Joomla User Manual
Manual Index
Content Editors
Introduction¶
Joomla has two default editors described in separate articles:
- TinyMCE is the default editor.
- CodeMirror is designed for editing raw html and php source code.
No editor¶
If Editor - None is selected in a User Profile, then all textarea fields require entry of HTML tags in those fields that need them. This is inconvenient for editing Article or Custom Module content but can be useful under some circumstances, for example to create a PayPal link. In an article you can use the toolbar Preview button to see how the HTML will display when rendered.
TinyMCE automatically re-formats and strips some HTML tags when a file is saved. This can cause complex HTML not to work correctly. If this happens, you can temporarily change the editor to Editor - None to create the desired content. Note that if you wish to edit this content in the future, you should be careful to select Editor - None again. Otherwise, if you open and save the content with TinyMCE, you may lose your custom HTML.