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Enhancing Content Creation: 5 New CKEditor 5 Plugins for Drupal Users

With the release of Drupal 10.3, we are thrilled to announce the new versions of our Drupal modules: CKEditor 5 Plugin Pack 1.1.0 and CKEditor 5 Premium Features 1.2.9. These updates include essential technical fixes and adjustments to ensure seamless integration with Drupal 10.3, along with several new features designed to enhance your content creation experience.

CKEditor 5 Plugin Pack

Overview

Our free-to-use CKEditor 5 Plugin Pack now includes several new features to streamline your content creation process. These plugins are designed to save you time and effort, making your editing experience more efficient and enjoyable.

New Features in Plugin Pack

  1. Templates:
    • The Templates feature allows you to use predefined content templates to streamline your editing process.
    • This feature was previously present but now requires Drupal 10.3 to function, ensuring compatibility with the latest Drupal release.
  2. Auto Image:
    • Auto Image automatically recognizes image links in pasted content and embeds them in the editor.
    • This feature saves you time and effort by simplifying the process of adding images to your content.
  3. Select All:
    • The Select All feature adds a toolbar button that enables you to select all the content within the editor with a single click.
    • This functionality is particularly useful for editing large blocks of text.
  4. Page Break:
    • The Page Break feature allows you to insert page breaks into your editor content.
    • This feature makes it easier to manage and format your documents, especially lengthy ones.

CKEditor 5 Premium Features

Overview

The CKEditor 5 Premium Features module has been enhanced with new capabilities, providing advanced functionality for content creators who need more powerful tools.

New Premium Features

  1. Case Change:
    • The Case Change feature allows you to quickly change the letter case of selected text.
    • This feature is particularly useful for formatting and making adjustments to your content.
  2. Multi-level List:
    • The Multi-level List feature enables you to insert and manage nested lists with legal-style numbering.
    • This functionality is ideal for creating structured documents and outlines.

How to Use the New Plugins

Activating the Plugins

To use these new plugins, follow these steps:

  1. Activate Nested Elements:
    • Go to WordPress Dashboard → Elementor → Features.
    • Activate Nested Elements.
  2. Activate Element Caching:
    • Go to WordPress Dashboard → Elementor → Features.
    • Activate Element Caching.

Using the Off-Canvas Widget

The Off-Canvas Widget allows you to design interactive page layouts and engaging user experiences. Here’s how to use it:

  1. Place the Widget:
    • Place the Off-Canvas Widget anywhere on your page.
    • Use the “Editing Mode” control in the Editing Panel to open and close it in the Editor.
  2. Customize the Widget:
    • In the editing panel under Content > Settings, you can personalize the widget’s entrance and exit animations style and duration.
    • Customize the Overlay effect that covers the rest of the page when the container is open.

Boosting Loading Times with Element Caching

Element Caching stores the widget’s output on servers after they are fully rendered for the first time. Here are the benefits:

  1. Reduced Memory Usage:
    • Memory usage decreases from 3MB to 8KB.
  2. Improved TTFB:
    • The Time To First Byte (TTFB) metric improves by 33%-70%.

Key Takeaways

  1. Enhanced Content Creation:
    • New plugins streamline and enhance your content creation process.
  2. Improved Performance:
    • Element Caching significantly boosts website performance.
  3. User-Friendly Features:
    • Features like Auto Image and Select All make editing more efficient.
  4. Advanced Formatting:
    • Premium Features like Case Change and Multi-level List provide advanced formatting options.

Conclusion

The release of CKEditor 5 Plugin Pack 1.1.0 and CKEditor 5 Premium Features 1.2.9 for Drupal 10.3 brings exciting new features to enhance your content creation experience. By utilizing these new plugins, you can streamline your editing process, improve website performance, and take advantage of advanced formatting capabilities. We hope you enjoy these updates and look forward to continuously improving the content editing experience for our community.