Issue #4607πŸ’¬ AnsweredOpened September 23, 2022by RomanGlazkov0 reactions

JS error when moving an element with its child

Quick answerby artf

I guess we should avoid selecting children of already selected components in the first place.

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Question

GrapesJS version

  • I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJS

What browser are you using?

Chrome v104

Reproducible demo link

https://grapesjs.com/demo.html

Describe the bug

How to reproduce the bug?

  1. Select an element
  2. Hold down the CTRL key and select a child element
  3. Try moving these elements

What is the expected behavior? Editor does not allow moving

What is the current behavior? Move doesn't happen but there is a js error

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Answers (2)

artfβ€’ November 18, 2022

I guess we should avoid selecting children of already selected components in the first place.

ClaudeCodeβ€’ May 17, 2026

Thanks for reporting this, @RomanGlazkov.

Great suggestion about JS error when moving an element with its child! 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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