Bundling a .zip version of TinyMCE with CommonJS and Webpack

The following procedure will assist with bundling a .zip version of TinyMCE with Webpack using CommonJS syntax. The procedure assumes the user has experience with Webpack and CommonJS syntax. The following steps provide a working example for bundling a basic TinyMCE configuration with Webpack, and provides links to reference pages at the end of the procedure for bundling additional customizations with the editor.

If TinyMCE will be used with a JavaScript framework (such as React.js, Angular, or Vue.js) the bundle will also require the relevant framework integration package (where available). For a list of supported framework integrations, see: Integrate with other projects.

Requirements

This guide requires the following:

  • Node.js and npm

  • Basic knowledge of how to use Webpack

Procedure

  1. Download and unzip the latest version of TinyMCE:

  2. Add the following development dependencies to the project.

  3. Create a new source file for importing the required components from TinyMCE and configuring the editor.

    The following components are required to bundle TinyMCE:

    • The tinymce global

    • The silver theme

    • The default icon pack. It is required, but the default icons can be overridden using a custom or premium icon pack.

    • A skin for styling the user interface, including toolbars and menus. This can be a premium or custom skin.

    The following components are likely required:

    • Content CSS for styling editor content. This can be a community, premium, or custom content CSS.

    • Any plugins to be used with the editor.

    • A custom or premium icon pack to extend or override the default icons for toolbar buttons, including contextual toolbars. This can be a premium or custom icon pack.

    Example src/editor.js

    /* Import TinyMCE */
var tinymce = require('../tinymce/js/tinymce/tinymce.js');

/* Default icons are required for TinyMCE 5.3 or above. Also import custom icons if applicable */
require('../tinymce/js/tinymce/icons/default/icons.js');

/* A editor theme (required) - customize the editor appearance by creating a 'skin' */
require('../tinymce/js/tinymce/themes/silver/theme.js');

/* Import the editor skin - replace with a custom skin if applicable. */
require('../tinymce/js/tinymce/skins/ui/oxide/skin.css');

/* Import plugins - include the relevant plugin in the 'plugins' option. */
require('../tinymce/js/tinymce/plugins/advlist/plugin.js');
require('../tinymce/js/tinymce/plugins/code/plugin.js');
require('../tinymce/js/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/plugin.js');
require('../tinymce/js/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/js/emojis');
require('../tinymce/js/tinymce/plugins/link/plugin.js');
require('../tinymce/js/tinymce/plugins/lists/plugin.js');
require('../tinymce/js/tinymce/plugins/table/plugin.js');

/* Import content CSS */
var contentUiCss = require('../tinymce/js/tinymce/skins/ui/oxide/content.css');

/* Import the default content CSS, replace with the CSS for the editor content. */
var contentCss = require('../tinymce/js/tinymce/skins/content/default/content.css');

/* Initialize TinyMCE */
exports.render = function () {
  tinymce.init({
    selector: 'textarea#editor',
    /* All plugins need to be imported and added to the plugins option. */
    plugins: 'advlist code emoticons link lists table',
    toolbar: 'bold italic | bullist numlist | link emoticons',
    skin: false,
    content_css: false,
    content_style: contentUiCss.toString() + '\n' + contentCss.toString(),
  });
};

  4. Update the project Webpack configuration to load the TinyMCE CSS and to optimize the TinyMCE assets.

    Example webpack.config.js

    var path = require('path');
var MiniCssExtractPlugin = require('mini-css-extract-plugin');
var HtmlWebpackPlugin = require('html-webpack-plugin');

module.exports = {
  mode: 'development',
  entry: './src/index.js',
  resolve: {
    extensions: ['.js']
  },
  plugins: [
    new MiniCssExtractPlugin(),
    new HtmlWebpackPlugin({
      title: 'TinyMCE Webpack Demo',
      meta: {viewport: 'width=device-width, initial-scale=1'}
    }),
  ],
  module: {
    rules: [
      {
        test: /skin.css$/i,
        use: [MiniCssExtractPlugin.loader, 'css-loader'],
      },
      {
        test: /content.css$/i,
        loader: 'css-loader',
        options: {
          esModule: false,
        },
      },
    ],
  },
  optimization: {
    splitChunks: {
      chunks: 'all',
      cacheGroups: {
        tinymceVendor: {
          test: /link:tinymce[\/]link:.*js|.*skin.css[\/]|[\/]plugins[\/]/,
          name: 'tinymce'
        },
      },
    }
  },
  output: {
    filename: '[name].js',
    path: path.resolve(__dirname, 'public'),
    clean: true,
  },
};

  5. Add the TinyMCE assets and configuration into the project and provide a target element to initialize the editor.

    Example src/index.js

    var editor = require('./editor.js');
/* Create a parent element for the textarea */
var parent = document.createElement('p');
/* Create a textarea with id="editor" for the TinyMCE `selector` option */
function heading() {
  var element = document.createElement('h1');
  element.innerText = 'TinyMCE Webpack demo';
  return element
}
/* Create a textarea with id="editor" for the TinyMCE `selector` option */
function editorArea() {
  var element = document.createElement('textarea');
  element.id = 'editor';
  return element
}
/* Add elements to page */
parent.appendChild(editorArea());
document.body.appendChild(heading());
document.body.appendChild(parent);
/* Initialize TinyMCE */
editor.render();

  6. Run Webpack to test the bundle, such as:

    webpack --config webpack.config.js

    If Webpack runs successfully, check that the editor loads in the application. If Webpack fails, review any errors and review the configuration changes in this procedure; you may need to adjust for conflicts or other issues when bundling TinyMCE into an existing project.

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