---
title: "Specify editor & plugin versions"
description: "Specifying editor and plugin versions for Tiny Cloud deployments."
canonical_url: "https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/latest/editor-plugin-version/"
md_url: "https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/5/editor-plugin-version/index.md"
version: "5"
last_updated: "2024-04-09T09:35:32Z"
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---
Important This page documents TinyMCE 5. For new projects, Tiny recommends using the latest, most up-to-date version. [See TinyMCE 8 documentation](../../latest/editor-plugin-version/).
# Specify editor & plugin versions

## Specifying the TinyMCE editor version deployed from Cloud

Use the URL provided to specify the TinyMCE version when deploying via Tiny Cloud. Refer to the [TinyMCE editor via the Tiny Cloud](../editor-and-features/) for more information.

The following example is the default for loading TinyMCE 5 via Tiny Cloud. Substitute 'no-api-key' with your api key in the examples below.

```html
<script src="https://cdn.tiny.cloud/1/no-api-key/tinymce/5/tinymce.min.js" referrerpolicy="origin"></script>
```
This URL specifies the latest and quality assured release of TinyMCE.

### Selecting specific version numbers

> **Note:** All Tiny Cloud channels are based on the TinyMCE Enterprise version. For information on the latest version of the Tiny Cloud `5` release channel, see: [TinyMCE Release Notes](../release-notes/). For a list of changes that **may** be present in the Tiny Cloud testing channel, see: [TinyMCE Changelog](../changelog/).

### 5, 5-testing, and 5-dev release channels

Choose from the `5`, `5-testing`, or `5-dev` release channels to load the latest version of TinyMCE from Tiny Cloud.

These channels are updated automatically and provide the latest TinyMCE version that matches the criteria below.

#### 5 release channel

This channel deploys the latest release of TinyMCE that has passed our quality assurance process. The current version of TinyMCE available through the `/5` channel can be found on the [Tiny Cloud TinyMCE 5 version page](https://cdn.tiny.cloud/1/no-api-key/tinymce/5/version.txt). The TinyMCE 5 channel can be loaded from `https://cdn.tiny.cloud/1/no-api-key/tinymce/5/tinymce.min.js`.

##### Example: Using the `5` release channel

```html
<script src="https://cdn.tiny.cloud/1/no-api-key/tinymce/5/tinymce.min.js" referrerpolicy="origin"></script>
```

#### 5-testing release channel

This channel deploys the current **release candidate** for the `5` channel. The TinyMCE release candidate is undergoing quality assurance. The current version of TinyMCE available through the `5-testing` channel can be found on the [Tiny Cloud TinyMCE 5-testing version page](https://cdn.tiny.cloud/1/no-api-key/tinymce/5-testing/version.txt).

##### Example: Using the `5-testing` release channel

```html
<script src="https://cdn.tiny.cloud/1/no-api-key/tinymce/5-testing/tinymce.min.js" referrerpolicy="origin"></script>
```

#### 5-dev release channel

This channel deploys nightly builds of TinyMCE. This channel includes the unreleased changes documented in the [TinyMCE changelog](https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/blob/develop/modules/tinymce/CHANGELOG.md). The current version of TinyMCE available through the `5-dev` channel can be found on the [Tiny Cloud TinyMCE 5-dev version page](https://cdn.tiny.cloud/1/no-api-key/tinymce/5-dev/version.txt).

##### Example: Using the `5-dev` release channel

```html
<script src="https://cdn.tiny.cloud/1/no-api-key/tinymce/5-dev/tinymce.min.js" referrerpolicy="origin"></script>
```

## Specifying the version of premium plugins deployed from Tiny Cloud

Each TinyMCE version is bundled with a set of premium plugins, but it is possible to specify different versions of each premium plugin to use with TinyMCE. Use the URL query parameters to specify the version of each premium plugin to load. This approach works with both the [TinyMCE editor and premium plugins deployment via Tiny Cloud](../editor-and-features/) or just the [premium plugins deployment from Tiny Cloud](../features-only/).

The `identifier` of the plugin is used as a query parameter. This table summarises the possible options.

