=================================== EXTENSION INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS =================================== Initial release of FCKeditor extension. I have disabled some advance features, like image upload etc, so your users won't start uploading pile of junk on your forum. Install: -------- Before installing make sure you have disabled all other editors, like Dojo and Tinymce etc, PLus any HTMl formatter like Kses, or Sirnot 's Html formatter. case kses is already included with the extension. There are two files to be downloaded. one is the extension that you just downloaded and one if the FCKeditor files which need to be downloaded from (http://www.fckeditor.net/download/) In order for Vanilla to recognize an extension, it must be contained within it's own directory within the extensions directory. So, once you have downloaded and unzipped the extension files, you can then place the folder containing the default.php file into your installation of Vanilla. The path to your extension's default.php file should look like this: 1) /path/to/vanilla/extensions/FCKeditor/default.php 2) Download FCKeditor from (http://www.fckeditor.net/download/) 3) unzip it in /path/to/vanilla/js/FCKeditor/ the path to fckconfig.js should look like that: /path/to/vanilla/js/FCKeditor/fckconfig.js 4) Copy the included Video folder to /js/FCKeditor/editor/plugins/ that will enable the embedding of youtube and google video FCkeditor comes with lot of files that you don't need. All folders starting with an underscore can be removed. Once this is complete, you can enable the extension through the "Manage Extensions" form on the settings tab in Vanilla. Customization: -------------- if u are using Add Comments Extension set this to false in default.php $Configuration["FCKEDITOR_LOGINREQUIRED"] = true; To preview your post use Preview Post plugin (http://lussumo.com/addons/?PostBackAction=AddOn&AddOnID=84) You will have to make some changes to preview post to make it work with fckeditor. Its a very simple patch mentioned here (http://lussumo.com/community/discussion/3989/conflict-between-fckeditor-and-preview-post-21/#Item_3) You can customize which buttons appear on the toolbar. The file to edit is called config.js in your /path/to/vanilla/extensions/FCKeditor/config.js. Change only this file, don't touch the original configuration files that come with FCKeditor package. There are lot of buttons you can enable, but i advice you to keep it clean and simple and only provide the essentials. If you really do need to provide more functions you will have to read FCKeditor documentation (http://wiki.fckeditor.net/Developer%27s_Guide/Configuration/Toolbar) Support: -------- For Support and Bug report go to his URL http://lussumo.com/community/discussion/3888/fckeditor-wysiwyg-in-vanilla/