--- a/src/sceditor.js	Sun Aug 07 01:09:17 2022 -0600
+++ b/src/sceditor.js	Sun Aug 07 13:58:27 2022 -0600
@@ -9027,6 +9027,11 @@
 	 * @author Sam Clarke
 	 */
 
+	function getTextarea(textarea) {
+		if( typeof(textarea) === 'string' )
+			textarea = document.querySelector(textarea);
+		return textarea;
+	}
 
 	window.sceditor = {
 		command: SCEditor.command,
@@ -9076,6 +9081,7 @@
 		plugins: PluginManager.plugins,
 		formats: SCEditor.formats,
 		create: function (textarea, options) {
+			textarea = getTextarea(textarea);
 			options = options || {};
 
 			// Don't allow the editor to be initialised
@@ -9089,7 +9095,8 @@
 				(new SCEditor(textarea, options));
 			}
 		},
-		instance: function (textarea) {
+		instance: function(textarea) {
+			textarea = getTextarea(textarea);
 			return textarea._sceditor;
 		}
 	};