Tabs behaviour after HTML import
This is not related to the core but more to the Tab plugin which is not re-importable by default.
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GrapesJS version [X] I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJS What browser are you using? Chrome 107 (MacOS) Reproducible demo link https://grapesjs.com/demo.html Describe the bug How to reproduce the bug?Drag and drop the Tabs block into the editor contentClick on the "import" button on the topChange something in the html content (rename one of the previous tabs created for example)Click on "import" What is the expected behavior? The tabs have to be editable (add new tab and navigate between them) after html import What is the current behavior? The tabs have not the "tab" type anymore...
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This is not related to the core but more to the Tab plugin which is not re-importable by default.
Hey! Thanks a lot for the answer. In fact, the issues seems to come from the reimport code & store manager, that does not update the JSON part of the code. Would you have a way to take a look? Or should we create the same ticket on the tab plugin branch and/or the re-import plugin branch?
It's related to the Tab plugin as once you print its HTML there is no way to reimport is back. You can actually extend the Tab component and add the isComponent method to allow the parser to identify the component.
Thanks for reporting this, @Rilvatore. Great question about Tabs behaviour after HTML import. 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 a...
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