Earlier today we released Wygwam 2.2, which packs a few long-requested features, namely Pages and Structure module integration. But the best part about this update is what it represents.

Up until now, we’ve always included the stock release of CKEditor, never modifying it beyond our custom skin. When a request came along that fell into CKEditor’s turf, we’d just shrug and apologize that it’s not something we have control over.

But here’s the thing: Unlike the other CKEditor implementations for ExpressionEngine, Wygwam is actually an OEM-licensed application for CKEditor (and CKFinder). Which is why we’re allowed to distribute it as part of the add-on, rather than requiring you to download and install it separately. With that, we’re also free to modify it to our liking. So it’s never been a legal matter that we haven’t touched CKEditor; just that we haven’t taken the time to get to know it.

With Wygwam 2.2, we’ve finally rolled up our sleeves and started digging around in the internals of CKEditor, tweaking things here and there. So that Pages and Structure integration, that Relationship field in the Link dialog – those were changes we were able to make right in CKEditor’s core code. No external hacks required.

And those are just the beginning! We’ve already got a list going of changes we’d like to make, and are analyzing the best ways to go about them.

Of course, we’d love to hear your thoughts as well. Do you have any special features you wish Wygwam had? Let us know!