Deleting a component without deleting its corresponding style
Extended idea from https://github.com/GrapesJS/grapesjs/issues/1855
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GrapesJS version [X] I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJS What browser are you using? latest version of Chrome Reproducible demo link https://grapesjs.com/demo.html Describe the bug How to reproduce the bug? <img width="1665" alt="image" src="https://github.com/GrapesJS/grapesjs/assets/114127651/657cbaf6-7e87-4702-ac7f-36c710464728"> What is the expected behavior? it's style maybe reduce, What is the current behavior? First of all, my editor only uses one page. Every time I switch pages, it will replace the current configuration with a page from the backend. Therefore, when I imple...
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Extended idea from https://github.com/GrapesJS/grapesjs/issues/1855
Here it's explained how to create components with related styles https://grapesjs.com/docs/modules/Components.html#components-css
Only in that case, it would be safe for the editor to delete related styles.
The issue you're encountering, where deleting a component does not remove its corresponding styles, leading to redundant CSS, is a common challenge in web builders like GrapesJS. This behavior is by design in GrapesJS's CssComposer for several reasons: Root Cause Explanation: Shared Styles: CSS cla...
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