| Plugin | Identifier | Supported Versions |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Accessibility Checker](../a11ychecker/) | `a11ychecker` | [Versions](http://cdn.tiny.cloud/1/no-api-key/tinymce-plugins/a11ychecker/available-versions) |
| [Advanced Code Editor](../advcode/) | `advcode` | [Versions](http://cdn.tiny.cloud/1/no-api-key/tinymce-plugins/advcode/available-versions) |
| [Advanced Tables](../advtable/) | `advtable` | [Versions](http://cdn.tiny.cloud/1/no-api-key/tinymce-plugins/advtable/available-versions) |
| [Case Change](../casechange/) | `casechange` | [Versions](http://cdn.tiny.cloud/1/no-api-key/tinymce-plugins/casechange/available-versions) |
| [Checklist](../checklist/) | `checklist` | [Versions](http://cdn.tiny.cloud/1/no-api-key/tinymce-plugins/checklist/available-versions) |
| [Comments](../comments/) | `comments` | [Versions](http://cdn.tiny.cloud/1/no-api-key/tinymce-plugins/tinycomments/available-versions) |
| [Enhanced Media Embed](../introduction-to-mediaembed/) | `mediaembed` | [Versions](http://cdn.tiny.cloud/1/no-api-key/tinymce-plugins/mediaembed/available-versions) |
| [Export](../export/) | `export` | [Versions](http://cdn.tiny.cloud/1/no-api-key/tinymce-plugins/export/available-versions) |
| [Format Painter](../formatpainter/) | `formatpainter` | [Versions](http://cdn.tiny.cloud/1/no-api-key/tinymce-plugins/formatpainter/available-versions) |
| [Link Checker](../linkchecker/) | `linkchecker` | [Versions](http://cdn.tiny.cloud/1/no-api-key/tinymce-plugins/linkchecker/available-versions) |
| [Mentions](../mentions/) | `mentions` | [Versions](http://cdn.tiny.cloud/1/no-api-key/tinymce-plugins/mentions/available-versions) |
| [Page Embed](../pageembed/) | `pageembed` | [Versions](http://cdn.tiny.cloud/1/no-api-key/tinymce-plugins/pageembed/available-versions) |
| [Permanent Pen](../permanentpen/) | `permanentpen` | [Versions](http://cdn.tiny.cloud/1/no-api-key/tinymce-plugins/permanentpen/available-versions) |
| [PowerPaste](../introduction-to-powerpaste/) | `powerpaste` | [Versions](http://cdn.tiny.cloud/1/no-api-key/tinymce-plugins/powerpaste/available-versions) |
| [Spell Checker Pro](../introduction-to-tiny-spellchecker/) | `tinymcespellchecker` | [Versions](http://cdn.tiny.cloud/1/no-api-key/tinymce-plugins/tinymcespellchecker/available-versions) |
| [Tiny Drive](../tinydrive-plugin/) | `tinydrive` | [Versions](http://cdn.tiny.cloud/1/no-api-key/tinymce-plugins/tinydrive/available-versions) |

### Specifying versions for the editor and premium plugin deployment

When deploying [both the editor and premium plugins from Tiny Cloud](../editor-and-features/), TinyMCE will load the premium plugins bundled with that version of the editor. To load a different version of a premium plugin, append the name of the plugin and the version to load as query parameters. The version must match one of the versions listed in the `Supported Versions` link for the relevant plugin.

Combine multiple plugin specifications using `&` in your query string. For example, to load:

- mentions v2.2
- powerpaste v5.5
- all other premium plugins from those bundled with `5`

Append `?mentions=2.2&powerpaste=5.5`, such as:

```html
<script src="https://cdn.tiny.cloud/1/no-api-key/tinymce/5/tinymce.min.js?mentions=2.2&powerpaste=5.5" referrerpolicy="origin"></script>
```

### Specifying a self-hosted deployment of features/plugins

When deploying [only premium plugins from Tiny Cloud](../features-only/), some features are served from Tiny Cloud and some features served from a self-hosted installation. There are two ways to achieve this: `plugins.min.js` and `cloud-plugins.min.js`.

#### plugins.min.js

Instead of loading `tinymce.min.js` from Tiny Cloud, serve TinyMCE from a self-hosted server, and load `plugins.min.js` from Tiny Cloud. TinyMCE which will attempt to load every **premium** plugin from Tiny Cloud, unless the version of the plugin is specified as the special version `sdk`. The query string for `plugins.min.js` works the same way as `tinymce.min.js`, except for the addition of `sdk`. For example, this script tag:

The following example:

- Assumes TinyMCE has already been loaded by another script on the page.
- Attempts to load `mentions` `v2.2` and `powerpaste` `v5.5` from Tiny Cloud.
- Attempts to load `advcode` from the self-hosted installation.
- Attempts to load all other premium plugins from those bundled with version `5` of TinyMCE.

```html
<script src="https://cdn.tiny.cloud/1/no-api-key/tinymce/5/plugins.min.js?mentions=2.2&powerpaste=5.5&advcode=sdk" referrerpolicy="origin"></script>
```
The disadvantage of `plugins.min.js`: to load only one plugin from the Tiny Cloud and the rest from a self-hosted deployment, **ALL** other plugins need to be added as query parameter with the version as `sdk`. When Tiny Cloud releases a new plugin, this will need to be updated. In situations where most premium plugins need to be loaded from a self-hosted deployment, use `cloud-plugins.min.js`.

#### cloud-plugins.min.js

Instead of loading `tinymce.min.js` from Tiny Cloud, serve TinyMCE from a self-hosted server, and load `cloud-plugins.min.js` from Tiny Cloud. Unlike `plugins.min.js`, `cloud-plugins.min.js` defaults to loading every **premium** plugin from the **self-hosted TinyMCE installation**, not Tiny Cloud. However, plugins can be loaded from Tiny Cloud by specifying them as query parameters.

With `cloud-plugins.min.js`, the plugins listed in the query strings do not require a version. If there is no version specified, TinyMCE uses the version bundled with the TinyMCE version requested. There is also no need to specify `sdk` as the version for any plugin, as that is the default.

The following example:

- Assumes TinyMCE has already been loaded by another script on the page.
- Attempts to load `mentions` `v2.2` and `powerpaste` `v5.5` from Tiny Cloud.
- Attempts to load `advcode` from the version bundled with version `5` of TinyMCE because it doesn’t specify a version.
- Attempts to load all other premium plugins from the self-hosted installation.

```html
<script src="https://cdn.tiny.cloud/1/no-api-key/tinymce/5/cloud-plugins.min.js?mentions=2.2&powerpaste=5.5&advcode" referrerpolicy="origin"></script>
```
The disadvantage of `cloud-plugins.min.js`: every plugin to be loaded from Tiny Cloud must be added to the query parameter. When Tiny Cloud releases a new plugin, this will need to be updated. In situations where most premium plugins need to be loaded from Tiny Cloud, use `plugins.min.js`.