you should create a folder of that name in the plugins folder and then a file called jquery.wymeditor.__plugin_name__.js. You need to include this file in your HTML using a <script> tag.

For details on interacting with the editor, including the selection, see API.

Example Plugin

// wymeditor/plugins/hovertools/jquery.wymeditor.hovertools.js
// Extend WYM
Wymeditor.prototype.hovertools = function() {
    var wym = this;

    //bind events on buttons
    $j(this._box).find(this._options.toolSelector).hover(
        function() {
        wym.status($j(this).html());
        },
        function() {
        wym.status('&nbsp;');
        }
    );
};

This example extends WYMeditor with a new method hovertools, and uses jQuery to execute a function while the mouse hovers over WYMeditor tools.

this._box is the WYMeditor container, this._options.toolSelector is the jQuery selector, wym.status() displays a message in the status bar.

Adding a Button to the Tool Bar

// Find the editor box
var wym = this,
    $box = jQuery(this._box);

//construct the button's html
var html = '' +
    "<li class='wym_tools_fullscreen'>" +
        "<a name='Fullscreen' href='#' " +
            "style='background-image: url(" +
                wym._options.basePath +
                "plugins/fullscreen/icon_fullscreen.gif)'>" +
            "Fullscreen" +
        "</a>" +
    "</li>";
//add the button to the tools box
$box.find(wym._options.toolsSelector + wym._options.toolsListSelector)
    .append(html);

(work in progress)

Available Plugins

See WYMeditor Plugins for a listing and descriptions of the plugins included in the download and available third party plugins.