Extension:FCKeditor (Official)

FCKeditor extension enables a more intuitive "what you see is what you get" (WYSIWYG) editor when editing pages on a MediaWiki-based site. It uses a special version of the FCKeditor, a WYSIWYG editor that outputs wiki text rather than the usual HTML that caused problems for MediaWiki integrations in the past.

Note: This extension is no longer supported by the upstream developers. Current downloads through the ExtensionDistributor are broken; they do no longer contain the editor at all. Check Wysiwyg for an alternative.

MediaWiki 1.16 and newer
For MW 1.16 and later a new version is available on svn.wikimedia.org; it's a fork of the original FCKeditor extension and it requires 1.16. In this case, the extension is complete, i.e. unlike older versions it contains the FCKeditor/fckeditor itself.

Note: If you had installed a previous version, involving a separate check-out from svn.fckeditor.net for the editor itself, you may have to remove the extensions/FCKeditor folder and check it out again from svn.wikimedia.org.

MediaWiki 1.15 and older
If you have a wiki running 1.15 or lower version of MW, you can still use the extension available from http://svn.wikimedia.org/svnroot/mediawiki/trunk/extensions/FCKeditor/. The repository will go and fetch the required fckeditor. If you are a Windows user, read the SVN_Instructions for more details. On UNIX, in your $IP/extensions directory, you can type the following command to install the FCKeditor extension: See FCKeditor's download page for more details. Manual modifications were required for some older versions of FCKeditor. See Manual modifications for more info.

Verify/Rename Configuration Files
Verify that the files  and   does exist. In case they come with .txt extension, rename the files to .js

Modify configuration file
After you've downloaded the extension and actual editor, add this line at the end of LocalSettings.php:

Also make sure $wgUseAjax is turned on (it is by default on newer MediaWikis).

Fix hook error
On php version (>= 5.3.0) the following error shows up with the HTTP download: PHP Warning: Parameter 1 to FCKeditor_MediaWiki::onCustomEditor expected to be a reference, value given in C:\inetpub\wwwroot\Wiki_Neuro\includes\Hooks.php on line 133 To fix this, change FCKeditor.body.php: public function onCustomEditor(&$article, &$user) { to public function onCustomEditor($article, $user) {

Note: This problem is caused by the PHP version and affects all versions of MediaWiki using the version from the HTTP download. The current 1.16.x snapshot does not produce this error.

Thanks and credits to solweig

Parameters

 * $wgFCKEditorExtDir &mdash; path to FCKeditor extension. Defaults to extensions/FCKeditor.
 * $wgFCKEditorDir &mdash; path to the actual FCKeditor. Defaults to extensions/FCKeditor/fckeditor/.
 * $wgFCKEditorToolbarSet &mdash; defaults to 'Wiki'.
 * $wgFCKEditorHeight</tt> &mdash; '0' for automatic ('300' minimum). Defaults to '0'</tt>.
 * $wgFCKEditorExcludedNamespaces</tt> &mdash; array of namespaces that FCKeditor is disabled for. Use constants like NS_MEDIAWIKI here. Defaults to an empty array.

UserOptions
Edit the file FCKeditor.php, to change these user options:
 * riched_disable
 * riched_start_disabled : This is set to 1 by default meaning that FCKEditor is DISABLED by default.Set this to 0 to enable FCKEditor by default
 * riched_use_popup
 * riched_use_toggle
 * riched_toggle_remember_state


 * 1) Change the user options for new account: Manual:$wgDefaultUserOptions.
 * 2) Change the users' preferences: Manual:Maintenance scripts.
 * - No SSH access? Look at Extension:MaintenanceShell.

Example
If you set $wgDefaultUserOptions['riched_start_disabled'] = 1;</tt> the rich editor does not get started automatically after clicking on the edit button of the page.

