When I test topics with the different Connections editors (CKEditor, Textbox.io and TinyMCE), I always used multiple users in my test environment, installed the editor selector ear and then gave each of the test users a different editor. That’s easy with the different j2ee roles, but I always had to use multiple browsers or sandboxes to see them next to each other.

Selection with URL parameter without changing the user

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During a support call with Tiny and HCL I learned, that you can switch the editor with a URL parameter. So no need to change the configuration or use the tinyeditorselector.ear.

Add the following snippet (case-sensitive!) to the URL you want to call:

CKEditor

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?editor=CKEditor

Textbox.io

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?editor=textbox.io

TinyMCE

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?editor=TinyMCE

When there is already an option added to the URL, just add this snippet and replace ? with &

Example

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Open a blog post: https://preview.hclconnections.net/blogs/97886d2e-9f86-4f49-b74c-b0b525ae7689?lang=en_us this will open the blogs overview, now select New Entry and you are redirected to https://preview.hclconnections.net/blogs/roller-ui/authoring/weblog.do?method=create&weblog=97886d2e-9f86-4f49-b74c-b0b525ae7689&lang=en_us.

In my case this opens the TinyMCE editor as the default:

So now lets change the URL to: https://preview.hclconnections.net/blogs/roller-ui/authoring/weblog.do?method=create&weblog=97886d2e-9f86-4f49-b74c-b0b525ae7689&lang=en_us&editor=textbox.io

and the same page with Textbox.io is loaded.

And finally change the URL to: https://preview.hclconnections.net/blogs/roller-ui/authoring/weblog.do?method=create&weblog=97886d2e-9f86-4f49-b74c-b0b525ae7689&lang=en_us&editor=CKEditor

and CKEditor loads and can be used.

So a perfect way to fast change to a different editor, do some tests and screenshots and then go back to your default.

Be aware that some Connections URLs use a #, then you need the additional URL parameter before the # sign!

Wiki Example

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https://preview.hclconnections.net/wikis/home?lang=en-us#!/wiki/W269d1b93c705_4ebe_9986_1964c6dd6bfa/page/Welcome%20to%20Testing%20Metrics/edit here use https://preview.hclconnections.net/wikis/home?lang=en-us&editor=textbox.io#!/wiki/W269d1b93c705_4ebe_9986_1964c6dd6bfa/page/Welcome%20to%20Testing%20Metrics/edit