CKEditor placeholder text doesn’t work (config.js)

I’m trying to add placeholder text to my ckeditor screen like for example Type here ... . You can do this with the configuration helper plugin.

I’ve placed the ckeditor library in sites/all/libries. I’ve pasted the plugin in sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins. Then I’ve added the following code to my config.js (in ckeditor folder).

CKEDITOR.editorConfig = function( config ) {     // Define changes to default configuration here. For example:     // config.language = 'fr';     // config.uiColor = '#AADC6E';     config.extraPlugins='confighelper';      config.placeholder = 'Type here...'; }; 

But this doesn’t work. The config.js isn’t added to my page when there’s a ckeditor. The code is also not in ckeditor.js (which is loaded on the page, I thought that the plugin maybe added it to the file).

I’ve also tried to add the code to my script.js which is always loaded like this:

(function ($, Drupal, window, document, undefined) {     Drupal.behaviors.my_custom_behavior = {       attach: function(context, settings) {         CKEDITOR.editorConfig = function( config ) {           // Define changes to default configuration here. For example:           // config.language = 'fr';           // config.uiColor = '#AADC6E';           config.extraPlugins='confighelper';           config.placeholder = 'Type here...';         };       }     }; })(jQuery, Drupal, this, this.document); 

But still no result… . I’m using CKEditor 4.4.2.1567b48 . Text format is filtered html. The ckeditor works but I can’t add any plugins (I would also like youtube plugin). Also cleared my cache a couple of times.

Am I doing something wrong?

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