Using document.designMode to Preview and Edit Web Content Changes
By
[email protected] (Victor Ayomipo)
1y ago· 7 min readen
48/100
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Summary
Victor Ayomipo explains how document.designMode can be used as a browser-based tool for previewing and editing content changes directly on webpages. The article covers practical use cases including basic content editing, improving team collaboration, and streamlining the review process for web content changes without needing to access developer tools or the backend.
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· 3 pulledYou probably already know that you can use developer tools in your browser to make on-the-spot changes to a webpage — simply click the node in the Inspector and make your edits.
But have you tried document.designMode? Victor Ayomipo explains how it can be used to preview content changes and demonstrates several use cases where it comes in handy for everything from basic content editing to improving team collaboration.
So, you just deployed a change to your website. Congrats! Everything went according to plan, but now that you look at your work in production, you start questioning your change.
You probably already know that you can use developer tools in your browser to make on-the-spot changes to a webpage — simply click the node in the Inspector and make your edits. But have you tried `document.designMode`? Victor Ayomipo explains how it can
