Custom traits are not loading inside a custom block
Your component has inner components, so if you select one of those, you will see traits of those components, not event-block. If you properly select event-block, you'll see your traits. <img width="856" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a0913237-02f9-44f8-af51-6d151b618a37" /> and FYI, this i...
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GrapesJS version [x] I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJS What browser are you using? Version 133.0.6943.98 Reproducible demo link https://codesandbox.io/p/sandbox/loving-breeze-mdls43?file=%2Findex.js%3A77%2C6 Describe the bug Iam trying to add some custom triats to my block unfortunately i can only see the default triats [id,title] my block have few html code but if i remove all the html code and put only one string like hellow world without any html in component property the triats will show Code of Conduct [x] I agree to follow this project's Code of Conduct
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Your component has inner components, so if you select one of those, you will see traits of those components, not event-block. If you properly select event-block, you'll see your traits. <img width="856" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a0913237-02f9-44f8-af51-6d151b618a37...
The issue you're encountering, where custom traits don't load for a custom block when its components property contains complex HTML but do load with a simple string, is a known behavior related to how GrapesJS parses and manages component structures, particularly when dealing with the components pr...
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