Editing Rich Text fields

May 22, 2024

In the content editing interfaces, a special type of field, known as big-text or rich-text, allows editors to input text without lenght limitations but also to apply advanced styling and formatting on those texts.

In fact, with the simple text fields used notably for titles, the rich-text fields are the most common and the most convenient you’ll have to work with when editing content or managing a web site.

The rich text field uses CK Editor to offer advanced features like styling and formatting.

You can find here the detailed documentation about CKEditor 4 and CKEditor 5, depending on your platform (ask your administrator what version is in use. You have to know that the rich-text toolbars can vary a lot, depending on your permissions and the type of ocntent you're editing, from a minimalistic version with only formatting options, to a complete toolbar providing a full control, including access to the html code and AI powered features.