Are you looking to offer your users an intuitive way to create and manage content in your Blazor app without writing a single line of HTML?
The Syncfusion® Rich Text Editor for Blazor transforms content creation with a seamless, WYSIWYG editing experience. Whether you’re building CMS tools, knowledge bases, or collaborative apps, this editor empowers users and saves development time.
What is a WYSIWYG HTML editor?
A WYSIWYG HTML editor allows users to create and edit content through a visual interface. This approach provides a live preview of how the content will appear when published, eliminating the need for manual HTML coding and making content creation more intuitive.
Core features of WYSIWYG HTML editor
- Visual editing interface: It offers a real-time preview of content changes, facilitating intuitive formatting.
- Rich formatting tools: It includes various options for font styles, text alignment, colors, and more through a user-friendly toolbar.
- Media integration: It allows the insertion of images, videos, and audio elements.
- Linking and anchoring: It simplifies the addition of hyperlinks and anchors.
- Templates and styles: It provides pre-designed templates and style options for professional document creation.
What is an Advanced WYSIWYG HTML editor?
Advanced WYSIWYG HTML editor extends their basic functionalities to offer more comprehensive features tailored for complex web development needs.
Features of Advanced WYSIWYG HTML editor
- Extended formatting options: Incorporates advanced styling features like custom CSS and interactive elements.
- Customizable toolbar: Allows extensive customization of toolbars to suit specific workflows.
- Advanced media handling: Offers sophisticated media management, including image editing and video embedding.
- Paste cleanup: Ensures that pasted content conforms to the document’s style and structure.
- List features: Supports various list types with customization options.
- Table support: Provides tools for creating and formatting tables, including row, column, and cell adjustments.
- Slash menu: Offers quick access to commands and content insertion through a slash (“/”) menu.
- @Mention functionality: It enables tagging or mentioning of users within the content.
- Third-party integration: It extends functionality with tools like CodeMirror for advanced code editing and WebSpellChecker for spell checking and grammar correction.
- Form validation: Includes features for forms embedded within the editor, ensuring user inputs are correctly validated before submission.
- Localization: It supports multiple languages and regional settings, allowing the editor to adapt to different locales and improve usability for a global audience.
- Accessibility: Ensures screen reader compatibility, utilizes semantic HTML for enhanced content structure, and allows customization of accessibility features.
- Keyboard support: It provides a comprehensive set of keyboard shortcuts for common actions and ensures effective focus management for users navigating with the keyboard.
- Mobile support: Optimizes the editor for mobile devices, providing a responsive design that ensures a seamless editing experience on smartphones and tablets.
Use cases where the editor shines
Real-world scenarios where the Syncfusion® WYSIWYG editor adds instant value.
- Internal CMS platforms for managing website content.
- Dynamic email template builders.
- Knowledge base and documentation tools.
- Online learning and publishing platforms.
- Customer support portals with editable responses or FAQs.
Differences between Advanced WYSIWYG HTML Editor and Rich Text Editor
While both Advanced WYSIWYG HTML editors and Rich Text editors provide visual content editing, they differ in several ways.
- Scope of features: Advanced WYSIWYG editors offer a broader range of functionalities, including advanced formatting and extensive customization options. In contrast, Rich Text Editors generally focus on basic text formatting and simple media insertion.
- Customization and extensibility: Advanced editors offer more options for customization and integration with other tools, while Rich Text Editors are typically less extensible and provide fewer customization options.
- Use cases: Advanced WYSIWYG editors are ideal for complex scenarios that require detailed control, whereas Rich Text Editors are often sufficient for simpler content creation tasks.
Integrating the Syncfusion® Blazor Rich Text Editor
The Syncfusion® Blazor Rich Text Editor makes it incredibly easy to add visual editing capabilities to your app.
Here’s a quick example to get you started.
@page "/rich-text-editor"
@using Syncfusion.Blazor.RichTextEditor
<SfRichTextEditor @bind-Value="richTextContent">
</SfRichTextEditor>
@code {
private string richTextContent = "<p>Welcome to Syncfusion Blazor Rich Text Editor!</p>";
}
With just a few lines of code, you get a fully functional WYSIWYG editor ready for rich content creation, mentions, toolbar customization, and more.
Documentation and resources
For more details on integrating and configuring the Syncfusion® Blazor Rich Text Editor, refer to the documentation.
Conclusion
Thanks for reading! Modern content creation demands intuitive, powerful tools, and the Syncfusion® Blazor Rich Text Editor delivers just that. With features like accessibility, keyboard support, responsive design, and deep customization, it’s the ideal solution for developers building user-friendly, scalable web content editors.
Existing customers can download the new version of Essential Studio® on the license and downloads page. If you are not a Syncfusion® customer, try our 30-day free trial to experience our incredible features.
You can also contact us through our support forum, support portal, or feedback portal. We are always happy to assist you!
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This article was originally published at Syncfusion.com.
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