Web Design Discussion

If you’ve used the default WordPress editor for any length of time you’ll have encountered its limitations. Recently a web design customer pointed this out when she tried to copy and paste an excel spreadsheet into the editor. It made a complete mess of her table data. After some research I discovered one of the most useful WordPress plugins I’ve experienced thus far – the FCKeditor.

Cons of the default Wordpress editor

• Unable to insert spreadsheets
• Unable to create tables
• Unable to insert flash files

Benefits of FCKeditor

• Full featured web based WYSIWYG html editor

Compatible with most internet browsers which include: IE 5.5+ (Windows), Firefox 1.0+, Mozilla 1.3+ and Netscape 7+.

• Build-in File manager and upload manager
• Wordpress “read more” feature support
• Create your own smiles
• Skin selector
• Toolbar selector
• Create tables
• Insert excel spreadsheets
• Insert flash files

Download
To download the FCKeditor visit:
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/fckeditor-for-wordpress-plugin/

Installation

This WordPress plugin requires WordPress v.2.0 or later.

1.unzip and upload the file into your wp-content/plugins/ directory.
Note: The FCKeditor contains many files so it takes some time to upload them
2.Activate the plugin on your Admin Panel->Plugin Management page.
3.Go to your dashboard, click on “Write” to write your first post using the FCKeditor.

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