# Feature Requests

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/c/development/feature-requests/13.md?page=17

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## [Feature Request: Pause debug panel](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-pause-debug-panel/58057)

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**Author:** [@dczysz](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dczysz)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [12 February 2022 18:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-pause-debug-panel/58057 "2022-02-12T18:53:57Z")

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I searched around a bit and found a couple similar posts, but they either got sidetracked or ended with "just use/do X instead" as ways around the problem instead of solving it. We have a lot of noise coming from debu…

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## [Feature Request - Import Duplicate Nodes, Select All Option](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-import-duplicate-nodes-select-all-option/58187)

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**Author:** [@harmonic7](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/harmonic7)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [12 February 2022 04:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-import-duplicate-nodes-select-all-option/58187 "2022-02-12T04:59:02Z")

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When importing duplicate nodes (new versions of subflows for instance) on this screen: it would be great to have the option to select all of the subflows for replacing. Perhaps a checkbox above the column that checks…

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## [Feature Requests - Node.Status Enhancements & Retain Panel Width on Refresh](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-requests-node-status-enhancements-retain-panel-width-on-refresh/57963)

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**Author:** [@alex88](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/alex88)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [9 February 2022 18:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-requests-node-status-enhancements-retain-panel-width-on-refresh/57963 "2022-02-09T18:06:24Z")

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Hey @knolleary, A couple of feature requests I'd like to make in the hope that you think they are good enough to make the cut: Node status : Node-RED " The fill property can be: red , green , yellow , blue or grey" …

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## [FR: add more configuration options for inputs in UI form](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/fr-add-more-configuration-options-for-inputs-in-ui-form/58011)

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**Author:** [@Sulomus](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Sulomus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [9 February 2022 07:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/fr-add-more-configuration-options-for-inputs-in-ui-form/58011 "2022-02-09T07:09:53Z")

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I have found out that you are not able to set for example min and max limits to numeric input in UI\_form (and other people were asking for this too). Which makes it harder to use in many cases because it requires to manu…

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## [About editor keyboard shortcuts, right click](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/about-editor-keyboard-shortcuts-right-click/58004)

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**Author:** [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [8 February 2022 21:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/about-editor-keyboard-shortcuts-right-click/58004 "2022-02-08T21:26:06Z")

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I have been trying to use the newly introduced ability to slice through several wires. The shortcut is CTRL Right Click and move mouse. Since I'm using a laptop trackpad this is a two hand, three finger, manoeuvre. In…

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## [Deployment options](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/deployment-options/57983)

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**Author:** [@wz2b](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/wz2b)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [8 February 2022 12:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/deployment-options/57983 "2022-02-08T12:44:24Z")

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I was recently reading Future Plans and noticed this question: Do users edit their flows in a ‘live’ environment or are there separate development and production runtimes? I have been thinking about this. I think th…

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## [Better error handling in subflows](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/better-error-handling-in-subflows/57851)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [6 February 2022 00:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/better-error-handling-in-subflows/57851 "2022-02-06T00:43:14Z")

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This is a bit niggily and I would like to suggest that if an error is created in a subflow, that the name of the subflow is included in the error message to help determine from which subflow it came.

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## [V3 Design Consideration: Wire "Jumps"](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/v3-design-consideration-wire-jumps/57825)

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**Author:** [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [5 February 2022 23:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/v3-design-consideration-wire-jumps/57825 "2022-02-05T23:39:56Z")

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Hi, I'd like to offer a thought for v3 or beyond. One of the things that can be visually confusing in Node-RED complex flows is where wires cross each other. May diagramming tools use the engineering drawing style "jump…

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## [FR: Debug directly on node output](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/fr-debug-directly-on-node-output/57812)

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**Author:** [@quarfie](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/quarfie)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [5 February 2022 13:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/fr-debug-directly-on-node-output/57812 "2022-02-05T13:45:45Z")

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When developing flows, I find myself with many debug nodes taking up a lot of space on the tab. I wonder if the functionality of the Debug node could be delivered as an attribute of every node output. It might look sim…

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## [Suggestions for 3.0](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/suggestions-for-3-0/57772)

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**Author:** [@SandeepA](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SandeepA)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [4 February 2022 22:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/suggestions-for-3-0/57772 "2022-02-04T22:29:13Z")

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Hi , Thank You for the awesome work You guys have done on NR. We will be soon moving to 2.2. I would like to suggestions for 3.0 . I am aware that its all basis availability and time - other parameters. But in case an…

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## [Change node label color - e.g. for nodes w/ dark background](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-node-label-color-e-g-for-nodes-w-dark-background/57450)

