Expresso
Developer
3rd Party (Commercial)
EE Version Support
- ExpressionEngine 2
- ExpressionEngine 3
- ExpressionEngine 4
- ExpressionEngine 5
Compatibility
If an item is crossed out, it might be untested, not applicable or incompatible. Contact the developer to be sure.
- Updater
- Multi Site Manager
- Stand Alone Entry Form
- Low Variables
- Content Elements
- Better Workflow
- Matrix
- Grid
- Webservice
- Publisher
Requirements
Add-On Type(s)
Fieldtype
Tags
- native, multi, field, ckeditor, file manager, textarea, editor, wysiwyg, text, html, fieldtype, pages, structure, safecracker, field type, expresso, wygwam, rte, rich text, rich text editor
Expresso provides you with a WYSIWYG editor fieldtype for channel entries. Its main aim is to allow intuitive content editing for your users while respecting your site's design. It is integrated with EE's native file manager, allowing users to upload images and files.
*** Expresso has been discontinued and is no longer available for sale. Thank you for the continued support over the years. Please consider an alternative add-on. ***
A WYSIWYG editor should be lightweight and easy to use, and should not break your design. That is what Expresso sets out to do. There is a choice of either a full, basic or light toolbar, although all toolbars aim to only contain the most crucial text editing buttons. Strict precautions are in place so that pasting text from word or other sources won’t produce ugly html and won’t mess up your design when viewed on the site. You can define the css to be used within the editor so that the site’s design is reflected there, making it easier to see the end result before publishing.
Expresso uses ExpressionEngine’s native file manager so you will feel right at home when uploading and browsing files.
Expresso integrates with NavEE, Structure and Pages and adds links to your pages inside the link dialog. The link, images and other dialogs are also style to match the control panel theme.
Expresso is fully compatible with Matrix, Low Variables, Bloqs, and Content Elements so you can have full WYSIWYG functionality in your third-party fieldtypes.
Expresso is covered by the OEM Closed Distribution License (CDL) of CKEditor.
Expresso Links
This entry was created February 12, 2011, 6:37 pm.
This entry was last updated December 29, 2022, 9:03 pm.
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24 Reviews:
IC360 (Oliver Cannell) 10.26.17
A must-have add-on for every site I build. Superb support from the developer too.
stefanos 09.04.17
Very powerful WYSIWYG editor !
Easy to config and compatible with Matrix, Low Variables, Bloqs.
Expesso is updated regularly, great editor !
seeingis 09.03.14
A great editor and a good price! Very easy to config a plus, plus.
kinoli 01.21.14
It’s a great addition and not too expensive. If it connected to Assets, I’d give it 5 stars. If you are using Assets, don’t use this add-on, you will not be able to access any of your sub directories. Peace!
VGC 03.16.13
I have been using WYGWAM but it seemed like the job might be better handeld with Expresso so I decided to give it a try. I am soooooo happy. It really is just a little nicer and easier, and is more friendly with the CSS, I think. And more cost effective. It gives nice, clean HTML. Btw, if you are st
ometiclan 02.05.13
A great editor and a fair price! Very easy to config too. I think this will become my default editor from now on!
monstersedge 01.10.13
Great add-on!. A much needed improvement on the default Rich Text field type offering.
Simple_HQ 01.07.13
My favourite WYSIWYG editor for EE =)
timprint 11.13.12
My default WYSIWYG editor. Really excellent add-on at a great price.
Todd D. 07.26.12
Excellent and fair priced. Thanks for your hard work on this!
Brainwrek 04.22.12
After fighting with WYVERN for HOURS (and zero support) I switched to Expresso. So GLAD I did!
Setup was a snap—less than 5 mins after download it was working flawlessly. Easy to configure and customize. Love it.
Plus, it’s roughly 1/3 the price of its competitor(s).
Nice job, Ben!
Fingo 04.20.12
We used to use WYGWAM, but Expresso is now our go-to WYSIWYG editor for our projects.
Easy to set up and great customisation functionality.
The developer is helpful and fast to answer any questions and has already implemented a ‘nice-to-have’ feature.
Brilliant value for a fantastic add-on.
Tyssen 01.12.12
Easy custom toolbars creation was the only missing for me and now it’s got it too! Yay!
Jim Pannell 11.02.11
Thanks for adding Low Variables support Ben. You’ve just converted me exclusively to Expresso as my default wysiwyg editor.
Love the look and feel of this addon. First class work!
jbriggs 10.13.11
This will be my go-to WYSIWYG from here on out. No doubt it’s the best value out there, but above all else, the support is amazing!
bgarrant 10.02.11
Expresso has replaced ALL other WYSIWYGs for our client sites. The new NavEE, Structure and Pages module integration makes it the perfect choice for our needs. The developer is very responsive and continues to make this add on better with each release. The text cleaning is awesome. Great add on.
Humanique 08.08.11
We use Expresso for all our client website now. It replaced NSM TinyMCE wich we used before on our websites.
The bugs we reported were fixed within a few days. Great support!
We also love the fact that it uses the filemanager functions from ExpressionEngine itself.
johnniefp 06.08.11
A great fieldtype with default text cleaning, your paste from Word customers (and you) will rejoice.
The only thing that stops the full five stars is that this is not too customisable considering it’s based on the excellent CKeditor – though I understand this is coming in future a release.
Venveo 05.09.11
A very well built and well thought out add-on. We bought the multi-site license and couldn’t be happier with using it on all our EE sites.
rougeExciter 04.26.11
An excellent client centric replacement for Wygwam. Finally I can stop coaching clients on what NOT to do, stop teaching them how to delouse mark up from pasted Word docs, but they can still paste from Word. Really great client response. Delighted.
supermonix 04.04.11
Very good add-on! Easy set up and a great support. I had a problem with my browser set in italian language and the support to solve it has been fast and usefull. Thank you.
Tony Geer 02.26.11
Bought the single site license to test it out. Easy to install and set up, and has the exact set of tools that I set up for clients when using other fuller-featured WYSIWYG addons. I’ll be purchasing the developer license (http://devot-ee.com/add-ons/expresso-developer) next.
jtrascap 02.17.11
Not sure what problem Andry has in his setup, but Expresso worked immediately and perfectly for me. I’ve had good support from the devel previously (multi-language module) so I can confidently recommend them.
All I really want now is an associated fieldtype that links to the file browser…
Andry Gross 02.16.11
This add-on is not ready for production. Too buggy. elFinder which used for FileManger is not update for long time (they just planed to release next version in this year).