@tofandel/vue-unlayer

Vue Email Editor

The excellent drag-n-drop email editor by Unlayer as a Vue wrapper component. This is the most powerful and developer friendly visual email builder for your app.

Video Overview
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overview: https://youtu.be/MIWhX-NF3j8_

Live Demo

Check out the live demo here: https: https://vue-email-editor-demo.netlify.app/ (Source Code)

Installation

The easiest way to use Vue Email Editor is to install it from Npm or Yarn and include it in your own Vue build process.

npm install @tofandel/vue-unlayer --save

or

yarn add @tofandel/vue-unlayer

Usage

Next, you'll need to import the Email Editor component to your app.

App.vue

<template>
  <div id="example">
    <div class="container">
      <div id="bar">
        <h1>Vue Email Editor (Demo)</h1>

        <button
          v-if="editor"
          @click="saveDesign"
        >
          Save Design
        </button>
        <button
          v-if="editor"
          @click="exportHtml"
        >
          Export HTML
        </button>
      </div>

      <EmailEditor
        v-model:editor="editor"
        @load="editorLoaded"
        @ready="editorReady"
      />
    </div>
  </div>
</template>

<script setup>
import { shallowRef } from 'vue';

import EmailEditor from '@tofandel/vue-unlayer';

let editor = shallowRef(null);
// called when the editor is created
const editorLoaded = () => {
  editor.value.loadDesign({});
};
// called when the editor has finished loading
const editorReady = () => {
  console.log('editorReady');
};
const saveDesign = () => {
  editor.value.saveDesign(
    (design) => {
      console.log('saveDesign', design);
    },
  );
};
const exportHtml = () => {
  editor.value.exportHtml(
    (data) => {
      console.log('exportHtml', data);
    },
  );
};
</script>

Methods

method	params	description
loadDesign	Object data	Takes the design JSON and loads it in the editor
saveDesign	Function callback	Returns the design JSON in a callback function
exportHtml	Function callback	Returns the design HTML and JSON in a callback function

See the example source for a reference implementation.

Props

• editorId String HTML div id of the container where the editor will be embedded (optional)
• minHeight String minimum height to initialize the editor with (default 500px)
• options Object options passed to the Unlayer editor instance (default {})
• tools Object configuration for the built-in and custom tools (default {})
• appearance Object configuration for appearance and theme (default {})
• projectId Integer Unlayer project ID (optional)
• locale String translations string (default en-US)

See the Unlayer Docs for all available options.

Here's an example using the above properties...

App.vue

<template>
  <div id="app">
    <div class="container">
      <div id="bar">
        <h1>Vue Email Editor (Demo)</h1>

        <button v-if="editor" @click="saveDesign">Save Design</button>
        <button v-if="editor" @click="exportHtml">Export HTML</button>
      </div>

      <EmailEditor
        v-model:editor="editor"
        :appearance="appearance"
        :min-height="minHeight"
        :project-id="projectId"
        :locale="locale"
        :tools="tools"
        :options="options"
        @load="editorLoaded"
        @ready="editorReady"
      />
    </div>
  </div>
</template>

<script>
  import EmailEditor from '@tofandel/vue-unlayer';

  export default {
    name: 'app',
    components: {
      EmailEditor,
    },
    data() {
      return {
        editor: null,
        minHeight: '1000px',
        locale: 'en',
        projectId: 0, // replace with your project id
        tools: {
          // disable image tool
          image: {
            enabled: false,
          },
        },
        options: {},
        appearance: {
          theme: 'dark',
          panels: {
            tools: {
              dock: 'right',
            },
          },
        },
      };
    },
    methods: {
      // called when the editor is created
      editorLoaded() {
        console.log('editorLoaded');
        // Pass your template JSON here
        // this.editor.loadDesign({});
      },
      // called when the editor has finished loading
      editorReady() {
        console.log('editorReady');
      },
      saveDesign() {
        this.editor.saveDesign((design) => {
          console.log('saveDesign', design);
        });
      },
      exportHtml() {
        this.editor.exportHtml((data) => {
          console.log('exportHtml', data);
        });
      },
    },
  };
</script>

Custom Tools

Custom tools can help you add your own content blocks to the editor. Every application is different and needs different tools to reach it's full potential. Learn More

Localization

You can submit new language translations by creating a PR on this GitHub repo: https://github.com/unlayer/translations. Translations managed by PhraseApp

License

Copyright (c) 2021 Unlayer. MIT Licensed.