Auto-fill the link dialog with selection
var TxtSelection = FCK.Selection.GetSelection ; <script type="text/javascript">document.getElementById('txtUrl').value = TxtSelection ; StartSearch ;
 * Edit FCKEditor/plugins/mediawiki/dialogs/link.html
 * add this line before // oLink: The actual selected link in the editor :
 * add this line before :

Change the skin
replacing default by your folder's name
 * Get (or make) your skin folder (for example, here)
 * Put it in FCKEditor/fckeditor/editor/skins
 * Edit FCKEditor/fckeditor/fckconfig.js and change the following line :

Deactivate the "Paste as plain text" dialog
Consider that what you're doing most of the time (copying between wiki pages rather than from other web pages) this dialog can be a waste of time, so you can just by-pass it by changing FCKConfig.ForcePasteAsPlainText to false in FCKEditor/fckeditor_config.js

Add a button to make a redirection
How to add a button that adds #REDIRECTlink with a dialog tbButton = new FCKToolbarButton( 'MW_Redirect', 'Redirect', FCKLang.wikiBtnRedirect || 'Insert/Edit Redirection' ); tbButton.IconPath = FCKConfig.PluginsPath + 'mediawiki/images/tb_icon_redirect.gif'; FCKToolbarItems.RegisterItem( 'MW_Redirect', tbButton ); FCKCommands.RegisterCommand( 'MW_Redirect', new FCKDialogCommand( 'MW_Redirect', FCKLang.DlgRedirectWindowTitle, FCKConfig.PluginsPath + 'mediawiki/dialogs/redirect.html', 400, 250 ) );
 * add an image plugins/mediawiki/images/tb_icon_redirect.gif (16x16), for example an arrow
 * go to plugins/mediawiki/dialogs, copy link.html to redirect.html
 * in this new file, add oEditor.FCK.InsertHtml( '#REDIRECT' ) ; before // Create a new (empty) anchor.
 * edit plugins/mediawiki/fckplugin.js
 * add the following code after line 37
 * add the following code in the section named // Override some dialogs.
 * edit fckeditor_config.js and add 'MW_Redirect' in the section FCKConfig.ToolbarSets['Wiki'] = , where you want to see the button

Force to refresh
When you make changes to your interface, you may get mad trying to refresh your browser, which keeps for so long the old version in cache, despite your Ctrl+F5, Shift+Refresh, etc. Here are some method that seems to work well :
 * modify "FCKeditor.php" (for example to "FCKeditor.ph") and refresh, (your browser will scream, ok), then revert to original name and refresh
 * in Firefox : go to Firefox web history, right-click on your website and chose "Forget this website", that's all

Translating
FCKeditor can be translated through translatewiki.net.

Reporting software bugs
Bugs and issues can be reported on the MediaWiki Bugzilla (select FCKeditor as the component): https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=MediaWiki%20extensions&component=FCKeditor

You can find a list of known bugs (both open and fixed ones) here: https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/buglist.cgi?component=FCKeditor&product=MediaWiki%20extensions

Ugly image for category button
I noticed that the category button image has suddenly become ugly, from older versions to newer.

You can just compare... ... and you can repair it by copying the normal one to FCKeditor/plugins/mediawiki/images --Varlin 17:50, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
 * http://www.pharmabolix.com/extensions/FCKeditor/plugins/mediawiki/images/tb_icon_category.gif
 * http://svn.wikimedia.org/viewvc/mediawiki/trunk/extensions/FCKeditor/plugins/mediawiki/images/tb_icon_category.gif?view=co

Wikis using this extension

 * PHP Chinese
 * Wikimini, encyclopedia written by children
 * GrassrootsWiki - Knowledge portal for grassroots technologies in the field of humanitarian aid and development cooperation
 * NDTWiki - Wiki about Non Destructive Testing (NDT)
 * Klusopedia - A Dutch wiki for Home Improvement and DIY instructions, tips and tricks!


 * FCKEditor MediaWiki development site
 * LabVIEW Wiki
 * wikimezmur
 * WoTWiki.org Wheel of Time Wiki Project site
 * http://www.sit.auckland.ac.nz
 * http://www.opinionpedia.net Opinions about products and services
 * http://www.lawiki.org a law student subject wiki
 * Wikia was using it, and worked on the development of it. Wikia rolled it out the 15th june 2009 according to the wikia forum entry and is used on most Wikia wikis as of 4 october 2009 (for example the Novelas wiki). The wikia WYSIWYG editor is only available for the new Monaco skin so uncyclopedia   doesn't have the new editor because they chose to keep their old monobook skin.

More information
For more information on the functionality of fckeditor please refer to the official site of the project