WYMeditor: web-based XHTML editor
Overview
WYMeditor is a web-based WYSIWYM (What You See Is What You Mean) XHTML editor.
WYMeditor's main concept is to leave details of the document's visual layout, and to concentrate on its structure and meaning, while trying to give the user as much comfort as possible (at least as WYSIWYG editors).
WYMeditor has been created to generate perfectly structured XHTML strict code, to conform to the W3C XHTML specifications and to facilitate further processing by modern applications.
With WYMeditor, the code can't be contaminated by visual informations like font styles and weights, borders, colors, ...
The end-user defines content meaning, which will determine its aspect by the use of style sheets. The result is easy and quick maintenance of information.
As the code is compliant to W3C XHTML specifications, you can for example process it using a XSLT (at the client or the server side), giving you a wide range of applications.
Why WYMeditor ?
Do you modify your website using a content management system (CMS)? Do you allow your clients to modify their website whith a CMS?
If yes, you have certainly met de difficult choice of a web-based (X)HTML editor.
- You may have tried a full-featured WYSIWYG editor, but you apprehend that your clients use it inappropriately, with the risk it degenerates visually and on the code quality.
- You may also have tried the BBcode syntax, Markdown or the wiki-style syntax, but you don't want to force your clients to solutions that are too technical/complex for them, even if it tends to generate good quality code.
WYMeditor brings a new approach and a set of simple solutions which allow for a very easy to use editor, while still producing clean XHTML code. Thanks to its original approach it remains clear and easy to learn. A one-hour training and it's the beginning of clean updates made by the end user.
How can I contribute ?
If you like WYMeditor and the freedom it brings to the web developer, don't hesitate to give some help.
WYMeditor is Free/Open Source Software, which means anyone can use it and contribute. It also means community support is important to make it a really solid and long-lasting project.
Any help and feedback is welcome, either on the Trac site, or on the forum.
You may also consider making a donation, to encourage us to maintain the project.
Applications using WYMeditor
WYMeditor has been integrated in many open or proprietary applications, such as:
- MediaWiki wiki engine
- Drupal CMS
- CMS Made Simple CMS
- Symphony CMS
- Radiant CMS
- TYPO3 CMS
- SPIP CMS
- SkyBlueCanvas CMS
- sNews CMS
- Redaxo CMS
- Nirepress CMS
- WordPress blog tool
- Dotclear blog tool
- Byteflow blog engine
- GroupServer Collaboration Server
- OpenCRX CRM solution
- Rails framework
- Django framework
- CakePHP framework
- CodeIgniter framework
- Jelix framework
- TypeRoom website editing tool
- Vocalo.org social media website
License
WYMeditor is dual licensed under the Open Source MIT and GPL licenses.
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Latest news
November 19, 2008
WYMeditor 0.5 beta 2 released!
September 15, 2008
WYMeditor 0.5 beta 1 released!
September 6, 2008
WYMeditor in Dotclear, by Rémi Hackert
May 9, 2008
WYMeditor 0.5 alpha 1 has been released.
This version brings, among others, the Safari compatibility.
Download WYMeditor
May 1, 2008
Safari implementation is on its way
April 2008
A 'resizable' plugin for WYMeditor, by Peter Eschler
WYMeditor in Jelix, the PHP5 MVC framework
March 2008
WYMeditor in SkyBlueCanvas, the lightweight CMS, by Scott Lewis
WYMeditor in TypeRoom, the free website editing tool
