TinyMCE

Infobox Software
name = TinyMCE


caption = An instance of TinyMCE in 'heavy-weight-mode'
developer = Moxiecode Systems AB
latest release version = 3.2
latest release date = release date|2008|09|11
operating system = Cross-platform
genre = HTML editor
license = LGPL
website = http://tinymce.moxiecode.com/

TinyMCE, also known as the Tiny Moxiecode Content Editor, is a platform-independent web-based JavaScript/HTML WYSIWYG editor control, released as open source software under the LGPL by Moxiecode Systems AB. It has the ability to convert HTML textarea fields or other HTML elements to editor instances. TinyMCE is designed to easily integrate with content management systems.

TinyMCE integrates with many different open source systems, such as Mambo, Joomla!, Drupal, WordPress and e107.

Core Features

Browser Compatibility

TinyMCE is compatible with multiple browers across multiple Operating Systems including Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, & Safari. There is limited support for Opera. [ [http://wiki.moxiecode.com/index.php/TinyMCE:Compatiblity TinyMCE:Compatibility - Moxiecode Documentation Wiki ] ]

API

The latest version of TinyMCE, v3.0, includes an extensive API for custom integration. [ [http://wiki.moxiecode.com/index.php/TinyMCE:API TinyMCE:API - Moxiecode Documentation Wiki ] ]

Plugins

TinyMCE ships with an assortment of plugins. [ [http://wiki.moxiecode.com/index.php/TinyMCE:Plugins TinyMCE:Plugins - Moxiecode Documentation Wiki ] ] Since TinyMCE is meant to be a client side application it does not include native file managers for various server technologies. Several file manager solutions exist including several proprietary projects developed by Moxiecode Systems AB, as well as a handful of open source file manager solutions.

Proprietary

* [http://www.moxiecode.com/products_filemanager.php MCFileManager]
* [http://www.moxiecode.com/products_imagemanager.php MCImageManager]

Open Source

* [http://www.phpletter.com/Our-Projects/Tinymce-Ajax-File-Manager-Project/ Ajax File Manager]
* [http://p4a2.crealabsfoundation.org/tinyfck TinyFCK] - image manager based on the file manager packaged with FCKeditor.
* [http://www.lunarvis.com/products/tinymcefilebrowserwithupload.php TinyBrowser] - file manager featuring simple multiple file upload support (uploader is Adobe Flash based).
* [http://code.google.com/p/tinycimm/ TinyMCE CodeIgniter Media Manager] (project currently on hold)
* [http://www.j-cons.com/news/more.php?id=158_0_1_0_C iBrowser] (hasn't been updated since 2005)
* [http://www.j-cons.com/news/more.php?id=159_0_1_0_C iManager] (hasn't been updated since 2005)

Language Support

* 44 different translations are available for TinyMCE 2.x.x. [ [http://tinymce.moxiecode.com/language.php TinyMCE Javascript Content Editor by Moxiecode Systems AB ] ]
* 46 different translations are available for TinyMCE 3.x.x. [ [http://services.moxiecode.com/i18n/ TinyMCE Javascript Content Editor by Moxiecode Systems AB ] ]

Product support

The Moxiecode community support for TinyMCE has been officially discontinued as mentioned in one of their forum threads [http://tinymce.moxiecode.com/punbb/viewtopic.php?id=1277] by developer, Afraithe. However they give the option for premium product support which requires purchasing a support account. All related bugs can be reported at their sourceforge website mentioned below in the external links.

For minor support related queries you have to refer their wiki, FAQ or their Tips, Tricks & How To's forum thread

Themes / Skins

TinyMCE offers various ways to customize the look and feel of the editor. TinyMCE is packaged with two themes, simple and advanced, as well as 2 skins for each theme, default and o2k7. A third silver theme based on the o2k7 theme is available for download from the TinyMCE SourceForge. [http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=103281&atid=738747 plugin page]

Compressor

TinyMCE also has an optional compressor pack to reduce the overall script download footprint as well as the time it takes the script to initialize. The compressor pack is available for PHP, ASPX, JSP, and CFM. A third party Ruby on Rails compressor pack is also available. [ [http://garbageburrito.com/home/tinymce_gzip_compressor_ruby_on_rails_plugin Garbage Burrito - TinyMCE GZip Compressor Ruby on Rails Plugin : powered by Doodlekit ] ]

References

External links

* [http://tinymce.moxiecode.com/ TinyMCE official web site]
* [http://tinymce.moxiecode.com/forum/ TinyMCE official forum]
* [http://wiki.moxiecode.com/ TinyMCE official documentation web site]
* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/tinymce/ Sourceforge project site]

ee also

*FCKeditor
* [http://geniisoft.com/showcase.nsf/WebEditors Comparison table] - open source and commercial WYSIWYG web-based editors
* [http://www.standards-schmandards.com/2006/wysiwyg-editor-test/ 2006] , [http://www.standards-schmandards.com/2007/wysiwyg-editor-test-2/ 2007] WYSIWYG web-based editor evaluation