# CKEditor Samples » Using the Placeholder Plugin

This sample shows how to configure CKEditor instances to use the Placeholder plugin that lets you insert read-only elements into your content. To enter and modify read-only text, use the Create Placeholder button and its matching dialog window.

To add a CKEditor instance that uses the `placeholder` plugin and a related Create Placeholder toolbar button, insert the following JavaScript call to your code:

    CKEDITOR.replace( 'textarea_id', {
    	extraPlugins: 'placeholder',
    	toolbar: [ [ 'Source', 'Bold' ], ['CreatePlaceholder'] ]
    });

Note that `textarea_id` in the code above is the `id` attribute of the `<textarea>` element to be replaced with CKEditor.

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