# Add option to editor group config to disable the nodes in the group

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-option-to-editor-group-config-to-disable-the-nodes-in-the-group/99203>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Tags:** editor\
**Created:** [28 September 2025 14:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-option-to-editor-group-config-to-disable-the-nodes-in-the-group/99203 "2025-09-28T14:32:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![jbudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f8ce5/32.png) [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)\
**Post date:** [28 September 2025 14:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-option-to-editor-group-config-to-disable-the-nodes-in-the-group/99203/1 "2025-09-28T14:32:36Z")

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If you right click on a group outline or name, then Show action list, you can choose "Enable selected nodes" or "Disable selected nodes" which will affect all of the nodes inside the group.

Can a button Enabled/Disabled be added to the group config dialog (cf the dialog to edit a node or a tag), which will have the same effect?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/0/b/0bdedd5de2dfdc6599c0e5fae91d53557c1b5e81.png)

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [28 September 2025 17:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-option-to-editor-group-config-to-disable-the-nodes-in-the-group/99203/2 "2025-09-28T17:34:31Z")

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> [@jbudd](#):
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> Can a button Enabled/Disabled be added to the group config dialog (cf the dialog to edit a node or a tag), which will have the same effect?

For consistency, this would be reasonable.

In the meantime, you can use the existing context menu

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/6/4/64fc9d74ed2ee3e88851a45cacc8212f747ebdc3.png)

Additionally, the help button should be present too (if the group has documentation)  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/7/a/7a507e7bb4bd0d76d4f41cf4e85fb9a1424e199f.png)

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**Author:** ![jbudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f8ce5/32.png) [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)\
**Post date:** [28 September 2025 17:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-option-to-editor-group-config-to-disable-the-nodes-in-the-group/99203/3 "2025-09-28T17:50:51Z")

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> [@Steve-Mcl](#):
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> In the meantime, you can use the existing context menu
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> ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/6/4/64fc9d74ed2ee3e88851a45cacc8212f747ebdc3.png)

Thanks for that, I was not aware of that option.  
Maybe then the group option context menu needs Enable and Disable selected nodes too?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/5/8/582d39fc2de85b779c37a0bf5b0e572bd8c6a3cf.png)

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [27 November 2025 17:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-option-to-editor-group-config-to-disable-the-nodes-in-the-group/99203/4 "2025-11-27T17:50:53Z")

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