A template is a predefined piece of HTML that can be applied to the editors editing area. By default the editor comes with three sample templates which can be modified
fitting the end users needs. These templates can be created and changed by simply modifying the default.js file found at:-

/public_html/plugins/editors/jckeditor/plugins/templates/templates/default.js

You can create and define your templates by simply adding your custom HTML code to the default.js file as detailed below:-

{
        title: 'Image and Title',
        image: 'template1.gif',
        description: 'One main image with a title and text that surround the image.',
        html: '<h3><img style="margin-right: 10px" height="100" width="100" align="left"/>Type the title here</h3><p>Type the text here</p>'
    }

Example file:-

/*
Copyright (c) 2003-2010, CKSource - Frederico Knabben. All rights reserved.
For licensing, see LICENSE.html or http://ckeditor.com/license
*/

CKEDITOR.addTemplates('default', {
    imagesPath: CKEDITOR.getUrl(CKEDITOR.plugins.getPath('templates') + 'templates/images/'),
    templates: [
    {
        title: 'Image and Title',
        image: 'template1.gif',
        description: 'One main image with a title and text that surround the image.',
        html: '<h3><img style="margin-right: 10px" height="100" width="100" align="left"/>Type the title here</h3><p>Type the text here</p>'
    },
    {
        title: 'Strange Template',
        image: 'template2.gif',
        description: 'A template that defines two colums, each one with a title, and some text.',
        html: '<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%" border="0"><tr><td style="width:50%"><h3>Title 1</h3></td><td></td><td style="width:50%"><h3>Title 2</h3></td></tr><tr><td>Text 1</td><td></td><td>Text 2</td></tr></table><p>More text goes here.</p>'
    },
    {
        title: 'Text and Table',
        image: 'template3.gif',
        description: 'A title with some text and a table.',
        html: '<div style="width: 80%"><h3>Title goes here</h3><table style="float: right" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:150px" border="1"><caption style="border:solid 1px black"><strong>Table title</strong></caption></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr></table><p>Type the text here</p></div>'
    }]
});

For more information on this topic please see the cksource documentation: http://docs.cksource.com/CKEditor_3.x/Developers_Guide/Templates

It is possible to configured the list of font’s names to be displayed in the Font combo in the toolbar. To do this you will need to simply configure the 'config.js' file.

This is found at:-

plugins/editors/jckeditor/config.js

You can define new fonts by adding a new parameter to the config.js file as detailed below:-

config.font_names = 'Arial;Times New Roman;Verdana';

The @import rule allows you to include external style-sheets in your (defult) template.css file. Both versions of the editor support this rule.

1. Set the editor to look at your (defult) template.css file or equivalent defult css file.
2. At the top of the template.css file (or equivalent css file) use the css important rule to include external style-sheets. It should look something like this:

Code:
@import url(doclink.css);

By default version 3.0 comes preconfigured with 5 different toolbar sets. These toolbar sets can be configured by modified the .php toolbar files found in:-

The editor will automatically load in any text area element, where it has been call to display. If set to ‘false’ or ‘0’ in the plug-in's parameters, it will only load on click for real-time editing. This is set for components where it is necessary to use multiple text area in a real-time environment, but can be overridden and set to operate in Joomla’s, Sections, Categories and Articles by configuring the parameters in the startconfig.php file to ‘True’ or ‘1’.

Joomla has a helpful set of tools that informs the Administrator of the system configuration and software version. This information can play an essential part when troubleshooting setup problems. To locate this information, please select Help (on the top menu admin) and click on System Info.

To do this you will need to login into the backend (administration section) and then go to ‘Extensions’ on the top menu bar and then clicks on ‘Plug-in Manager’. Scroll down and click on the ‘JoomlaCK' or 'JoomlaFCK ’(depending on the version), once opened you will be able to change the 'Location path of the files?’ in parameters on the left-hand side.

In some instances users have reported that their version upgrades have corrupted or do not function correctly. This could be due to number factors but if Joomla! hasn’t completely uninstalled the editor correctly you may need to remove the files manual!

To do this you will need to login into the backend (administration section) and then go to ‘Extensions’ on the top menu bar and then clicks on ‘Plug-in Manager’. Scroll down and click on the ‘JoomlaCK' or 'JoomlaFCK ’(depending on the version).

