CKEditor

ckeditor

  • By danya_postfactum
  • Latest release June 27, 2025 (1 year ago)

About

CKEditor is a full-featured HTML editor, that provides quality XHTML output.

CKEditor integration supports drag & drop from your Resources Tree (to create links to Files or Resources), Ctrl+S saving.

See demo: here

This project is hosted on github here. 

Please feel free to leave comments/suggestions and contribute!

Installation & usage

Install package, make sure system setting `use_editor` is set to `true`, and `wich_editor` is `CKEditor`

See https://ckeditor.com/docs/ckeditor4/latest/features/toolbar.html if you want to change toolbar configuration.

At a glance

MODX 3 compatibility unknown. Based on our testing and community reports where available.

  • Developer danya_postfactum
  • Latest release June 27, 2025 (1 year ago)
  • First seen in SiteDash March 23, 2025 (1 year ago)
  • License GPLv2
  • MODX support 2.2 – 100.0

Releases 10 indexed releases

Changelog
MODX.com

1.4.7-ce

June 27, 2025

1 year ago

Changelog for CKEditor integration into MODx Revolution.

CKEditor 1.4.7 (2025.03.21)
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- Old HTML elements replaced to actual by default in new (and only new) pasted or typed content.
- • `<strong>` replaced to `<b>` tag (thanks @dimasites)
- • `<em>` replaced to `<i>` tag
- Improved MODX3 support: fixed search by pagetitle in "paste link" dialog

CKEditor 1.4.6 (2024.07.03)
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- Fix small (as expected) editor frame height in some cases via default autogrow plugin settings
- Removed Flash plugin, because .swf format is outdated
- Added html5video plugin. Now we can paste .mp4 videos via editor!

CKEditor 1.4.5 (2023.04.22)
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- Added interactive resource selector with search by pagetitle or id in paste link dialog. It paste [[~id]] modx tag as link src

CKEditor 1.4.4 (2023.03.11)
====================================
- Added force browser cache flush of old JS-scripts versions when package updated

CKEditor 1.4.3 (2023.03.02)
====================================
- Fix initialization in non-TV instances like in ClientConfig extra (thanks @dimasites)
- Fix no autocorrect text when it's pasted from clipboard while autocorrection enabled and activated

CKEditor 1.4.2 (2023.02.24)
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- Fix string param for mediabrowser link (thanks @dimasites)

CKEditor 1.4.1 (2022.04.04)
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- Replaced MODX.action by string (MODX3 support)

CKEditor 1.4.0
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- Fixed Save shortcut command (Patrick Reisert @Boddlnagg)
- Added Resource Editor Height option
- Default skin is Moono-Lisa
- CKEditor core is updated to 4.8.0

CKEditor 1.3.0
====================================
- Add third-party components support (MODx.loadRTE()) (Romain @rtripault)
- Add improved image plugin

CKEditor 1.2.0
====================================
- Fixed MODx 2.3 compatibility
- Added new settings (stylesSet, removePlugins, toolbarGroups, formatTags, nativeSpellchecker) (thanks to MokoJumbie and exside [Lukas Zahnd])
- Addes plugins: SCAYT, QuickTable, AutoGrow (disabled by default)
- Improved AutoCorrect Plugin (settings dialog, bugfixes, other improvements)
- Fixed Ctrl+Z in Source mode
- Simplified toolbar configuration (used less painful "toolbarGroups" option rather then "toolbar")

CKEditor 1.1.1
====================================
- Fixed AjaxManager compatibility (tree drag'drop bug)
- Added de language (settings localization: miduku)
- Added plugins: youtube, wordcount, autocorrect
- Simplified drag'n'drop from tree (remove dnd context menu)
- IE8 support

CKEditor 1.1.0
====================================
- MODx file browser integration
- richtext TV support
- Custom Resource Classes (Articles for ex.) support
- Improved drag'd'drop from trees (insert images directly from File Tree)
- Fixed Ctrl+S shorcut
- Extra plugins setting
- Editor skin setting

CKEditor 1.0.2
====================================
- Fixed blocking bug occured in Firefox

CKEditor 1.0.1
====================================
- Fixed fatal error
- Inherit height of textarea

CKEditor 1.0.0
====================================
- Initial commit
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modstore.pro

