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S__k__Agarwal
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June 29, 2026
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Customization Request: AEM RTE Lists Plugin — Add Distinct Style Classes

  • June 29, 2026
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We require a customization to the AEM Rich Text Editor (RTE) Lists plugin so that each list-related action applies a distinct CSS class. Specifically, the RTE should add separate style classes for Unordered List, Ordered List, Indent, and Outdent operations to enable targeted styling and downstream processing.

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P R Vaspari
Adobe Employee
P R VaspariAdobe Employee
Adobe Employee
July 7, 2026

AEM RTE does not document a built-in Lists plugin setting for assigning separate classes per action like:

  • unordered list
  • ordered list
  • indent
  • outdent

The supported path is to treat this as a custom RTE behavior, not a Lists plugin configuration change.

Recommended approach:

  1. Keep the OOTB Lists plugin enabled for standard authoring behavior.
  2. Add a custom RTE plugin or command wrapper.
  3. For each action, invoke the relevant list command, then post-process the current selection/output DOM.
  4. Apply your required classes to the appropriate generated element, for example ul, ol, li or a wrapper depending on your downstream processing contract.
  5. Avoid overlaying or patching the internal OOTB Lists plugin JS, because that is upgrade-fragile.
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