Terminology

This article contains a comprehensive list of the terms and concepts used in all of Ricos technology.

Rich content

Digital content that includes elements beyond plain text, such as images, videos, and interactive components.

Rich content editor

An editor, that you can use to create and edit rich content in apps built by Wix. For example, you can read more about rich content editor for the CMS product here.

RichContentViewer element

A $w element that displays rich content, typically by connecting to a CMS or by passing the content. For more information see RichContentViewer $w element.

Rich text

Not to be confused with rich content. This is a content type in the CMS and a text element in the website editor space. Rich text supports less features than rich content and is not compatible with Ricos.

Ricos

The product name for the technology developed by Wix to enable rich content capabilities.

Ricos document

Content structure generated and manipulated by the Ricos editor in JSON format. The document uses the Ricos document schema as a basis.

Ricos document schema

A nested data type that provides a robust, predictable, and developer-friendly abstraction over the Document Object Model (DOM), allowing extension and customization.

Ricos editor

The workspace where users write and edit content, creating and editing the underlying Ricos document. This can be a playground, or a productized rich content editor. Also, Ricos editor is the underlying technology for the rich content editors in apps built by Wix.

Ricos Viewer

A ReactJs component that displays the content by transforming a Ricos document into HTML.

Ricos plugins

Plugins add advanced functionality to Ricos. For example image, video, and table are all plugins. Ricos is modular, so plugins supported by Wix business solutions vary. You can find a list of supported plugins in each API where Ricos Document is used.

WYSIWYG

"What You See Is What You Get" refers to an editing experience where the final result is immediately visible while editing. The Ricos editor is a WYSIWYG editor.

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