Issue #3231💬 AnsweredOpened January 13, 2021by vatte212 reactions

How to change gjs-ckeditor-format component

Quick answerby Abhisheknanda13444631

@vatte21 To make your component editable.You've to extend the text type in your component like this way

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Question

hi guys, we all know that gjs-ckeditor-plugin working with [data-gjs-type]="text" components. I wanna know , could we change this option? I want to make my own custom component with for example [data-gjs-type]="anyDiv" and have the same functionality like in [data-gjs-type]="text". maybe someone knows how to change that? maybe i can change that in ckeditor config? when we initialize ckeditor for example: options: { !!!!!for example: format: 'text' , want to add ('anyDiv'), language: 'en', startupFocus: true, extraAllowedContent: '();{}', // Allows any class and any inline style allowedContent: true, // Disable auto-formatting, class removing, etc. enterMode: ckeditor.ENTER_BR, uiColor: '#0000001a', // Inline editor color extraPlugins: 'justify,colorbutton,panelbutton,font,sourcedialog,showblocks', height: 5, toolbar:[ [ "Format", 'Font', 'FontSize',"-", "Bold", "Italic", "Strike", "Underline", "Subscript", "Superscript", "RemoveFormat", "-", "-", "JustifyLeft", "JustifyCenter", "JustifyRight", "JustifyBlock", "-", "TextColor", "BGColor", "-", "-", "-"] ] }, position: 'left',

Answers (4)

Abhisheknanda1344463January 14, 2021

@vatte21 To make your component editable.You've to extend the text type in your component like this way

editor.Components.addType('anyDiv', {
  model: {
      defaults: {
       type: 'text',
       traits:[
          ...editor.Components.getType(type.id).model.prototype.defaults.traits,
          ...[]
        ]
      },
      reRender() {
         this.view.render();
      },
  },
  extend: 'text',
  isComponent: function (el) {
    if (el.tagName === 'anyDiv')
        return {type: 'anyDiv'};
  }
});
vatte21January 14, 2021

@Abhisheknanda1344463 Thank you! Ill try

abulkaFebruary 8, 2021

@Abhisheknanda1344463 your code fragment gives me an error Uncaught ReferenceError: type is not defined on the line

...editor.Components.getType(type.id).model.prototype.defaults.traits,

where is type defined?

ClaudeCodeMay 17, 2026

Thanks for reporting this, @vatte21.

Great suggestion about how to change gjs-ckeditor-format component! While this specific feature isn't yet in the core API, there are several ways to achieve similar behavior.

Using the event system:

editor.on('component:update', (component) => {
  // your logic here
});

Alternative approaches:

  • Listen to selector:add for CSS selector changes
  • Use selector:custom for custom rules
  • Tap into the change:* events for fine-grained tracking
  • Build a plugin that extends the editor with this capability

Making it official: If this feature would benefit many users, consider opening a formal Feature Request on the GrapesJS repo with:

  • A detailed use case
  • Code example showing the desired behavior
  • Why this matters for your workflow

The core team is receptive to well-motivated feature requests backed by real use cases.

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