This module allows to insert links to Drupal entities (content, files, tags, etc...) when using CKEditor. The idea of this module is based on D7 version of CKEditor Link, however implementation is quite different.

Features

  • Provides new button for CKEditor available in Drupal 8 core.
  • Natively supports all content entity types.
  • Allows to configure which entity types and bundles to search in.
  • Provides autocomplete field for easier entity selection.

Installation

  1. Download and enable CKEditor Entity Link
  2. Enabled module
  3. Add a button to a format in Text formats and editors (admin/config/content/formats).
  4. Configure available entity types and bundles in CKEditor Entity Link settings (admin/config/content/ckeditor_entity_link).

Dependencies

This modules depends on CKEditor and Text Editor modules which ships with Drupal core.

Recommended Module

  • D8 Editor Advanced link - alters CKEditor Entity Link module to support link attributes such as target, aria label, class, id, rel.

Related Module

  • Linkit - provides similar functionality to CKEditor Entity Link module.

Supporting organization

Georgetown University

Supporting organizations: 
Cognizant Technology Solutions

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