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Collaboration Plugin

Real-time teamwork. Edit content together, leave comments, track presence, and maintain version history.

Features

👥 Real-time Editing

  • Concurrent editing — Multiple users, one document
  • Live cursors — See where others are typing
  • Conflict-free — Changes merge automatically
  • Instant sync — Updates appear immediately

💬 Comments

  • Inline comments — Comment on specific text
  • Threaded replies — Conversations in context
  • Mentions — Notify specific users
  • Resolve/reopen — Track discussion status

👁️ Presence

  • Active users — See who's viewing
  • Editing status — Know who's making changes
  • Away detection — Idle status after inactivity

📸 Snapshots

  • Version history — Every save is tracked
  • Compare versions — See what changed
  • Restore — Revert to any version
  • AI merge — Resolve conflicts intelligently

Using Collaboration

Seeing Collaborators

Look for:

  • Avatar bar — Top of editor shows active users
  • Colored cursors — Each user has a unique color
  • Name labels — Hover to see who's editing

Adding Comments

  1. Select text in the editor
  2. Click Comment button (or Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + M)
  3. Type your comment
  4. Press Enter to submit

Replying to Comments

  1. Click on an existing comment
  2. Type in the reply field
  3. Press Enter

Mentioning Users

Type @ followed by a username to notify them.

Resolving Comments

  1. Click on a comment thread
  2. Click Resolve
  3. Comment is hidden but preserved

Viewing History

  1. Click History in the editor toolbar
  2. Browse versions by date
  3. Click to preview
  4. Restore to revert

Settings

Configure in Settings → Collaboration:

SettingDescription
Auto-save intervalHow often to save (default: 5s)
Presence timeoutWhen to mark users idle
Comment notificationsEmail on new comments
Snapshot frequencyHow often to create checkpoints

Best Practices

  1. Communicate — Use comments to explain changes
  2. Divide work — Assign sections to avoid conflicts
  3. Review regularly — Check version history
  4. Resolve promptly — Don't let comments pile up

👥 Team Feature

Collaboration works best with teams. Invite members from Settings → Users.