CKEditor 4.x reached end-of-life (EOL) in June 2023, creating a significant challenge for Drupal 7 users: their trusted WYSIWYG editor now has known vulnerabilities that are no longer patched in the open-source community version. Upgrading to v5 is essential for maintaining security, but the only option has been paid support from CKSource.
All Tag1's Drupal 7 Extended Support Service plans now include free CKEditor v5 support, providing significantly more value at a much lower cost! Planning to run D7 beyond its January 2025 end-of-life? Sign up for Tag1 D7ES to keep your site secure with ongoing core and module updates, including critical compatibility updates for CKEditor and jQuery. Learn more at D7ES.Tag1.com.
Do your sites run on Pantheon.io? Tag1 is the exclusive provider of D7ES for Pantheon.io. All Pantheon users get the self-service version of Tag1 D7ES at no additional cost. Pantheon users looking to upgrade to the premium or enterprise Tag1 D7ES service can do so online at https://d7es.tag1.com/plans.
Enter CKEditor 5 for Drupal 7
Through the Tag1 D7ES Service, which enables Drupal 7 sites to continue operating securely after D7 goes end-of-life in January 2025, Tag1 developed a new module that brings CKEditor 5 support to Drupal 7. This solution not only addresses security concerns but also gives your site access to CKEditor's latest features and improvements.
The Tag1 D7ES CKEditor 5 module is exclusively available to users of Tag1 D7ES and includes a migration path from your existing CKEditor 4 configuration to CKEditor 5. While we've made this process as smooth as possible, we recommend thorough testing of your specific configuration to ensure everything works as expected. Users of Tag1 D7ES can update us on any issues they discover while testing this new release.
One of the many benefits of the Tag1 D7ES service is that we notify you of any updates and provide security patches for all contrib and core modules you use - including the new Tag1 D7ES CKEditor 5 module.
Advanced Capabilities
The module comes with all standard CKEditor 5 plugins, plus two essential additions that weren't included in the default package: image and file support. We've ported these from the Backdrop implementation, ensuring you will retain these crucial features in the upgrade.
Custom Plugin Considerations
If your site uses custom CKEditor 4 plugins, you'll need to plan for their migration. The effort required varies based on your plugins' complexity. Our team at Tag1 is available to assist with this process or any of your custom D7 needs through our consulting services - contact us for more information.
With the Tag1 D7ES CKEditor 5 module, you can maintain security and improve the functionality of your Drupal 7 site's content editing experience. Ready to secure your site and make the move to CKEditor 5? Learn more at D7ES.Tag1.com, and let us know how we can help.
Drupal 7 goes end-of life in January 2025
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