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WYGWAM is a custom fieldtype built by Pixel & Tonic which adds WYSIWYG editing capabilities to textarea fields using CKEditor.

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Full Paths from WYGWAM?

EE 2.7.3c / WYGWAM 3.3.2 / MSM / Native EE File Management All images/files are loaded on one domain but need to be used on both. WYGWAM is returning relative paths so the client has to manually ...
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WYGWAM 'Format' dropdown modification needed.

I would like to make some modification to the [‘Format”] dropdown box in WYGWAM but I can not find the file. (Normal, formatted, address, Heading, etc]. I figured out how to make the modifications ...
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I sound like a newb, but is CKeditor supposed to be installed onto the root of EE so Wygwam can actually work?

ok so this sounds basic; I've installed latest wygwam 3.3.3 and seemed to install fine. ok so is CKeditor supposed to be installed onto EE on the root? Because between CKeditor's lack of answers for ...
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Weird URLs for images from Assets

I'm troubleshooting a problem with an older, rarely updated site, so I'm not sure how recently this issue cropped up, though I'm fairly certain it worked when I handed it off. We have a Low Variable ...
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Word-wrap when viewing source in WYGWAM

I don't recall this previously being the case, but lately I've been accosted by horrendous long lines and the need to use a scroll bar when viewing raw source in a WYGWAM field. Is there any way to ...
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Wygwam Images Alternative Text mandatory field

Has anyone found a way of making the alternative text field in the Wygwam images dialogue box mandatory.I have a large number of users and its something they always forget to do when adding images. ...
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How can I convert a text field to either Content Elements or Blocks without losing existing content?

A site I manage has thousands of entries across dozens of channels where the main textual content is stored in Wygwam fields. I'd like to convert (or perhaps duplicate and convert) those fields over ...
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Unable to paste text from Illustrator into Wygwam field

I am working on a site from designs done in Illustrator and when I try and copy text from the Illustrator document and paste it into Wygwam nothing happens. It is just blank. I have to first paste the ...
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upgraded WYGWAM 3.3.3 - config icons not right

When I go into the toolbar config this icon http://d.pr/i/3UIj is used for inserting an image. No console errors. When I look at the actual publish page, everything is as expected. Tried clearing ...
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Adding playa entry into field (e.g. related gallery)

Anyone know the best way to add a playa related entry (in this case a gallery) directly into a post area (wygwam or richtext field for example)? I need to have flexibility here, so could be 1 or 20 ...
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cannot update certain entries, error 1064

My site was working just fine, when all of a sudden editing certain pages lead to the error below. Now it seems as if i'm also not able to create entries in that channel anymore. After hitting submit ...
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Wygwam embed media class missing

In V2.7 when you used the embed media toolbar button it automatically wrapped the embed code in a div with a class of embed_media. In V3.3.3 this no longer happens. The first time I did it it was ...
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Wygwam fields disappearing and causing EE 2.9.2 to lock up

I'm having an issue with the latest WygWam Module after moving to a new server and updating to EE 2.9.2. I was on EE 2.2.1 and moved everything over and upgraded about a month ago. Ever since then ...
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Using the world "From" in long text fields causes data to not save

This issue has been happening for quite some time on one of our projects. I haven't been able to find a clear reason for it. We have never been able to replicate it on a different server, so we know ...
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Channel Form: Why is Wygwam/CKFinder disabling the file browser for security reasons?

EE 2.9.2 - WYGWAM 3.3.3 In a Channel Form, I am getting the error... "The file browser is disabled for security reasons. Please contact your system administrator and check the CKFinder ...
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WYGWAM causing Undefined property: EE::$view on validation failure of Channel Form

I'm using the latest version of ExpressionEngine (2.9.2) and the latest version of WYGWAM (3.3.3). I've a Channel Form which includes the WYGWAM field and when I submit the form I receive the ...
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WYGWAM Paste From Word Formatting

We have some basic to complex formatting in our Word docs that conform to a corporate style guide, but am having problems getting that styling to copy over in the "Paste from Word" function. I got ...
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Add <br> button in WYGWAM toolbar

Is there a way to add a button to the WYGWAM styles or controls that allows user to easily insert a <br> tag inside a paragraph?
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Wygwam, Channel Images and Blocks

I've looked at a bunch of posts on here but nothing specifically helps with this issue. Background: I like to offer users rich content choices and have achieved this in the past with a mixture of ...
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WYGWAM failing to initialize ... one just one entry

I’m running into something that isn’t making sense to me … I have a client that has created this page: http://teamthroughmywindow.org/about-our-project/faqs The questions and answers are all anchor ...
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<iframe> embed being stripped from rich text field

I have a wygwam rich text area field, and when I switch to the "Source" view, paste in a standard embed snippet from Vimeo, then switch back to the HTML view, the snippet is immediately deleted. ...
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Interspersed images and text

I have a matrix in my channel fields. and a Wygwam for text. I want in the end for the content creators to be able to load images to be interspersed with the text and then as they write the text ...
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Accessing P&T Assets files from WYGWAM

I just uploaded P&T Assets. Shouldn't I be able to access my Assets directories from a WYGWAM? I don't have any folder listed in the WYGWAM settings. What am I doing wrong?
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Wygwam/CKEditor stripping out empty <i> tags (Font Awesome)

There was an earlier post related to this, but its solution was outdated. So I'm creating a new one. I am using ExpressionEngine 2.9.2 with Wygwam 3.3.2. Our site incorporates icons using FontAwesome ...
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Wygwam Ordered List Properties

Is it possible to access the ordered list properties field in Wygwam? It is not there by default and I don't see any options in the Editor Configurations dropdown that would add it. This is what I ...
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Update WYGWAM's CKEditor manually

