Cant minimize widget

EdnaFuentes — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 03:03:18 GMT

I’m creating a chat widget that’s powered by an LLM backend service.

The issue I’m facing is that after I minimize the widget, I’m no longer able to drag or pan the map. It seems like the original widget area (set in Experience Builder) is still taking up space — minimizing it in React doesn’t actually make that area transparent or release the pointer events.

I’ve tried several approaches but haven’t had any luck so far. Has anyone run into a similar issue, and if so, how did you solve it?

Thanks in advance!

Thanks in advance

Re: Cant minimize widget

VenkataKondepati — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 04:31:15 GMT

This happens because the minimized chat widget still sits on top of the map.
Just set the container to ignore pointer events when minimized:

.minimized { pointer-events: none; width: 0; height: 0; opacity: 0; }

Or hide it completely with display: none.
In Experience Builder, you can also dispatch:

appActions.widgetStatePropChange(widgetId, 'visible', false)

That frees up the map for panning again.

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