wp_enqueue_editor() │ WP 4.8.0

Outputs scripts, styles, and default settings for the WordPress TinyMCE editor. Which can then be initialized on any textarea field after the page loads.

To initialize the visual editor, use the Javascript method wp.editor.initialize(), located in wp-admin/js/editor.js

The function should be called before the action wp_enqueue_editor

No Hooks.

Returns

null. Nothing (null)

Usage

wp_enqueue_editor();

Examples

0

#1 Example of connecting and initializing the editor 

<?php
// connect styles, scripts
wp_enqueue_editor();

// run the script
add_action( 'wp_footer', function(){
	?>
	<script>
	var id = textarea.attr( 'id' );

	wp.editor.initialize( id, {
		tinymce: {
			wpautop: true
		},
		quicktags: true
	});
	</script>
	<?php
}, 99);

Changelog

Since 4.8.0 Introduced.

wp_enqueue_editor() code WP 6.9.1

wp-includes/general-template.php 
function wp_enqueue_editor() {
	if ( ! class_exists( '_WP_Editors', false ) ) {
		require ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-wp-editor.php';
	}

	_WP_Editors::enqueue_default_editor();
}

TinyMCE (editor)

Scripts and Styles