Issue #3690πŸ’¬ AnsweredOpened Aug 10, 2021by throne19860 reactions

AppendTo not working with trait manager

Quick answerby GJSBlock

Thanks for reporting this, @throne1986. Great question about appendTo not working with trait manager. The recommended approach with StyleManager is to use the event-driven API. Start here: Check the GrapesJS documentation for your specific module Look for the on() event listener method Most operations can be achieved...

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I have a basic example as follow HTML <div id="gjs"> <div class="traits-container"></div> <div style="padding: 25px">Hello World!!!</div> </div> <h1> Append trait manager </h1> <div class="traits-container"></div> Js const editor = grapesjs.init({ container: '#gjs', fromElement: true, height: '100%', storageManager: false, traitManager: { appendTo: document.querySelector('#traits-container'), }, plugins: ['gjs-blocks-basic'], dragMode: 'absolute' }); Jsfiddle here: https://jsfiddle.net/tuw32kjo/4/ Why trait manager is not appended to the custom container?

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GJSBlockβ€’ May 17, 2026

Thanks for reporting this, @throne1986. Great question about appendTo not working with trait manager. The recommended approach with StyleManager is to use the event-driven API. Start here: Check the GrapesJS documentation for your specific module Look for the on() event listener method Most operati...

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