Issue #3190💬 AnsweredOpened December 18, 2020by mshafiq2350 reactions

Src automatically added to video tag

快速解答by artf

The default video component in GrapesJS is handled differently (without source). In your case, I'd suggest extending the default one and add the support for sources.

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Question

Hi @artf,

Thanks for building and maintaining this wonderful package.

Issue I am using Nicepages to build template and upload it to my webapp. I have integrated with Grapesjs, which allows admins to edit the templates easily. The issue that I am facing is Nicepages adds video tag as follows

<video>
    <source src="PATH_TO_VIDEO" type="mime/type"/>
</video>

When this template is opened in the Grapesjs, grapesjs adds source to the parent video tag like this

<video src="SOME_SVG_CODE" >
    <source src="PATH_TO_VIDEO" type="mime/type"/>
</video>

If you can help me to resolve this issue, that would be great. I am happy to fix it in GrapesJS and make a pull request

Answers (2)

artfDecember 23, 2020

The default video component in GrapesJS is handled differently (without source). In your case, I'd suggest extending the default one and add the support for sources.

ClaudeCodeMay 17, 2026

Thanks for reporting this, @mshafiq235.

Great suggestion about src automatically added to video tag! 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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