Introduction to Tiny Comments
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For help using comments in TinyMCE, see: Using comments.
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For an overview of the TinyMCE Comments plugin, see: Overview.
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For information on adding and configuring the comments plugin for TinyMCE, see: Getting started with the Comments plugin - Selecting a mode.
Overview
This plugin is only available for paid TinyMCE subscriptions. |
The Comments plugin provides the ability to start or join a conversation by adding comments to the content within the TinyMCE editor.
Collaborate on your projects within your content
The Comments plugin provides:
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A user interface to collaborate on content by creating and replying to comments.
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A way to control the delete and resolve operations on a comment or comment thread.
Primary Comments functions
The Comments plugin allows the user to perform the following functions:
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Create a comment
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Edit a comment
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Reply to a comment
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Lookup a comment
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Resolve a comment thread
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Delete a comment or comment thread
Supported content
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Text
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Blocks
This feature is only available for TinyMCE 6.1 and later. -
Tables of contents created using the Table of Contents plugin.
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Images and images with captions created using the Image plugin.
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Code samples created using the Code Sample plugin.
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Media created using the Media plugin and Enhanced Media Embed plugin.
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Embedded pages created using the Page Embed plugin.
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Interactive example
The following example shows how to configure the Comments plugin in embedded mode. For information on configuring the Comments plugin, see: Comments plugin Modes.
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TinyMCE
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HTML
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JS
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Edit on CodePen
<div id="tiny-ui">
<textarea id="comments-embedded" style="width: 100%; height: 500px;">
<h2>Welcome to Tiny Comments!</h2>
<p>Please try out this demo of our new Tiny Comments premium plugin.</p>
<ol>
<li>Highlight the content you want to comment on.</li>
<li>Click the <em>Add Comment</em> icon in the toolbar.</li>
<li>Type your comment into the text field at the bottom of the Comment sidebar.</li>
<li>Click <strong>Comment</strong>.</li>
</ol>
<p>Your comment is then attached to the text, <span class="mce-annotation tox-comment" data-mce-annotation-uid="mce-conversation_19679600221621399703915" data-mce-annotation="tinycomments">exactly like this!</span></p>
<p>If you want to take Tiny Comments for a test drive in your own environment, Tiny Comments is one of the premium plugins you can try for free for 14 days by signing up for a Tiny account. Make sure to check out our documentation as well.</p>
<p>And if you are ready to buy, you can either purchase Tiny Comments a la carte or as part of your Tiny Pro subscription. If you are a current cloud user, Tiny Comments has already been added to your key, and if you are a self-hosted user, Tiny Comments is now available in the latest download which you can access in My Account.</p>
<h2>A simple table to play with</h2>
<table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;" border="1">
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<th>Product</th>
<th>Value</th>
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<td><a href="https://www.tiny.cloud/">Tiny Cloud</a></td>
<td>The easiest and most reliable way to integrate powerful rich text editing into your application.</td>
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<td><a href="https://www.tiny.cloud/drive/">Tiny Drive</a></td>
<td>Image and file management for TinyMCE in the cloud.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>Thanks for supporting TinyMCE! We hope it helps your users create great content.</p>
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const currentAuthor = 'A Tiny User';
const userAllowedToResolve = 'Admin1';
tinymce.init({
selector: 'textarea#comments-embedded',
plugins: 'code tinycomments',
toolbar: 'bold italic underline | addcomment showcomments',
menubar: 'file edit view insert format tools tc',
menu: {
tc: {
title: 'Comments',
items: 'addcomment showcomments deleteallconversations'
}
},
tinycomments_mode: 'embedded',
tinycomments_author: currentAuthor,
tinycomments_can_resolve: (req, done, fail) => {
const allowed = req.comments.length > 0 &&
req.comments[0].author === currentAuthor;
done({
canResolve: allowed || currentAuthor === userAllowedToResolve
});
},
content_style: 'body { font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:16px }',
/* The following setup callback opens the comments sidebar when the editor loads */
setup: (editor) => {
editor.on('SkinLoaded', () => {
editor.execCommand('ToggleSidebar', false, 'showcomments', { skip_focus: true });
});
}
});
Getting started with the Comments plugin - Selecting a mode
The Comments plugin is available in two modes: Callback mode and Embedded mode.
- Callback Mode
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This is the default mode for the Comments plugin. This mode is used to store the comments outside the content on a server, such as a database. This mode requires a number of callback functions to handle comment data. For instructions on configuring the Comments plugin in callback mode, see: Configuring the Comments plugin in callback mode
- Embedded Mode
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This mode stores the comments within the content. No callbacks need to be configured for this mode. For instructions on configuring the Comments plugin in embedded mode, see: Configuring the Comments plugin Comments in embedded mode
Comments are only supported when TinyMCE is run in classic mode. Comments require the Sidebar, and Sidebars are not supported in inline or distraction free mode. For more information on the differences between the editing modes, see Inline editing mode. |