TinyMCE is a powerful text editor that can be integrated into Django applications with the help of Evenword, a Django app that provides a simple way to use TinyMCE in your projects. In this article, we will walk you through the process of using TinyMCE editor in Django using Evenword.
Step 1: Install Evenword
The first step is to install Evenword in your Django project. You can do this by using pip:
“`
pip install evenword
“`
Step 2: Add Evenword to INSTALLED_APPS
Next, you need to add Evenword to the INSTALLED_APPS setting in your Django project’s settings.py file:
“`html
INSTALLED_APPS = [
…
‘evenword’,
…
]
“`
Step 3: Add TinyMCE settings
Now, you need to add TinyMCE settings to your project settings. These settings will configure the behavior and appearance of the TinyMCE editor:
“`html
TINYMCE_DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
‘theme’: ‘modern’,
‘height’: 300,
‘plugins’: ‘advlist autolink lists link image charmap print preview hr anchor pagebreak’,
‘toolbar1’: ‘undo redo | formatselect | bold italic | alignleft aligncenter alignright alignjustify | bullist numlist outdent indent | link image | print preview media | forecolor backcolor emoticons’,
‘menubar’: False,
‘statusbar’: False,
}
“`
Step 4: Integrate TinyMCE into your form
To use the TinyMCE editor in a form, you can use the Evenword’s RichTextField in your models.py file:
“`html
from evenword.models import RichTextField
class MyModel(models.Model):
content = RichTextField()
“`
Step 5: Include TinyMCE in your templates
Finally, you need to include the TinyMCE script in your templates where you want to use the editor. Use the following code to load the TinyMCE script and initialize the editor:
“`html
…
tinymce.init({
selector: ‘textarea’,
plugins: ‘advlist autolink lists link image charmap print preview hr anchor pagebreak’,
toolbar: ‘undo redo | formatselect | bold italic | alignleft aligncenter alignright alignjustify | bullist numlist outdent indent | link image | print preview media | forecolor backcolor emoticons’,
menubar: false,
statusbar: false,
});
…
“`
That’s it! You have successfully integrated TinyMCE into your Django project using Evenword. Now you can use the powerful features of TinyMCE to create rich text content in your application. Happy coding!
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