The long, slow death of the WYSIWYG editor

The long, slow death of the WYSIWYG editor
OXOAK / Content and design

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The long, slow death of the WYSIWYG editor

Use rich text for narrative and distinct fields for prices, authors and reusable facts. Preserve final-page preview so structured editing remains understandable.

The long, slow death of the WYSIWYG editor

Putting content management into practice

A content model defines independently maintained and reusable information. Authoring, preview, approval and publication form a workflow; an API response validates only one part.

The long, slow death of the WYSIWYG editor

Checking the result

Have real editors create, change and restore content using long headings, missing fields and multiple languages. Record development dependencies and release ownership.