Custom block does not appear selected
I bet it's some configuration value, though I'm new to grapes and don't know the answer yet... :[
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It appears when adding a custom block to the block manager, if you past it a content object, when selected, it does not appear selected (With the blue box around the component):
An example of my code is here: Example: https://jsfiddle.net/v5k4jqfg/1/
Is there any way to show the selected blue box?
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I bet it's some configuration value, though I'm new to grapes and don't know the answer yet... :[
Remove the custom tag tagName: 'does_not_appear_selected'
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