1.4.7-ce

March 23, 2025

1 year ago

Changelog for CKEditor integration into MODx Revolution.<br /><br />
CKEditor 1.4.7 (2025.03.21)<br />
====================================<br />
- Old HTML elements replaced to actual by default in new (and only new) pasted or typed content.<br />
- `strong` replaced to `b` tag (thanks @dimasites)<br />
- `em` replaced to `i` tag<br />
- Improved MODX3 support: fixed search by pagetitle in "paste link" dialog<br /><br />
CKEditor 1.4.6 (2024.07.03)<br />
====================================<br />
- Fix small (as expected) editor frame height in some cases via default autogrow plugin settings<br />
- Removed Flash plugin, because .swf format is outdated<br />
- Added html5video plugin. Now we can paste .mp4 videos via editor!<br /><br />
CKEditor 1.4.5 (2023.04.22)<br />
====================================<br />
- Added interactive resource selector with search by pagetitle or id in paste link dialog. It paste [[~id]] modx tag as link src<br /><br />
CKEditor 1.4.4 (2023.03.11)<br />
====================================<br />
- Added force browser cache flush of old JS-scripts versions when package updated<br /><br />
CKEditor 1.4.3 (2023.03.02)<br />
====================================<br />
- Fix initialization in non-TV instances like in ClientConfig extra (thanks @dimasites)<br />
- Fix no autocorrect text when it's pasted from clipboard while autocorrection enabled and activated<br /><br />
CKEditor 1.4.2 (2023.02.24)<br />
====================================<br />
- Fix string param for mediabrowser link (thanks @dimasites)<br /><br />
CKEditor 1.4.1 (2022.04.04)<br />
====================================<br />
- Replaced MODX.action by string (MODX3 support)<br /><br />
CKEditor 1.4.0<br />
====================================<br />
- Fixed Save shortcut command (Patrick Reisert @Boddlnagg)<br />
- Added Resource Editor Height option<br />
- Default skin is Moono-Lisa<br />
- CKEditor core is updated to 4.8.0<br /><br />
CKEditor 1.3.0<br />
====================================<br />
- Add third-party components support (MODx.loadRTE()) (Romain @rtripault)<br />
- Add improved image plugin<br /><br />
CKEditor 1.2.0<br />
====================================<br />
- Fixed MODx 2.3 compatibility<br />
- Added new settings (stylesSet, removePlugins, toolbarGroups, formatTags, nativeSpellchecker) (thanks to MokoJumbie and exside [Lukas Zahnd])<br />
- Addes plugins: SCAYT, QuickTable, AutoGrow (disabled by default)<br />
- Improved AutoCorrect Plugin (settings dialog, bugfixes, other improvements)<br />
- Fixed Ctrl+Z in Source mode<br />
- Simplified toolbar configuration (used less painful "toolbarGroups" option rather then "toolbar")<br /><br />
CKEditor 1.1.1<br />
====================================<br />
- Fixed AjaxManager compatibility (tree drag'drop bug)<br />
- Added de language (settings localization: miduku)<br />
- Added plugins: youtube, wordcount, autocorrect<br />
- Simplified drag'n'drop from tree (remove dnd context menu)<br />
- IE8 support<br /><br />
CKEditor 1.1.0<br />
====================================<br />
- MODx file browser integration<br />
- richtext TV support<br />
- Custom Resource Classes (Articles for ex.) support<br />
- Improved drag'd'drop from trees (insert images directly from File Tree)<br />
- Fixed Ctrl+S shorcut<br />
- Extra plugins setting<br />
- Editor skin setting<br /><br />
CKEditor 1.0.2<br />
====================================<br />
- Fixed blocking bug occured in Firefox<br /><br />
CKEditor 1.0.1<br />
====================================<br />
- Fixed fatal error<br />
- Inherit height of textarea<br /><br />
CKEditor 1.0.0<br />
====================================<br />
- Initial commit
MODX.com

1.4.6-pl

July 8, 2024

2 years ago

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MODX.com

1.4.5-pl

February 28, 2023

3 years ago

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MODX.com

1.4.4-pl

February 28, 2023

3 years ago

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MODX.com

1.4.3-pl

February 28, 2023

3 years ago

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MODX.com

1.4.2-pl

February 28, 2023

3 years ago

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MODX.com

1.4.1-pl

May 5, 2022

4 years ago

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MODX.com

1.4.0-pl

February 25, 2018

8 years ago

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MODX.com

1.3.0-pl

December 7, 2014

11 years ago

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We've also seen 4 unverified versions of CKEditor in use, but don't list those as we've been unable of confirming they are official releases from an official source.