VueEditor document is not defined Nuxt.js

Question

In my Nuxt.js project I installed vue2-editor package to be able to write articles with HTML. When I come to page, write something and press the button everything works correctly, but when I reload page, I get document is not defined error.

Here is the code:

<template>
  <div>
    <SideBar />
    <div class='content'>
      <h1>Write article</h1>
      <client-only>
        <VueEditor
          v-model='articleContent'
        />
      </client-only>
      <div style='margin-top: 15px'><button @click='postArticle'>Post article</button></div>
    </div>
  </div>
</template>

<script>
import { VueEditor } from 'vue2-editor';
import SideBar from '../components/SideBar';
export default {
  name: 'Articles',
  components: {
    SideBar,
    VueEditor
  },
  data() {
    return {
      articleContent: null,
    }
  },
  methods: {
    postArticle() {
      console.log(this.articleContent)
    },
  },
}
</script>

And the error looks like that:

Also in documentation I've found that for Nuxt.js projects vue2-editor should be added to modules, and I did it, but it still doesn't work:

  modules: [
    // https://go.nuxtjs.dev/axios
    '@nuxtjs/axios',
    'vue2-editor/nuxt'
  ],

Does this answer your question? [How to fix navigator / window / document is undefined in Nuxt](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/67751476/how-to-fix-navigator-window-document-is-undefined-in-nuxt) — kissu, Oct 12 '21 at 14:47
Hi, please make a quick search before posting a question next time. — kissu, Oct 12 '21 at 14:48

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 10 '21 at 12:34

You can try to load it dynamically:

<template>
  <div>
    <SideBar />
    <div class='content'>
      <h1>Write article</h1>
      <client-only>
        <VueEditor
          v-model='articleContent'
        />
      </client-only>
      <div style='margin-top: 15px'><button @click='postArticle'>Post article</button></div>
    </div>
  </div>
</template>

<script>
import SideBar from '../components/SideBar';
export default {
  name: 'Articles',
  components: {
    SideBar,
    VueEditor: () => process.client ? (await import("vue2-editor")).VueEditor : ""
  },
  data() {
    return {
      articleContent: null,
    }
  },
  methods: {
    postArticle() {
      console.log(this.articleContent)
    },
  },
}
</script>

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Oct 12 '21 at 15:02

Do follow the below steps the add that plugin into your Nuxt

There will be plugins folder just like pages and components, if not create one and add a js file into it vue2-editor.js.

Copy the below content inside vue2-editor.js

  import Vue from "vue";
  import Vue2Editor from "vue2-editor";

  Vue.use(Vue2Editor);

Inside nuxt.config.js remove the 'vue2-editor/nuxt' from the modules and create a separate array called plugins as below

  /*
  ** Plugins to load before mounting the App
  */
 plugins: [{ src: "~/plugins/vue2-editor", mode: 'client' }],

Thats it you are done. Now you can start using it in any of the vue files like

  <vue-editor placeholder="Write Something..." v-model="content"></vue-editor>

VueEditor document is not defined Nuxt.js

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