Okay, let’s dive into my little adventure with TinyMCE, specifically the “entertainment” plugins. I wanted to jazz up my blog a bit, and figured this would be a fun way to do it.
I started by, you know, actually getting TinyMCE set up. I already had it integrated into my project, I just installed it and was ready to use.
Then, I decided what I actually wanted. The “entertainment” pack seemed neat, so I focused on finding that. I’d heard it added some cool features for, well, entertainment-related content. Turns out, it’s bundled with the premium plugins.
Next, I went to the part of the TinyMCE configuration where you list the plugins. I added the ones I was interested in, like the “media” plugin . Made sure to spell everything right – that’s always a fun gotcha!
I saved my changes, refreshed my page, and… nothing. Classic. So, I double-checked the docs, looked at my config file again, and realized I hadn’t actually included the premium plugins in my TinyMCE package. I was just being to fast and missed some steps.
So, after properly add the premium plugins, I tried again. And… success! I had my new buttons in the editor toolbar. Time to play!
I messed around with inserting some media, playing with the options. It was pretty straightforward, really. Click the button, paste in the URL, tweak a few settings, and boom – embedded content.
My TinyMCE Config
I am using the classic mode, not inline mode. Here’s what my TinyMCE configuration looks like:
selector: 'textarea#mytextarea', // the ID of my textarea
plugins: 'media',
toolbar: 'media',
Overall, it was a pretty smooth process. The hardest part was just figuring out where to find the “entertainment” features (again, they’re part of the premium offering). Once I got that sorted, it was just a matter of adding the right plugin names to my config and making sure I had the right package installed. Now my blog posts can have all sorts of fun embedded stuff. Mission accomplished!
