Build Custom Features for the Lexical Editor in Payload: Part I

A step-by-step developer guide to building custom features for the Lexical Rich Text Editor in Payload, the leading open-source headless CMS and application framework.
With Payload + Lexical, leave behind the clunky Wordpress Gutenberg or TinyMCE, and create an editor on your own terms.
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One of Payload's goals is to build the best rich text editor experience that we possibly can. We want to combine the beauty and polish of the Medium editing experience with the strength and features of the Notion editor - all in one place.
Like Payload, Lexical is designed with extensibility in mind. Whether you're aiming to introduce new functionalities or tweak the existing ones, Lexical makes it seamless for you to bring those changes to life.
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[@portmanroll]

This was helpful, thanks! Will there be a second part eventually?

[@ibnurasikh]

just some advice, it will be very much better if you make the font size bigger, make sure it's readable in phone or some small size laptop like mac 13"

[@alessiogr]

Ha yep noticed that, will increase it for the coming parts. This is the only video we've uploaded in 4k for that reason

[@AllAboutPayload]

This is super interesting. Looking forward to part 2!

[@AyorindeAdesugba]

This was interesting. There has been updates to v3.0 that break this functionality - would be great to get an update and conclusion to this mini-series. Thanks.

[@arnejenssen827]

Thanks. Great. For the next video it would be good with slightly bigger font/smaller screen.

[@RyanScarbrough]

I've wondered how to best make use of the Lexical Editor. Thanks for these guides. ✌

[@mahi3216]

Thanks, When can we expect Payload 3.0 be released (with the templates), please?

[@muhadbk0]

Waiting for the next video

[@joeyywill1234]

well played boys and girls 👏

[@tlm-dev]

Amazing Video! Thanks.

[@Lemmy4555]

If adding a custom feature to a rich text editor is harder than writing a full featured full stack application with a DB, there's something foundamentally flawed in the design of the rich text library... and this seems just the state of it for all the alternatives today.

[@affiliatepaid747]

zoom in the code my king

[@softwaredeveloper121]

haven't understood anything

[@arturkre5793]

damn, this is ridiculous how complicated and verbose this system is. At this point i can code my own editor and have much less code.

[@mikecebul]

The editor is already full featured. You clearly will never need to modify it. What you'll do is just create blocks when needed.

[@buzzeins]

had a same thought :)

[@ftbhabook6637]

come on payload be serious.. I cannot even see the text on the screen why even post such videos... I want to use it and want to learn but how come on ??? the text is too much small whyy??? seriously lol