How CPEthink Cut Content-Input Time in Half with Froala
CPEthink.com powers more than 750 self-study CPE courses for accountants across the U.S. When the team rebuilt its platform, they moved from CKEditor to Froala for cleaner HTML and reliable Word paste.
Cleaner HTML output
Reliable Word-to-HTML paste
~50% faster content input
The Challenge
Before Froala, CPEthink ran on CKEditor combined with plain-text fields where formatted HTML was entered by hand. Two problems compounded on every publishing cycle:
- Dirty HTML output that required post-processing before content was usable on the site.
- Word content that required significant manual cleanup and reformatting before it was usable.
Why CPEthink Chose Froala
The team evaluated CKEditor, TinyMCE, and Quill. Froala led on all three criteria: output quality, Word paste handling, and plugin breadth.
Clean HTML output
Ready-to-ship markup that publishes straight from the editor.
Reliable Word-to-HTML paste
Microsoft Word content comes through clean, ready for publishing.
LAMP-stack compatibility
Native support for Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP.
Deep plugin ecosystem
Image management, raw HTML editing, and document import, all available out of the box.
"Froala is the best rich text editor we evaluated, and the best we could find, particularly for anyone integrating Word content into an HTML-based site. Nothing else comes close to the combination of output quality, plugin depth, and ease of use."
Integration Experience
Standard plugins only. The team added official Froala plugins — Word import, image management, raw HTML editing — and customized the toolbar to fit the internal workflow.
Performance at scale: Froala runs across ~20 database fields and multiple admin pages at once. Any issues encountered have been resolved through configuration, plugin additions, or standard troubleshooting.
Features That Delivered
These capabilities produced the biggest workflow wins.
Clean HTML output
Output goes straight to production. Markup stays predictable across every field and page.
Word document import
Word content comes through clean on paste, the single biggest workflow win.
Image management
Standard Froala image handling covers current workflows out of the box.
Raw HTML access
Developers drop into source view for precise structural control any time.
Team Adoption
The content team spends more time creating and far less on corrections. Developers keep their focus on the platform while the editor handles output cleanly.
Content authors
Draft-to-publish is faster and cleaner. More time writing courses.
Developers
Attention stays on the platform; editor output stays reliable.
Every publishing cycle
Cleaner formatting compounds into saved hours across every production cycle.
Results
~50%
Faster Word-sourced content input
~1 week
To integrate Froala with 1.5 devs + 2 QA
20+
Editor-backed fields in daily use across admin
Workflow improvements
Fewer support requests
Reduced questions about formatting and layout
Fewer formatting issues
Consistent, professional-looking content across displays
Faster content updates
Users publish more often and make changes on the fly
Fresher messaging
Screens stay relevant day-to-day with quick updates
Business impact
Increased publishing capacity
Same team, materially more output. The win compounds across every content cycle.
Freed engineering focus
Engineering time now goes straight to the platform.
Faster time-to-publish
Content moves from draft to production cleanly and quickly.
Higher-value creative time
Content staff focus on writing courses, with formatting handled automatically.
In Their Words
"Froala replaced a time-consuming, error-prone content workflow with one that is reliable, fast, and consistent. It has meaningfully increased our content team's capacity without adding headcount."
Support, documentation, and upgrades have matched the product itself. Every issue has been resolved quickly, documentation is clear and easy to navigate, and Froala has exceeded expectations for a new integration.
Looking Forward
As CPEthink grows content output in response to evolving SEO requirements, AI-driven competition, and rising demand, Froala will support higher volume while keeping production time flat.
The team runs the current version of Froala and adopts updates as they ship. AI Assist and the Filerobot Image Editor are on the radar for future evaluation.
Try Froala for Your Platform
If your team ships a WYSIWYG editor, see what clean HTML, reliable Word paste, and predictable output at scale look like on Froala.
