Vue js error: Component template should contain exactly one root element

Note This answer only applies to version 2.x of Vue. Version 3 has lifted this restriction.

You have two root elements in your template.

<div class="form-group">
  ...
</div>
<div class="col-md-6">
  ...
</div>

And you need one.

<div>
    <div class="form-group">
      ...
    </div>

    <div class="col-md-6">
      ...
    </div>
</div>

Essentially in Vue you must have only one root element in your templates.

For a more complete answer: http://www.compulsivecoders.com/tech/vuejs-component-template-should-contain-exactly-one-root-element/

But basically:

Currently, a VueJS template can contain only one root element (because of rendering issue)
In cases you really need to have two root elements because HTML structure does not allow you to create a wrapping parent element, you can use vue-fragment.

To install it:

npm install vue-fragment

To use it:

import Fragment from 'vue-fragment';
Vue.use(Fragment.Plugin);

// or

import { Plugin } from 'vue-fragment';
Vue.use(Plugin);

Then, in your component:

<template>
  <fragment>
    <tr class="hola">
      ...
    </tr>
    <tr class="hello">
      ...
    </tr>
  </fragment>
</template>

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