How can I create an existing image as link
I've solved in this way: on backend script: var originalImage = editor.DomComponents.getType('image'); editor.DomComponents.addType('image', { model: originalImage.model.extend({ defaults: Object.assign({}, originalImage.model.prototype.defaults, { traits:[{ type: "text", label: "ID", name: "id" }, { type: "text", lab...
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I have an existing template that is currently displaying the image in the middle of the page. Now, I want to make it link or clickable so that if the user clicks on the image it should open given href. How can do that? Currently, we have link block and inside of it, we can place an image. But, I'm asking for the reverse - Existing image to link.
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I've solved in this way: on backend script: var originalImage = editor.DomComponents.getType('image'); editor.DomComponents.addType('image', { model: originalImage.model.extend({ defaults: Object.assign({}, originalImage.model.prototype.defaults, { traits:[{ type: "text", label: "ID", name: "id" },...
SEO Friendly backend (added Alt attr) var originalImage = editor.DomComponents.getType('image'); editor.DomComponents.addType('image', { model: originalImage.model.extend({ defaults: Object.assign({}, originalImage.model.prototype.defaults, { traits:[{ type: "text", label: "ID", name: "id" }, { typ...
@chauhankiran the correct step would be to create a custom component, kind of link-image which would replace the image one. The root of this component will be the <a> element and the inner one will be the image.
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