How do i use TinyMCE jQuery package and what is the difference with TinyMCE jQuery plugin

Question

I\'ve seen this post What is the TinyMCE jQuery Package? which explains what the v4 TinyMCE jQuery package is but the post and the tinymce site only contain examples of v3.<

Answer 1

Given the confusion over the jQuery "version" vs. jQuery "plugin", I though I would investigate as I am adding TinyMCE to an MVC jQuery project at the moment.

I installed the raw TinyMCE NuGet package from Exphox (raw JS version) in one project and the TinyMCE.jQuery NuGet package in another project.

I then compared folders, files, size etc with Araxis Merge, and then "prettified" the minified source code to examine the contents.

Here are the NuGet results:

The NuGet packages are identical with the exception of the single jquery.tinymce.min.js file, which was added to the TinyMCE.jQuery NuGet package.

The jQuery file is just a straight-forward plugin to apply the MCE to jQuery elements!

So, as far as the NuGet packages go, the jQuery version is nothing but a plugin implementing TinyMCE on jQuery elements. Nothing else!

This goes against the comments found here http://www.tinymce.com/tryit/3_x/jquery_version.php that state:

This example loads a specific jQuery version of TinyMCE this version is a bit smaller since it doesn't include some redundant logic such as the Sizzle engine.