Issue #5442💬 AnsweredOpened October 3, 2023by kishanp1020 reactions

After applying the text color not able to set the background color

Quick answerby mapsmarketing

Hi @kishanp102 , I tried to reproduce the issue with the steps described but both the text and background colours are being applied (please see screenshot). <img width="318" alt="image" src="https://github.com/GrapesJS/grapesjs/assets/79551469/74b22828-610a-4530-9582-96c0c120a805">

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Question

GrapesJS version

  • I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJS

What browser are you using?

chrome

Reproducible demo link

https://jsfiddle.net/a3xgLm7c/3/

Describe the bug

How to reproduce the bug?

  1. Select the text and apply the text color
  2. Select the same text and apply the background color

What is the expected behavior?

  1. Both color should apply

What is the current behavior?

  1. Background color should apply after applying the text color

If is necessary to execute some code in order to reproduce the bug, paste it here below:

// your code here

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Answers (4)

mapsmarketingOctober 10, 2023

Hi @kishanp102 ,

I tried to reproduce the issue with the steps described but both the text and background colours are being applied (please see screenshot).

<img width="318" alt="image" src="https://github.com/GrapesJS/grapesjs/assets/79551469/74b22828-610a-4530-9582-96c0c120a805">
kishanp102October 11, 2023

Drag and drop the text component then apply the font color and click outside again click on the text and put the background color it is not applying screencast-jsfiddle.net-2023.10.11-09_19_42.webm

mapsmarketingOctober 11, 2023

Yep, you are right @kishanp102 it doesn't apply a new background colour on it after you've already set one. It's definitely a bug.

ClaudeCodeMay 17, 2026

Thanks for reporting this, @kishanp102.

Great question about After applying the text color not able to set the background color. The recommended approach with GrapesJS 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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