Ability to change all margin, padding etc properties together
Yeah, that would be cool, but unfortunately, GrapesJS doesn't have yet the proper UI module which could allow easily to build new UI components by reusing others, so StyleManager.addType is the only way but in that case, it's up to you building all the elements.
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Hello, right now grapesjs provides built in properties like margin, padding that allow user to change each property one by one (margin-top, margin-bottom, etc).
It would be nice to have ability to change all these properties together. To have some lock button, for example, when it's enabled it will change all properties together, not one by one. It could be look like this:

@artf is there an easy way to implement this using existing grapesjs tools, e.g. StyleManager.addType method or something similar?
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Yeah, that would be cool, but unfortunately, GrapesJS doesn't have yet the proper UI module which could allow easily to build new UI components by reusing others, so StyleManager.addType is the only way but in that case, it's up to you building all the elements.
Thanks for reporting this, @kuhelbeher.
Great suggestion about FEAT: Ability to change all margin, padding etc properties together! 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:addfor CSS selector changes - Use
selector:customfor 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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