JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.1.1/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<script src="http://netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.1.1/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<script src="http://ckeditor.com/apps/ckeditor/4.3.4/ckeditor.js"></script>
<button type="button" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#modalAddBrand">Launch modal</button>
<div class="modal fade" id="modalAddBrand" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modalAddBrandLabel" aria-hidden="true">
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
<div class="modal-content">
<div class="modal-header">
<button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">×</button>
<h4 class="modal-title" id="modalAddBrandLabel">add</h4>
</div>
<div class="modal-body">
<form>
<textarea name="editor1" id="editor1" rows="10" cols="80">
This is my textarea to be replaced with CKEditor.
</textarea>
</form>
</div>
<div class="modal-footer">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-default" data-dismiss="modal">Close</button>
<button id="AddBrandButton" type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Save</button>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
JavaScript
CKEDITOR.replace('editor1', {
extraPlugins: 'mathjax',
mathJaxLib: 'http://cdn.mathjax.org/mathjax/2.2-latest/MathJax.js?config=TeX-AMS_HTML',
});
$.fn.modal.Constructor.prototype.enforceFocus = function () {
var $modalElement = this.$element;
$(document).on('focusin.modal', function (e) {
var $parent = $(e.target.parentNode);
if ($modalElement[0] !== e.target && !$modalElement.has(e.target).length
// add whatever conditions you need here:
&&
!$parent.hasClass('cke_dialog_ui_input_select') && !$parent.hasClass('cke_dialog_ui_input_text')) {
$modalElement.focus()
}
})
};