Rich Text Editor
Alias: Umbraco.TinyMCE
Returns: HTML
The Rich Text Editor (RTE) is based on tinymce and is highly configurable. Depdending on the configuration, it will give your content editors more flexibility when working with content that should be more than only plain text.
Customize everything from toolbar options to editor size to where pasted images are saved.
Use CSS to define specific editor styles and add them to the RTE.
Data Type Definition Example
![](https://docs.umbraco.com/~gitbook/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F2945122355-files.gitbook.io%2F%7E%2Ffiles%2Fv0%2Fb%2Fgitbook-x-prod.appspot.com%2Fo%2Fspaces%252FmmtM2UdX1OOMSi0CksPv%252Fuploads%252Fgit-blob-a69a02a082d506f026dd3b3e82a2126358d8a9a5%252Frte-datatype-v10.png%3Falt%3Dmedia&width=768&dpr=4&quality=100&sign=f308d4d1&sv=1)
Content Example
![](https://docs.umbraco.com/~gitbook/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F2945122355-files.gitbook.io%2F%7E%2Ffiles%2Fv0%2Fb%2Fgitbook-x-prod.appspot.com%2Fo%2Fspaces%252FmmtM2UdX1OOMSi0CksPv%252Fuploads%252Fgit-blob-4bf851df863020f63163dac631116f070a47e0c7%252Frte-content.png%3Falt%3Dmedia&width=768&dpr=4&quality=100&sign=ad903de4&sv=1)
MVC View Example
Without Modelsbuilder
With Modelsbuilder
Add values programmatically
See the example below to see how a value can be added or changed programmatically. To update a value of a property editor you need the Content Service.
The example below demonstrates how to add values programmatically using a Razor view. However, this is used for illustrative purposes only and is not the recommended method for production environments.
Although the use of a GUID is preferable, you can also use the numeric ID to get the page:
If Modelsbuilder is enabled you can get the alias of the desired property without using a magic string:
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