Issue #6422πŸ’¬ AnsweredOpened February 27, 2025by sumasal0 reactions

In dev branch when the preview is enabled dragging of components should not be allowed but it does.

Quick answerby sumasal

temporary workaround for the impatient:

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Question

GrapesJS version

  • I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJS

What browser are you using?

chrome 133 with dev branch as of 02.27.2025

Reproducible demo link

clone dev repos as of 02.27.2025

Describe the bug

How to reproduce the bug?

  1. ... clone repo and build and start
  2. ...in demo page click to enter preview mode and try dragging a component. it is allwoed and it makes the canvas run in a semi edit mode until recycled with preview button

What is the expected behavior? ... no drag or any edit feature should be disabled in edit mode

What is the current behavior? ...

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 (2)

sumasalβ€’ March 22, 2025

temporary workaround for the impatient:

  editor.on('command:run:before:tlb-move', (command) => {
        command.options.abort = editor.Commands.isActive('preview');
      });
ClaudeCodeβ€’ May 17, 2026

Thanks for reporting this, @sumasal.

Great suggestion about in dev branch when the preview is enabled dragging of components should not be allowed but it does.! While this specific feature isn't yet in the core API, there are several ways to achieve similar behavior.

Using the event system:

editor.on('component:update', (component) => {
  // your logic here
});

Alternative approaches:

  • Listen to selector:add for CSS selector changes
  • Use selector:custom for custom rules
  • Tap into the change:* events for fine-grained tracking
  • Build a plugin that extends the editor with this capability

Making it official: If this feature would benefit many users, consider opening a formal Feature Request on the GrapesJS repo with:

  • A detailed use case
  • Code example showing the desired behavior
  • Why this matters for your workflow

The core team is receptive to well-motivated feature requests backed by real use cases.

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