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Media

Embed medias like videos or tweets into your document.

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📸 Image

Add images by either uploading them or providing the image URL:

Customize image captions and resize images.

📺 Embed

Embed various types of content, such as videos and tweets:



Features

  • Allows insertion of embeddable media: images, videos, and tweets.
  • Supports multiple media providers: video, youtube, vimeo, dailymotion, youku, coub, twitter.
  • Editable captions.
  • Resizable.
  • Use Plate Cloud for easy cloud uploads and server-side image resizing.

Installation

npm install @udecode/plate-media

Usage

import { CaptionPlugin } from '@udecode/plate-caption/react';
import {
  ImagePlugin,
  MediaEmbedPlugin,
} from '@udecode/plate-media/react';
import { SelectOnBackspacePlugin } from '@udecode/plate-select';
 
const plugins = [
  // ...otherPlugins,
  CaptionPlugin.configure({
    options: { plugins: [ImagePlugin, MediaEmbedPlugin] },
  }),
  ImagePlugin,
  MediaEmbedPlugin,
  SelectOnBackspacePlugin.configure({
    options: {
      query: {
        allow: [ImagePlugin.key, MediaEmbedPlugin.key],
      },
    },
  }),
];

Plugins

ImagePlugin

Options

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    Extends MediaPluginOptions.

    An optional method that will upload the image to a server. The method receives the base64 dataUrl of the uploaded image, and should return the URL of the uploaded image.

    Disables file upload on data insertion if set to true.

    Disables URL embed on data insertion if set to true.

MediaEmbedPlugin

Options extends MediaPluginOptions.

API Media

insertMedia

Inserts media (image or media embed) into the editor. The type of media to insert is determined by the type parameter.

Parameters

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    The editor instance.

parseMediaUrl

Parses a media URL and returns the data associated with it based on the configured rules of the media plugin.

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    The editor instance.

submitFloatingMedia

Submits the floating media element by setting its URL and performing necessary transformations.

Parameters

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    The editor instance.

MediaPluginOptions

Common attributes shared by image and media embed plugins.

Attributes

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    A function to check whether a text string is a URL.

    A function to transform the URL.

EmbedUrlData

A type defining the data returned from parsing an embed URL.

Attributes

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    The URL of the embedded content.

    The provider of the embedded content.

    The unique ID for the embedded content.

    The component to be rendered for the embedded content.

API Image

insertImage

Inserts an image element into the editor.

Parameters

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    The editor instance.

    The URL or ArrayBuffer of the image.

    Additional options for inserting the image element.

isImageUrl

Checks if a given URL is a valid image URL.

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    The URL to check.

withImageUpload

Enhances the editor to support pasting images from the clipboard.

Parameters

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    The editor instance.

    The plate plugin.

withImageEmbed

Enhances the editor to automatically insert an image when a URL is pasted.

Parameters

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    The editor instance.

    The plate plugin.

API Media Embed

insertMediaEmbed

Inserts a media embed element at the current selection.

Parameters

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    The editor instance.

parseIframeUrl

Parses the URL of an iframe embed.

Parameters

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    The URL or embed code of the iframe.

parseTwitterUrl

Parses a Twitter URL and extracts the tweet ID.

Parameters

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    The Twitter URL.

Returns

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    An object containing the tweet ID and provider if the parsing is successful. Returns undefined if the URL is not valid or does not match any supported video providers.

parseVideoUrl

Parses a video URL and extracts the video ID and provider-specific embed URL.

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    The video URL.

Returns

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    An object containing the video ID and provider if the parsing is successful. Returns undefined if the URL is not valid or does not match any supported video providers.

API Components

useResizable

A behavior hook for resizable elements.

State

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    The alignment of the content within the resizable element.

    The minimum width that the resizable element can be adjusted to.

    The maximum width that the resizable element can be adjusted to.

    A function to set the width of the node, which is used when resizing.

    A function to set the width of the resizable element directly.

    The current width of the resizable element. This can be a string (e.g., a percentage or 'auto') or a number (representing pixels).

Returns

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    A React reference to the outermost div wrapping the resizable element.

    Props to be spread on the outermost div wrapping the resizable element.

    Props to be spread on the resizable element.

useFloatingMediaEditButton

A behavior hook for a floating media edit button.

Returns

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useFloatingMediaUrlInput

A behavior hook for a floating media URL input.

Props

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    The default value for the URL input field.

Returns

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useImage

A behavior hook for an image element.

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useMediaState

A state hook for a media element.

Parameters

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Returns

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    The alignment of the media element.

    Whether the media element is currently focused.

    Whether the media element is currently selected.

    Whether the editor is in read-only mode.

    The parsed embed data of the media element.

    Whether the media element is a tweet.

    Whether the media element is a video.

    Whether the media element is a YouTube video.

useMediaToolbarButton

A behavior hook for a media toolbar button.

Parameters

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Returns

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