Linkit

Summary

Linkit provides an autocomplete interface for internal and external linking in rich-text editors. Linkit supports nodes, users, taxonomy terms, files, comments and basic support for all types of entities that define a canonical link template.

Drupal core will soon provide link autocomplete suggestions in CKEditor similar to what this module does. Sites using or considering using Linkit should follow this core issue to evaluate whether they can use the core solution instead of Linkit. See feature differences below to compare what Linkit includes that will not initially be in Drupal core.

Screenshot of Linkit autocomplete using CKEditor 5

Features

Drupal core will provide link autocomplete suggestions in CKEditor. Below is a list of features included in Linkit which will not initially be in Drupal core.

Configurable autocomplete on link fields.
Ability to configure metadata (with token support) for autcomplete suggestions
Ability to control number of items shown
Ability to toggle published/unpublished entities in suggestions
IMCE integration
Pluggable, configurable, and alterable matchers
Pluggable, configurable, and alterable attributes

Configuration

After installation, create a Linkit profile. The profile will contain information about which plugins to use. Profiles can be created at /admin/config/content/linkit.
Enable the Linkit plugin on the text format you want to use. Formats are found at admin/config/content/formats.