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

Watch video overview: https://youtu.be/MIWhX-NF3j8

Live Demo

Check out the live demo here: 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 vue-email-editor --save

yarn add vue-email-editor

Usage

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

App.vue

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

        <button v-on:click="saveDesign">Save Design</button>
        <button v-on:click="exportHtml">Export HTML</button>
      </div>

      <EmailEditor ref="emailEditor" v-on:load="editorLoaded" />
    </div>
  </div>
</template>

<script>
  import { EmailEditor } from 'vue-email-editor';

  export default {
    name: 'app',
    components: {
      EmailEditor,
    },
    methods: {
      editorLoaded() {
        // Pass the template JSON here
        // this.$refs.emailEditor.editor.loadDesign({});
      },
      saveDesign() {
        this.$refs.emailEditor.editor.saveDesign((design) => {
          console.log('saveDesign', design);
        });
      },
      exportHtml() {
        this.$refs.emailEditor.editor.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.

Properties

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-on:click="saveDesign">Save Design</button>
        <button v-on:click="exportHtml">Export HTML</button>
      </div>

      <EmailEditor
        :appearance="appearance"
        :min-height="minHeight"
        :project-id="projectId"
        :locale="locale"
        :tools="tools"
        :options="options"
        ref="emailEditor"
        v-on:load="editorLoaded"
      />
    </div>
  </div>
</template>

<script>
  import { EmailEditor } from 'vue-email-editor';

  export default {
    name: 'app',
    components: {
      EmailEditor,
    },
    data() {
      return {
        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: {
      editorLoaded() {
        // Pass your template JSON here
        // this.$refs.emailEditor.editor.loadDesign({});
      },
      saveDesign() {
        this.$refs.emailEditor.editor.saveDesign((design) => {
          console.log('saveDesign', design);
        });
      },
      exportHtml() {
        this.$refs.emailEditor.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

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