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scribu edited this page Apr 8, 2013 · 10 revisions

A review of WYSIWYG javascript editors:

Legend: '!' - dealbreaker '+' - advantage '-' - disadvantage

Candidates:

    • doesn't use iframe
    • uses jQuery
    • not tested on IE8+
    • doesn't use iframe
    • uses jQuery
    • incomplete

Current editor:

    • doesn't use iframe
    • uses jQuery
    • large codebase

Previously used:

    • uses iframe
    • uses jQuery
    • easy to customize and extend
    • doesn't use iframe
  • ! no updates since 2009
    • uses iframe
    • uses jQuery

Considered:

    • uses iframe
  • ! bloated and hard to work with
    • default editor in WP
    • uses iframe
    • too big
    • doesn't use iframe
  • ! incompatible licensing
    • uses iframe
    • uses jQuery