Issue #4356๐Ÿ’ฌ AnsweredOpened May 31, 2022by Justin83030 reactions

Selector:remove event does not exist

Quick answerby artf

Hi @Justin8303 selector:remove refers to the global container of selectors so it's only triggered when the selector is actually removed from the global collection and not from the component. When you remove the selector from the component, it still exists as it might also be used somewhere else. If you need to track c...

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GrapesJS version [X] I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJS What browser are you using? Chrome 101 Reproducible demo link https://jsfiddle.net/sdrf72wx/1/ Describe the bug How to reproduce the bug?execute the code below on the initialization of the editoradd and remove a selector of a componentLook at the console output What is the expected behavior? If a component selector is removed, it should print the selector to the console. What is the current behavior? There is no console message, if the selector is removed, so the "selector:remove" event is not firing. Also, the "selector" ev...

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artfโ€ข Jun 1, 2022

Hi @Justin8303 selector:remove refers to the global container of selectors so it's only triggered when the selector is actually removed from the global collection and not from the component. When you remove the selector from the component, it still exists as it might also be used somewhere else. If...

GJSBlockโ€ข May 17, 2026

Thanks for reporting this, @Justin8303. Great question about selector:remove event does not exist. The recommended approach with Components 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 c...

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