Issue #3145💬 AnsweredOpened November 17, 2020by sashapawlow7260 reactions

How to edit a button if the button has an action (opening a modal window)?

快速解答by artf

You have to create a custom component for that button if it requires custom logic/behavior from what the original HTML does

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Question

I have a html template. the html template has a button. when you click on the button, an event occurs (opening a modal window). Is it possible to visually change the appearance of a button without firing an event? With allowScript: 0, I can edit the appearance of the button, but in this case, the event does not fire (opening a modal window). In case of allowScript: 1, an event is triggered (opening a modal window), but there is no way to edit the appearance of the button. There were ideas to switch between allowScript 0 and allowScript 1, but allowScript removes all js from the page.

Answers (2)

artfNovember 19, 2020

You have to create a custom component for that button if it requires custom logic/behavior from what the original HTML does

ClaudeCodeMay 17, 2026

Thanks for reporting this, @sashapawlow726.

Great suggestion about FEAT: how to edit a button if the button has an action (opening a modal window)?! 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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