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Getting Started with ASP.NET Core Markdown Editor Control

25 May 20264 minutes to read

The Syncfusion ASP .NET Core Markdown Editor is a web-based editor that enables users to create, edit, and format Markdown content with features such as table support and structured content formatting. This section briefly explains about how to include ASP.NET Core Rich Text Editor control in your ASP.NET Core application using Visual Studio.

Prerequisites

System requirements for ASP.NET Core controls

Create ASP.NET Core web application with Razor pages

You can create the the ASP.NET Core web application with Razor pages by two types they are mentioned below along with the steps. Follow one of these types to create a ASP .NET Core project.

Install Syncfusion ASP.NET Core package in the application

You can add the Syncfusion Markdown Editor to your ASP.NET Core application by installing the Syncfusion ASP.NET Core package. This can be done in two ways, they are mentioned below

1. Using NuGet Package Manager

Open Visual Studio and navigate to Tools → NuGet Package Manager → Manage NuGet Packages for Solution. Search for search for Syncfusion.EJ2.AspNet.Core and install it directly.

2. Using Package Manager Console

Run the following command in the Package Manager Console:

Install-Package Syncfusion.EJ2.AspNet.Core -Version 33.2.3

IMPORTANT

Ensure you’re running the command inside Visual Studio’s Package Manager Console (Tools → NuGet Package Manager → Package Manager Console), not in a terminal like CMD or PowerShell.

Syncfusion® ASP.NET Core controls are available in nuget.org. Refer to NuGet packages topic to learn more about installing NuGet packages in various OS environments. The Syncfusion.EJ2.AspNet.Core NuGet package has dependencies, Newtonsoft.Json for JSON serialization and Syncfusion.Licensing for validating Syncfusion® license key.

Add Syncfusion® ASP.NET Core Tag Helper

Open ~/Pages/_ViewImports.cshtml file and import the Syncfusion.EJ2 TagHelper.

@addTagHelper *, Syncfusion.EJ2

Add stylesheet and script resources

Here, the theme and script is referred using CDN inside the <head> of ~/Pages/Shared/_Layout.cshtml file as follows,

<head>
    ...
    <!-- Syncfusion ASP.NET Core controls styles -->
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/33.2.3/fluent.css" />
    <!-- Syncfusion ASP.NET Core controls scripts -->
    <script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/33.2.3/dist/ej2.min.js"></script>
</head>

Checkout the Themes topic to learn different ways (CDN, NPM package, and CRG) to refer styles in ASP.NET Core application, and to have the expected appearance for Syncfusion® ASP.NET Core controls.

Checkout the Adding Script Reference topic to learn different approaches for adding script references in your ASP.NET Core application.

Register Syncfusion® Script Manager

Also, register the script manager <ejs-script> at the end of <body> in the ~/Pages/Shared/_Layout.cshtml file as follows.

<body>
    ...
    <!-- Syncfusion ASP.NET Core Script Manager -->
    <ejs-scripts></ejs-scripts>
</body>

Add ASP.NET Core Markdown Editor control

Now, add the Syncfusion® ASP.NET Core Markdown Editor tag helper in ~/Pages/Index.cshtml page.

<ejs-richtexteditor id="editor" editorMode="Markdown"></ejs-richtexteditor>

IMPORTANT

When the Markdown Editor control is rendered, the id attribute must be present. If the id is not provided, the control will fail to render.

Run the application

Press Ctrl+F5 (Windows) or ⌘+F5 (macOS) to run the app. Then, the Syncfusion® ASP.NET Core Markdown Editor control will be rendered in the default web browser.

ASP.NET Core Markdown Editor with Toolbar

View Sample in GitHub.

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