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**Author:** [@ralphwetzel](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ralphwetzel)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [4 February 2022 09:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-node-label-color-e-g-for-nodes-w-dark-background/57450 "2022-02-04T09:23:58Z")

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Hi! It seems that currently nodes always use black as color for the labels. This looks good for nodes, that use a light background color. For darker background colors, the label yet is (almost) unreadable. I would l…

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## [Node-RED feature wish list](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-feature-wish-list/57490)

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**Author:** [@DIYtechie](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/DIYtechie)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [3 February 2022 15:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-feature-wish-list/57490 "2022-02-03T15:26:54Z")

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A combined change and switch node would make many flows much simpler and neater (if input = x then send value y to output 1. If input = x2, then send value y2 to output 2) When importing flows, I often get a message…

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## [Another suggestion for Node-Red 3](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/another-suggestion-for-node-red-3/57555)

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**Author:** [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [31 January 2022 15:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/another-suggestion-for-node-red-3/57555 "2022-01-31T15:34:45Z")

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Is it possible for the node properties dialog Enable button to move next to the Delete button? Also can the label be "Enable" instead of "Disabled" and "Disable" instead of "Enabled"?

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## [Speed up or disable editor animations](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/speed-up-or-disable-editor-animations/57544)

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**Author:** [@Timmiej93](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Timmiej93)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [31 January 2022 12:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/speed-up-or-disable-editor-animations/57544 "2022-01-31T12:00:05Z")

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Probably not a popular request, but it should be a pretty easy one. I'd like to be able to either set a speed modifier for all the animations in the editor - opening and closing node settings panes for example - similar …

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## [FR: Display multiple Edit Node windows](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/fr-display-multiple-edit-node-windows/57299)

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**Author:** [@daxliniere](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/daxliniere)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [30 January 2022 10:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/fr-display-multiple-edit-node-windows/57299 "2022-01-30T10:16:01Z")

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There have been many times when I wished I could have had two (or more) node editor windows open at the same time. My current solution is to screencap one of them and set an image viewer to always-on-top, but of course t…

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## [Link node suggestion getting to the ends of the link when on the same tab](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/link-node-suggestion-getting-to-the-ends-of-the-link-when-on-the-same-tab/57425)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [29 January 2022 06:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/link-node-suggestion-getting-to-the-ends-of-the-link-when-on-the-same-tab/57425 "2022-01-29T06:44:11Z")

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Link nodes are handy and when going between several tabs are really useful. But when the link is on the one tab it can be problematic. I am in the bottom right corner and the link goes to the top left. The only way to…

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## [Adding link like hidden wires for Status and Catch nodes](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/adding-link-like-hidden-wires-for-status-and-catch-nodes/57424)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [28 January 2022 21:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/adding-link-like-hidden-wires-for-status-and-catch-nodes/57424 "2022-01-28T21:41:52Z")

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Could you include the option like with the link node that when you click on a catch or status node a dashed line is drawn to the nodes it is monitoring? Ok, if it is ALL, that would be confusing. Amendment: (option) …

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## [Inject node feature - at a specific time - inject once missing](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/inject-node-feature-at-a-specific-time-inject-once-missing/57315)

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**Author:** [@krambriw](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/krambriw)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [28 January 2022 18:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/inject-node-feature-at-a-specific-time-inject-once-missing/57315 "2022-01-28T18:07:45Z")

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Hi, I configured the inject node to trigger "at a specific time" but I also wanted it to inject once after 30 seconds at startup But the "inject once after x seconds, then" option is missing when selecting trigger ""at …

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## [FR: Use default node name for debug when name not specified](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/fr-use-default-node-name-for-debug-when-name-not-specified/57300)

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**Author:** [@daxliniere](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/daxliniere)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [27 January 2022 17:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/fr-use-default-node-name-for-debug-when-name-not-specified/57300 "2022-01-27T17:55:17Z")

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Rather than displaying the node ID in the list of debug messages, when a node does not have a name specified, default to using the node type as shown in the main routing window. For example, the node name is Read File, …

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## [Allow to get comms connections by Module APIs to send notifications to client](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/allow-to-get-comms-connections-by-module-apis-to-send-notifications-to-client/56530)

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**Author:** [@bubus](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bubus)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [26 January 2022 19:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/allow-to-get-comms-connections-by-module-apis-to-send-notifications-to-client/56530 "2022-01-26T19:00:11Z")

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Hello, Is it possible to add getter for connections inside @node-red/runtime/lib/api/comms.js or is there some reason why it is not implemented? The getter is as simple as getConnections: function() { return co…

