CKEditor dependencies

Gemfile

source 'https://rubygems.org'

# long list of gems

gem 'rails_admin' # to handle auth and adding content
gem "ckeditor", "3.7.1"
# ckeditor gem is the one responsible for making the WYSIWYG editor available

# even more gems

rails_admin.rb

# config/initializers/rails_admin.rb


config.model BlogPost do
  label "Article"
  label_plural "Articles"
  edit do
    field :title
    field :body, :text do
      ckeditor true
      # the above line is important as it loads the WYSIWYG editor in the body text area.
    end
    field :publish
  end
end