Issue #4739💬 AnsweredOpened November 20, 2022by hemaltandel10 reactions

Css class name with '/' converted to '-'

Quick answerby artf

You should still be able to use the escapeName option

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Question

GrapesJS version

  • I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJS

What browser are you using?

Edge Version 107.0.1418.52 (Official build) (64-bit)

Reproducible demo link

https://codesandbox.io/s/peaceful-glade-rbfbwt?file=/src/app/app.component.ts

Describe the bug

How to reproduce the bug?

  1. Create new app with grapejs
  2. call grapejs init with default config.
  3. add new class named "test1/2"
  4. Inpect the canvas html using developer toool.
  5. It's renamed to "test1-2".

What is the expected behavior? Class name should not be renamed. It should keep the name as is. e.g. test1/2 In previous version we were able to pass escapeNames within "selectorManagerConfig" which not available in current version 0.20.1

What is the current behavior? Rename class name with '/' to '-' e.g. "test1/2" to "test1-2"

Code of Conduct

  • I agree to follow this project's Code of Conduct

Answers (2)

artfDecember 3, 2022

You should still be able to use the escapeName option

selectorManager: {
  escapeName: value => value
},
ClaudeCodeMay 17, 2026

Thanks for reporting this, @hemaltandel1.

Great question about css class name with '/' converted to '-'. The recommended approach with Canvas 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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