Once opened you will be able to change the 'Location path of Flash, Media and Documents files’ in parameters on the left-hand side.

By default the editor’s image pathway is set to:

/images/stories/ 

This is set to Joomla!’s default configuration however, it is possible to customise the pathway in the editor's plug-in.

By default the editor’s width is set to 100% this calls the editor to atomically grow and fit different browsers sizes. As different configuration vary it is possible that you many want to define the width in pixels!

The new CK architecture, marks the next generation of internet based editors. Its performance is truly amazing, thanks to its brand-new state-of-the-art JavaScript API engine and boasts in a fully customizable platform. It's up-to-date with the new JavaScript development requirements, offering a rich and powerful integration and interaction API. Its architecture is totally plug-in based, and it can be extended and modified in all senses to fit all needs.

System Requirements

The editor’s server-side requirements are the same as Joomla!'s, so if you using the recommend configuration, the editor will work out of the box.

Joomla! runs on the php pre-processor. Php comes in many flavours, for a lot of operating systems. Beside php you will need a web server. Most of the times Apache is used, but also php can run on different web-servers like Microsoft IIS. From version 1.5.8 Joomla requires php 5, this was due to a new JURI method--isInternal($url)— being introduced which addressed a security hole in previous versions.

The JoomlaCK Editor Manager opens up a world of possibilities! In it simplest form - it’s a way of effortlessly extending the JoomlaCK framework, without any programming knowledge! And because the JoomlaCK editor is built upon a state-of-the-art plug-n-play framework, you can expand it and shape it in any direction! However, it’s not mandatory for the editor to work, and not a requirement if you wish to manually install and configure JCK plugins.

PSPELL can be used starting with PHP version 4.3.3. To use it on your server, follow the instructions below:

If using Microsoft Windows, you must allow the web server user to execute the aspell program. For this you must: Open the <windows_root>System32\ folder.
Right-click on the cmd.exe file and select the Properties item. On the Security tab select the user that runs the web server and check the Read and Execute options on the Allow column. Click OK to apply the changes.

Note that many servers' default installation of GNU Aspell is outdated, so if you update the spellerpages/server-scripts/spellchecker.php ( or .cfm/ .pl) to use the defaults as entered by FredCK, your spellchecker will likely fail. cPanel-based servers in particular will only have v 0.33, which does not have the HTML filter available, nor the encoding option.

{loadposition iframe5}

More infomation on this topic can be found at : http://help.joomla.org/index2.php?option=com_content&task=findkey&tmpl=component;1&keyref=screen.installer.15

The plug-in is relatively simple to install and setup. It does not require FTP access or programming knowledge and can be installed via the Administrator section using Joomla! installer.

JFTP:: Write: Bad Responce. Unable to Write Entry

If you have received the following error when installing the editor; it is possible that your Joomla FTP library has not been configured correctly.  The simplest solution is to switch it off and install the editor again via Joomla’s extension manager.

When trying to add an image, if I try and upload, or "browse server" I get an alert box saying:

This connnector is disabled. Please check the editor/filemanager/connectors/php//config.php

What should I do?

You don't have permission to access...The error message is telling us that the editor does not have permission to talk to the necessary file. In other words the editor is trying to access a file but your servers file permission setting are not allowing this to happen. Every directory or file in the Linux file system contains settings for who can read, write or execute the file. These settings are called permissions. Each file or directory is assigned to a specific user and group.

The recommended sever-side requirements for Joomla to work correctly is:

• To use the file permission values, 755 and 0644 for folders and files respectively
• PHPsuExec, php_suexec or suPHP installed

For more help please see:

• For more information on Joomla’s and the editor’s system requirements please see the following documentation for help: - Read more...
• How to Change File Permissions in Joomla!: - Read more…

Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 60 seconds exceeded in H:\Joomla\administrator\index2.php on line 40

If you have received the error above or a similar error your server has a maximum execution time of 60 seconds. This means that your server is unable upload and install the editor within the allocated time set by your hosting provider.

As standard practice the editor look for a CSS file called “template.css” in the CSS folder in the template folder.  If your template uses a differently file name for your CSS stylesheet or stylesheet is located in a different folder you would have received the following error: -
 

From Joomla! 1.5.8, a default filtering choice was placed for those who have not selected an Article Filter option. The default applied for those who have not made a selection implements "black list" filtering as a security precaution against possible XSS.