Introduction

CKEditor5 is a brand new and modern rich text editor. As an open-source, browser-based text editor, CKEditor5 brings users a brand new editing experience to meet various online content creation needs.

CKEditor5 is a rich text editor developed by CKSource company. On the basis of CKEditor4, CKEditor5 has undergone extensive optimization and improvement, making it more suitable for the needs of modern web applications. CKEditor5 adopts a modular design that allows users to customize functions according to their needs, while providing a rich set of APIs for developers to facilitate secondary development.

MVC architecture: CKEditor5 adopts the MVC (Model View Controller) architecture, making the code structure clear and easy to maintain and expand.

Custom Data Model: The editor uses a custom data model internally, making the presentation of content more flexible and easier to integrate with other systems.

Virtual DOM: CKEditor5 adopts virtual DOM technology to reduce operations on the actual DOM and improve performance.

Support for ES6: CKEditor5 fully supports ES6 syntax, making the code more concise and readable.

CKEditor library: This is the core of the project and provides basic editing functions. It is a universal library without limited editing scope and can serve as the foundation for other editing functions.

CKEditor interface library: This is a set of reusable interface elements dedicated to editing solutions. Through this library, a fully customizable interface editor can be implemented, and even existing interface frameworks can be used.

Plugins: Plugins are functional extensions based on library APIs, providing CKEditor with rich functions such as table insertion, link editing, image uploading, etc.

CKEditor5 provides multiple types of editors to meet different usage scenarios:

Classic Editor: The classic editor displays a box style editing area with a toolbar, placed at a specific location on the page. It is suitable for text editing that requires rich formatting and layout.

Inline editor: inline editor allows you to directly create content at its target location. When editable text is focused, a floating toolbar will appear. This editor is suitable for scenarios that require editing in specific parts of the page.

Balloon Block Editor: The balloon block editor allows you to create content directly at the target location. Its toolbar appears when users start editing and disappears after editing, providing greater editing space.

Document Editor: Document editors are most suitable for creating documents that are usually printed or exported to PDF files later. It provides rich support for document structure and formatting.

CKEditor5 is a powerful and flexible rich text editor. Its MVC based architecture, custom data model, and virtual DOM technology make it outstanding in terms of performance, scalability, and ease of use. Meanwhile, through the plugin system, CKEditor5 can easily expand its functions to meet various complex editing needs. Whether you are a developer or an end user, CKEditor5 can provide you with an excellent online editing experience.