Issue #5263✓ SolvedOpened Jul 28, 2023by pittleCheung3 reactions

Deleting a component without deleting its corresponding style, will adding new components later cause style conflicts?

Quick answerby pittleCheung2

Yes , you are right, I copying all matched styles ,so I can paste anywhere , even cross-browser paste, I find this to be extremely useful. When I delete a component, it does not remove the corresponding styles. This is a major issue, And when I copy and paste multiple times on the same website, it leads to a lot of re...

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GrapesJS version [X] I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJS What browser are you using? latest version of Chrome Reproducible demo link null Describe the bug How to reproduce the bug? <img width="1666" alt="image" src="https://github.com/GrapesJS/grapesjs/assets/114127651/c37e339a-e14f-486b-85fb-34c170b855dd"> What is the expected behavior? What is the current behavior? I use rewrite ctrl + c and ctrl + v logic <img width="681" alt="image" src="https://github.com/GrapesJS/grapesjs/assets/114127651/c056010a-d680-439b-a381-0aa36fd7e2ac"> I have set up three parent components and use ct...

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👍 Most helpfulpittleCheungAug 1, 2023

Yes , you are right, I copying all matched styles ,so I can paste anywhere , even cross-browser paste, I find this to be extremely useful. When I delete a component, it does not remove the corresponding styles. This is a major issue, And when I copy and paste multiple times on the same website, it...

pittleCheungAug 3, 2023

it‘s still a problem

artfJul 31, 2023

I don't see how this is a core bug. You're using your own copy/paste logic and it doesn't even seem correct, you should take care of the unique ids of each component/rule.After deleting these child components, their styles still remain. If you're copying all matched styles it would also contain sty...

GJS HelperMay 17, 2026

You've hit on a common point of confusion regarding how GrapesJS manages styles, especially when components are dynamically added and removed. Your observation that styles persist after deleting child components, particularly with custom copy-paste logic, is accurate and can indeed lead to style co...

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