CKEditor BiDi Buttons
This module adds buttons to CKEditor 5 in Drupal that allow content editors to set or switch the text direction to right-to-left or left-to-right. This functionality is crucial for languages like Arabic and Hebrew, as well as for creating content with mixed text directions.
Provides RTL and LTR text direction buttons for CKEditor 5 in Drupal. These buttons allow content editors to set or switch the text direction on block-level elements such as paragraphs and headings. This is essential for authoring content in right-to-left languages such as Arabic and Hebrew, and for creating mixed-direction content.
Installation
Install as you would normally install a contributed Drupal module. See https://www.drupal.org/docs/extending-drupal/installing-modules for further information. No external library download is needed — the CKEditor 5 bidi plugin is bundled with the module.
Configuration
- Go to Administration > Configuration > Content authoring > Text formats and editors (/admin/config/content/formats).
- Click the "Configure" button of a text format that already have "CKEditor" selected as it's "Text Editor".
- While on that text format configuration page, activate BiDi buttons by dragging them into active buttons area of the editor toolbar.
Depends on
Dependencies of the latest stable release
- ckeditor5 Drupal core
Required by
1 tracked project depends on this one
- Seeds Editor 92 sites
Activity
Release Timeline
Releases
| Version | Type | Core | Notes | Release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2.1 | Stable | 10–11 | D12 | Jun 12, 2026 | |
| 5.2.0 | Stable | 10–11 | Added optional configuration - "Never remove direction, only switch" . | Feb 23, 2026 | |
| 5.1.1 | Stable | 10–11 | Apr 30, 2025 | ||
| 5.0.1 | Stable | 10–11 | Fix issue in admin pages with RTL direction | Apr 13, 2025 | |
| 5.1.0 | Stable | 10–11 | Fix issue in admin pages with RTL direction | Apr 13, 2025 |