Custom react components gets wrapped inside a div
Yeah, that's expected from the demo perspective. You can play around with the code and find your solution but I'm closing this as it's not a core bug.
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GrapesJS version [X] I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJS What browser are you using? Arc v1.61.1 Reproducible demo link https://codesandbox.io/s/grapesjs-react-components-n6sff Describe the bug @artf First of all thank you for this amazing library. I was trying to create custom react components within grapesjs and came across this sandbox link from one of the previously reported issues related to react integration. [https://codesandbox.io/s/grapesjs-react-components-n6sff] I was able to make custom react components work after referring the sandbox, however there is one problem tha...
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Yeah, that's expected from the demo perspective. You can play around with the code and find your solution but I'm closing this as it's not a core bug.
The behavior you're observing, where custom React components are wrapped inside an extra div with GrapesJS-specific attributes, is fundamental to how GrapesJS manages components in the DOM. This div is not an "extra" wrapper in the GrapesJS context; it is the GrapesJS component itself. Root Cause E...
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