Community message editor
![Community message editor](/web-applications/web-services/community-components/community-components-160386.jpg?v=1x204x198)
The message editor is used for creating editors that enable members or visitors to place articles, messages or respond to articles or messages.
A message editor can be a simple reply form or an extended full article editor depending on the implemented editor design templates.
![Extended message editor](/web-applications/web-services/community-components/extended-message-editor-160404.jpg?v=1x1364x966)
Content options
- Images (uploaded)
- Images (External resource)
- Flash (uploaded)
- Movies (youtube, etc.)
- Tables
- Lists (ordered and unordered)
- Links (Internal and external)
- Font styles (bold, italic, etc.)
- Special characters
- Emoticons
![Emoticons](/web-applications/web-services/community-components/emoticons-160407.jpg?v=1x548x638)
Media container
Each article or message contains a ‘Media container’, publishers can use this container to upload media elements like images, flash files, movies, etc. and use them in the article or message.
![Community reply editor example](/web-applications/web-services/community-components/community-reply-editor-example-160409.jpg?v=1x1396x742)