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[Parsing & Serialization](/categories/parsing) 4. / 5. markdown-extended/mde-editor ActiveLibrary[Parsing & Serialization](/categories/parsing) markdown-extended/mde-editor ============================ MarkdownExtended web editor (based on EpicEditor) v0.2.1(10y ago)07MITHTMLPHP >=5.3.0 Since Dec 31Pushed 10y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/markdown-extended/mde-editor)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/markdown-extended/mde-editor)[ Docs](http://github.com/markdown-extended/mde-editor)[ RSS](/packages/markdown-extended-mde-editor/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 3w ago READMEChangelogDependencies (2)Versions (6)Used By (0) MDE-Editor ========== [](#mde-editor) **A web editor for the Markdown-Extended (*MDE*) syntax.** This editor is a custom version of the original [EpicEditor](http://epiceditor.com/)to use the [PHP MarkdownExtended](http://github.com/piwi/markdown-extended) parser. It uses the [MDE-Service](http://github.com/markdown-extended/mde-service) PHP interface to post the markdown content of the editor (via a **synchronous** XMLHttpRequest) at each run (the original content is not parsed in JavaScript). This editor is available online at . Installation ------------ [](#installation) ### Manual installation [](#manual-installation) To install and use it, you will need [Bower](http://bower.io/) and [Composer](http://getcomposer.org/): ``` wget --no-check-certificate https://github.com/markdown-extended/mde-editor/archive/master.tar.gz tar -xvf master.tar.gz cd mde-editor-master bower install composer install ``` Then you can browse the demonstration page: . ### Usage as a *Bower* dependency [](#usage-as-a-bower-dependency) The **MDE-Editor** is registered into [Bower](http://bower.io/search/?q=mde-editor). BUT, as it remains on a PHP application, to get a "ready-to-use" editor (installed with the required PHP scripts), you MUST use the `bower` branch of the package as follows: ``` bower install mde-editor#bower --save ``` Or you may write in your `bower.json` configuration file: ``` "dependencies": { "mde-editor": "bower" } ``` Usage ----- [](#usage) Usage of the **MDE-Editor** is very similar to the one of [EpicEditor](http://epiceditor.com/#quick-start)except that: - you must include the `mde-editor.js` script AFTER the original `epiceditor(.min).js`: ``` ``` - you must create a `MdeEpicEditor` object instead of the original `EpicEditor`: ``` var editor = new MdeEpicEditor().load(); ``` - the default ID of the DOM block which will finally embed the editor is `mde-editor`: ``` ``` If you move the package files, you NEED to keep the `mde_editor_interface.php` PHP script in the same directory as the `mde-editor.js` (or override the `parser_options` settings - see below) and redefine the `basePath` option to fit your environment. You also need to redefine the `$autoloader` variable at the top of the `mde_editor_interface.php` script. Options ------- [](#options) The default options of the **MDE-Editor** are (they will be merged with the [default EpicEditor options](http://epiceditor.com/#epiceditoroptions) in final object): ``` container: 'mde-editor', basePath: 'bower_components/epiceditor/epiceditor/', autogrow: true, file: { name: 'mde-editor', defaultContent: 'Type your *markdown*-**extended** content here ...', autoSave: 5000 }, parserOptions: { silent: false, interface: 'mde-editor/mde_editor_interface.php', mdeOptions: {} } ``` The last `parserOptions` element concerns the MDE parser: - the `parserOptions.silent` is a flag to see errors or not; - the `parserOptions.interface` is the path to the PHP interface file from the current document ; you can also use a "online" value to use the online webservice available at (this can be useful for a package installed via *Bower* for instance, as the PHP dependencies may be not installed) ; - the `parserOptions.mdeOptions` entry is a table of options passed to the [PHP-MarkdownExtended](https://github.com/piwi/markdown-extended#php-script-usage)parser to let you make custom parsings ; please note that the elements of this entry must follow an *underscored* notation (no camel-case). License ------- [](#license) **MDE-Editor** is authored by Pierre Cassat and licensed under a MIT license. To transmit a bug or a feature request, see . ### Health Score 23 — LowBetter than 26% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity4 Limited adoption so far Community7 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity52 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~171 days Total 3 Last Release 3857d ago ### Community Maintainers ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/295156?v=4)[JustCrazy](/maintainers/picas)[@PICAS](https://github.com/PICAS) --- Top Contributors [![e-picas](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1021199?v=4)](https://github.com/e-picas "e-picas (35 commits)") --- Tags markdowneditormarkdown extendedembeddable ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/markdown-extended-mde-editor/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/markdown-extended-mde-editor/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/markdown-extended-mde-editor) ``` ### Alternatives [kartik-v/yii2-markdown Advanced Markdown editing and conversion utilities for Yii Framework 2.0 88270.9k6](/packages/kartik-v-yii2-markdown)[benjaminhoegh/parsedown-extended An extension for Parsedown. 5125.2k1](/packages/benjaminhoegh-parsedown-extended)[laravel-admin-ext/simplemde Simplemde markdown editor extension for laravel-admin 3347.6k1](/packages/laravel-admin-ext-simplemde)[chenhua/laravel5-markdown-editor The best Markdown Editor of Laravel 5 346.5k](/packages/chenhua-laravel5-markdown-editor)[picas/markdown-extended Yet another PHP parser for the markdown (\*extended\*) syntax 392.6k4](/packages/picas-markdown-extended)[kartik-v/krajee-markdown-editor A Boostrap styled markdown editor that offers configurable toolbar, live preview, export, fullscreen mode, and more features. 421.1k](/packages/kartik-v-krajee-markdown-editor) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)