After the Safari-7.1-Update the CKEditor does no more work properly. There is a fix: CKEditor 4.4.5 with Safari 7.1 Fix Released Which packet do I have to download (Basic, Standard, Full) and where ...
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CKEditor Plugin Shows In Wygwam Configurator But Is Hidden From Publish Page

Using Wygwam 3.3.2 and ExpressionEngine 2.9.0 I'm trying to get the Enhanced Image plugin (http://ckeditor.com/addon/image2) for ckeditor added to our Wygwam installation. I have followed the ...
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Character number limiter on Wygwam field

I've been using MD Character Count on a text field to force users to keep the size of a summary field short and concise. But I want to switch it to a Wygwam field so the method of adding links is the ...
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Request: Disabled image size inline css

The last few years we have been working for most of the time on responsive designed websites, and every time we are using ExpressionEngine and Wygwam module, we get complains from our clients ...
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Wygwam Grid Compatibility

The Wygwam changelog states that v3.3 "Added Grid compatibility." But when I create a Grid field, Wygwam is not offered as an available field type. EE 2.8.1 Wygwam 3.3.1 Any ideas? Thanks, Philip
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How do I add custom styles to Wygwam using a hook?

I want to add an extension to wygwam that allows me to add my own customized dropdown to the toolbar with different css styles. No idea where to start. I want simple styles for pull-quotes and lists. ...
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Why are Wygwam and Editor inline styles corrupting on save

I'm using both the Wygwam and Editor plugins however on saving an entry any inline styles (such as image width and height) appear as Does anyone have any ideas?
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WYGWAM making [i] italicise content

I've a client who has written an article with footnotes. Those footnotes are notated by them adding [i] [ii] and so on. For some reason though, WYGWAM seems to take that as a cue to open italics. ...
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Wygwam table classes

In latest version of Wygwam for EE: can I add a custom class to a table without going into view source mode? I am thinking something similar to links, where I can click on the advanced tab and set the ...
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WYGWAM stripping classes and styles

If I add this code using WYGWAM source <h2 class="section-title">Some<span class="blue-text long-word">Title</span></h2> and publish, it works fine. But if I go back and ...
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Wygwam 'read more' option without new paragraph tags

I am using the wygwam add on, and clicking the "read more" icon to create an excerpt. However, whenever I do this, it creates a paragraph tag around the text before the read more and starts a ...
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Wygwam 3.3.1 Add an <input> button

Since Wygwam 3 was released it has not had the form elements button reintroduced. I am in need of some guidance on how to add the button back for our editors, more specifically the field. I have ...
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Wygwam 3.3.1 Disappears from Channel Entry

I've updated to EE 2.8.1 as well as updating Wygwam to 3.3.1 (and a ton of other add-ons). Since the updates, the Wygwam field will flash and then disappear on any Channel Entry page. This has been ...
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Assets 2.3.2 / Wygwam 3.3

I’m getting an error when saving an entry. I do the following. edit entry select image in Wygwam (browse server opens Assets) save entry When I save the entry I’ll see an example of the content with ...
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Adding CKEditor Plugins to Wygwam

I'm attempting to add a CKEditor plugin to Wygwam, but the plugin is not showing in the config or editor even after adding it to the extraPlugins config and I have uploaded the CKEditor plugin to the ...
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WYGWAM Field Won't Initialize

I'm getting an error when I try to add a wygwam element to my content elements field - but it only happens in my local dev environment. It works fine on our live site. Also, a stand-alone WYGWAM field ...
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Wygwam, channel entry form, and HTML character entities

I think it started about the time I updated to EE 2.8, but I'm not sure. It could have been a Wygwam update too. In any event, my channel entry form featuring a Wygwam field has stopped working when ...
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WYGWAM and IE11 issues on Publish

I am running a site that uses the following EE 2.7.3, MSM 2.1.6, Better Workflow 1.6.4.2 and WYGWAM 3.3. When a page is edited in IE11, when I go to save the page from any tab apart from the '...
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Assets Image Path Issue with Wygwam on Front-end/View Entry Page

EE 2.6.1 Assets 2.3.1 Wygwam 3.3 We are having an issue where images from Assets are added to a Wygwam field, but do not display on the front-end or view entry page after save. They do appear fine ...
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Content Elements + Wygwam not working

I'm using EE v2.8.1, Content Elements 1.6.9 and Wygwam 3.3. On my entry page, I'm receiving a blank area where the wygwam is supposed to be. Am I missing something? https://www.dropbox.com/s/...
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Why font size box was removed from WYGWAM

I have posted my problem under some other thread too. Just want help in restoring the ditto content within a WYGWAM field type after an EE upgrade and WYGWAM version upgrade. The versions upper than ...
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Wygwam not showing or loading in Channel Entry

Upgraded our EE install to 2.8.1, installed Matrix plugin and also upgraded an older version from Wygwam to the latest version, but Wygwam isn't showing in the Matrix publish field. Any ideas or ...
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WYGWAM copy paste is not working

I'm using WYGWAM version 2.5 and I was able to copy paste into the field. Now nothing gets pasted except an empty paragraph. I had set forcePasteAsPlainTExt set to yes. Any suggestions?
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expressionengine wygwam content (links) break when included in form field

using the EE "email to friend" form, I need to include the contents of a WYGWAM field in a hidden form field. here's what that looks like: <input type="hidden" name="message[]" value="{title}{...
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Best practices: Images in entries with custom HTML5-attributes

I want the images in my entries look like: <a data-footer="xy" data-title="xy" data-toggle="lightbox" href="img.jpg" title="xy"> <img class="img-responsive" alt="xy" src="/path/img.jpg" /...
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