Step 2: New Field Types

When forking fields and field types to replace Legacy Rich Text, you can choose between these two new field types:

  1. Rich Text (v2): A what-you-see-is-what-you-get (WYSIWYG) rich text editor, based on Lexical.dev
  2. Markdown: A field type using GitHub Flavored Markdown

Details about each field type are below, along with recommended use cases:

Field Type Use Cases Supported Data Types on Import Storage Format Supported Data Types on Export Currently Supports Computed Field Values?
Rich Text (v2) Authoring content directly in Yext JSON Abstract Syntax Tree (when importing via Entities API or File Upload)

Yext-Flavored-Markdown and HTML (when importing via Connectors — requires a transform to convert to JSON AST)
JSON AST JSON AST

HTML
No
Markdown Authoring content externally and importing into Yext

Users who prefer to author content in Markdown
Markdown and HTML (via Entities API, File Upload, Connectors) Markdown Markdown

HTML
Yes

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