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## [FR: Debug node colourise Node status](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/fr-debug-node-colourise-node-status/57162)

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**Author:** [@daxliniere](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/daxliniere)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [24 January 2022 18:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/fr-debug-node-colourise-node-status/57162 "2022-01-24T18:23:26Z")

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Hey guys, Just discovered the Node status feature of the debug node. Awesome little feature. It would be great if, when the input was a boolean, the little circle was colourised as is often done with other nodes: T…

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## [Show status of switch node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/show-status-of-switch-node/57158)

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**Author:** [@MKaiser96](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/MKaiser96)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [24 January 2022 17:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/show-status-of-switch-node/57158 "2022-01-24T17:42:18Z")

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It would be nice if the standard switch node shows the payload of the property. The switch node from node-red-contrib-ccu : ccu-switch shows the payload and the output number from the switch node. Here is an example of i…

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## [Inject node - paste in output from debug node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/inject-node-paste-in-output-from-debug-node/57058)

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**Author:** [@LosinIt](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/LosinIt)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [22 January 2022 23:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/inject-node-paste-in-output-from-debug-node/57058 "2022-01-22T23:54:40Z")

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I haven't found anything in the community on this so I'm either asking for pointers or making a feature request. For debugging purposes I wanted to "replay" a couple messages from an external source. I had a debug node …

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## [FR: Sort Group selection drop down list](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/fr-sort-group-selection-drop-down-list/56978)

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**Author:** [@Sean-McG](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Sean-McG)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [20 January 2022 18:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/fr-sort-group-selection-drop-down-list/56978 "2022-01-20T18:31:50Z")

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Not sure if this has been mentioned, I couldn't see anything. But it cannot just be me that finds this a pain? As my project has grown this list is getting longer and longer. If I add a new group then I know I can find …

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## [Flippable node wiring direction](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flippable-node-wiring-direction/56937)

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**Author:** [@r0ller](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/r0ller)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [20 January 2022 11:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flippable-node-wiring-direction/56937 "2022-01-20T11:45:16Z")

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Hi All, Would it be an easy to develop feature to make wiring direction flippable at a certain node? Currently, if you have a number of nodes in multiple rows, then the wiring goes always left to right like: A-\>B-\>C---…

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## [Add ability to \*require\* subflow env variable before deploy (like real nodes)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-ability-to-require-subflow-env-variable-before-deploy-like-real-nodes/56922)

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**Author:** [@gemini86](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gemini86)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [19 January 2022 15:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-ability-to-require-subflow-env-variable-before-deploy-like-real-nodes/56922 "2022-01-19T15:55:21Z")

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Just a simple checkbox under each env property in properties editor, which when checked, would require these fields not be left empty before deploying. For now my workaround is checking for these fields to be filled …

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## [Trigger "Resend it every" option to have "Then Send"](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trigger-resend-it-every-option-to-have-then-send/55214)

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**Author:** [@step-chew](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/step-chew)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [17 January 2022 09:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trigger-resend-it-every-option-to-have-then-send/55214 "2022-01-17T09:22:05Z")

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"Then Send" parameter is available for "wait for" option, after the timeout. However, it's not offered for "resend it every" option. It'd be nice if it could be added as well. Scenario: I have an event driven reminder,…

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## [Subflow: Add labels to OUTPUT nodes](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/subflow-add-labels-to-output-nodes/56266)

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**Author:** [@ralphwetzel](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ralphwetzel)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [13 January 2022 22:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/subflow-add-labels-to-output-nodes/56266 "2022-01-13T22:49:39Z")

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I'm operating with subflows that have a number of output's. I usually give those outputs a name - simply for documentation purposes (in the main flows). Within the subflow I have to use an (additional) comment node to sh…

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## [Auto update palette (plugins)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/auto-update-palette-plugins/56451)

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**Author:** [@Hamsterman](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Hamsterman)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [11 January 2022 10:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/auto-update-palette-plugins/56451 "2022-01-11T10:39:01Z")

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Simple as that - just make it possible so all the plugins are automatically updated.

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## [Passport-azure-ad authentication](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/passport-azure-ad-authentication/56385)

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**Author:** [@tushar](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tushar)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [10 January 2022 10:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/passport-azure-ad-authentication/56385 "2022-01-10T10:10:57Z")

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hey all, i am using image 2.1.4 and i would like to know if this already supports passpord-azure-ad or has this feature already added as a dependency on this image. Basically, i am trying to modify the settings.js file t…

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