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The new blog editor has landed

MindsSep 16, 2020, 3:10:54 PM

We are pleased to announce an overhaul of the blog editor which leverages the open source CKEditor library. It includes a more optimized design and WYSIWYG (What you see is what you get) output. 

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It is currently released to Canary users on the web app, so you will not be able to use it without enabling Canary-mode. You can access the tool by opening the composer and then clicking “Create Blog”. 

Features include:

  • Lists – You can now add bulleted or numbered lists. This was highly requested.
  • Auto-formatting – Save time with auto-formatting and handy keyboard shortcuts.
  • Paste from other docs– Paste content from Office applications such as Microsoft Word and Excel or Google Docs.
  • Embed media – Insert embeddable media such as videos (e.g. YouTube, Vimeo) or posts from other social networks. (Minds embeds coming soon we promise!)
  • Responsive images – Drag and drop an image to have it uploaded instantly. Built-in support for responsive images will let your blog be friends with mobile devices.
  • Insert code blocks  – A long requested feature for developers to share insights about software.
  • Rich-text features  – Tables, media, formatting and mark-down support
  • Monetization - Put your blogs behind a paywall under different membership tiers.

There are many plugins available that we may consider in the future for real-time collaboration, editing and more. As always, please report issues in the Canary Group