Issue #6663πŸ’¬ AnsweredOpened Nov 26, 2025by lexoyo0 reactions

Symbols break when loading pages progressively (instances lose __symbol link)

Quick answerby lexoyo

Oh and i'd be happy to contribute if you tell me what solution i should focus on (a command to re-connect instances, an async method to load project data like what i do in silex, ...) cc @artf

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Here is a video showing the bug: https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/0fdc76ed-cee5-4481-98b1-cbbf52572b31 GrapesJS version [x] I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJS What browser are you using? firefox latest and Chrome v141.0.7390.122 Reproducible demo link https://canary.silex.me/ I can do a fiddle/codepen if needed, or you can reproduce using https://canary.silex.me (you need a gitlab.com account), no setup needed, bug reproduces immediately Or even easier, without a gitlab.com account: Then you have a blank site on http://localhost:6805 Describe the bug Hello! When loading...

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lexoyoβ€’ Nov 26, 2025

Oh and i'd be happy to contribute if you tell me what solution i should focus on (a command to re-connect instances, an async method to load project data like what i do in silex, ...)

cc @artf

artfβ€’ Nov 28, 2025

yeah looks like an issue with that way of loading pages πŸ€” I don't see any issue on my side (full project load). What is the reason behind loading pages in that way?

lexoyoβ€’ Nov 28, 2025

yeah looks like an issue with that way of loading pages πŸ€” I don't see any issue on my side (full project load). What is the reason behind loading pages in that way? It avoids blocking the main thread for too long. When users load a real life website it usually displays a warning that a script has...

GJS Helperβ€’ May 17, 2026

Hello! Thank you for the detailed bug report and the reproducible demo link. This is a critical issue when dealing with large projects and progressive page loading in GrapesJS. Root Cause Explanation The issue you've described, where symbol instances lose their bidirectional link (symbol property b...

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