Load blocks closed by default?
That should be enough editor.Blocks.getCategories().forEach(ct => ct.set('open', false)) but categories are not created until the render of blocks (which happens, by default, when you click the Blocks tab) so you just need to execute that script once are rendered.
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I am using the following bit of code to collapse all the block categories, unfortunately, this is not working
const categories = editor.BlockManager.getCategories();
categories.each(category => {
category.set('open', false).on('change:open', opened => {
opened.get('open') && categories.each(category => {
category !== opened && category.set('open', false)
})
})
})
live demo : https://jsfiddle.net/d4702yoh/2/
What is wrong here?
Answers (4)
That should be enough editor.Blocks.getCategories().forEach(ct => ct.set('open', false)) but categories are not created until the render of blocks (which happens, by default, when you click the Blocks tab) so you just need to execute that script once are rendered.
Hello, i have made it to close all blocks in one plugin, try to adapt to you.:
still the same here jsfidle : https://jsfiddle.net/46mfqeht/
Thanks for reporting this, @throne1986. Great question about load blocks closed by default?. The recommended approach with GrapesJS 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 ac...
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