Issue #4350💬 AnsweredOpened May 26, 2022by ronaldohoch1 reactions

Style Manager don't update background when component is selected

Quick answerby artf1

Hi @ronaldohoch the issue here is with your custom type background and the way you're adding it is not correct (proper usage of the API). The addType is mainly for adding new UI inputs, if you don't need a new type of UI (like in your case) you can rely on addBuiltIn to extend the default background properties (you ca...

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GrapesJS version

  • I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJS

What browser are you using?

Brave Browser V1.39.111

Reproducible demo link

https://jsfiddle.net/e7oau8v6/

Describe the bug

How to reproduce the bug?

  1. Thow a column in canvas. image

  2. Select the text component

  3. Go to style tab and find background on decorations

  4. Set a background image. image

  5. Change the component. image

  6. The background property doesn't change image

What is the expected behavior? That the background property update to current status of the component selected

What is the current behavior? Background property don't update and keep the previous state, event if we trigger this: editor.trigger('component:toggled');

If is necessary to execute some code in order to reproduce the bug, paste it here below: From line 9 to end of file of reproducible demo.

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Answers (3)

artfJune 1, 2022

Hi @ronaldohoch the issue here is with your custom type background and the way you're adding it is not correct (proper usage of the API). The addType is mainly for adding new UI inputs, if you don't need a new type of UI (like in your case) you can rely on addBuiltIn to extend the default background properties (you can refer to grapesjs-style-filter for a more advanced usage of addBuiltIn)

@tuongnguyendev your issue seems unrelated, please create a new issue with a reproducible demo.

tuongnguyendevJune 1, 2022

Hi @artf , I have a problem quite similar to @ronaldohoch when use the latest version of GrapesJS

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ClaudeCodeMay 17, 2026

Thanks for reporting this, @ronaldohoch.

Great question about Style Manager don't update background when component is selected. The recommended approach with StyleManager is to use the event-driven API.

Start here:

  1. Check the GrapesJS documentation for your specific module
  2. Look for the on() event listener method
  3. Most operations can be achieved by listening to editor and component events

Common patterns:

// Listen for changes
editor.on('change', () => console.log('something changed'));

// Component lifecycle
editor.on('component:mount', (c) => console.log('component ready', c));
editor.on('component:update', (c) => console.log('component updated', c));

If you're still stuck:

  • Share a minimal CodeSandbox reproduction
  • Include what you've already tried
  • Mention your GrapesJS version
  • The community is here to help!

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