# Bug when adding Spacer Dashboard 2

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/bug-when-adding-spacer-dashboard-2/94316>\
**Category:** Dashboard\
**Tags:** possible-bug, dashboard-2\
**Created:** [2 January 2025 12:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/bug-when-adding-spacer-dashboard-2/94316 "2025-01-02T12:04:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![gerrybartley](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/gerrybartley/32/67495_2.png) [@gerrybartley](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gerrybartley)\
**Post date:** [2 January 2025 12:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/bug-when-adding-spacer-dashboard-2/94316/1 "2025-01-02T12:04:52Z")

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OS Red Hat Enterprise Linux release 9.4 (Plow)  
Node-Red Version 4.0.8  
Dashboard  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/5/b/5b442ac19e3eaae0619e21351d70782a72ef0897.png)

**Issue**  
Can't set Group when Adding a spacer from layout

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/4/8/4831c2c1aca65358899df4ed9d8638603deac92e.png)

Spacer doesn't appear in the group I tried to add it to

Shows up as invalid in Config menu  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/4/9/4953b551e8ebd470f173c4822af2f144a158397b.png)

If I edit it here I can select the group and set it's dimensions

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/b/8/b883a9fb16e0e4c8c91e6a90d73037b585455a72.png)

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/0/e/0e3647ccdb5574dba73f101e1f612d619cd76bd7.png)

And now its appears under layout as expected

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/d/6/d683bcb5c2981547ac2003b292e1753993f56e58.png)

This was definitely working in a previous release

Anyone else seeing this issue

regards Gerry

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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:** [2 January 2025 12:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/bug-when-adding-spacer-dashboard-2/94316/2 "2025-01-02T12:59:39Z")

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What version of node-red are you running?

There were changes in this area in latest node-red V4.0.8

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**Author:** ![gerrybartley](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/gerrybartley/32/67495_2.png) [@gerrybartley](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gerrybartley)\
**Post date:** [2 January 2025 13:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/bug-when-adding-spacer-dashboard-2/94316/3 "2025-01-02T13:01:11Z")

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Node-Red Version 4.0.8.

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**Author:** ![gerrybartley](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/gerrybartley/32/67495_2.png) [@gerrybartley](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gerrybartley)\
**Post date:** [9 January 2025 19:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/bug-when-adding-spacer-dashboard-2/94316/4 "2025-01-09T19:35:16Z")

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Just confirmed that this works correctly in v4.0.7

So bug introduced in v4.0.8

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**Author:** ![GogoVega](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/gogovega/32/71313_2.png) [@GogoVega](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/GogoVega)\
**Post date:** [9 January 2025 20:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/bug-when-adding-spacer-dashboard-2/94316/5 "2025-01-09T20:31:28Z")

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It's not NR core, it's the v1.21.0 of Dashboard.

Will fix that

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**Author:** ![gerrybartley](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/gerrybartley/32/67495_2.png) [@gerrybartley](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gerrybartley)\
**Post date:** [9 January 2025 20:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/bug-when-adding-spacer-dashboard-2/94316/6 "2025-01-09T20:36:19Z")

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Oops you're correct. Just updated dashboard to v1.21.0 on my laptop and the bug is there

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**Author:** ![GogoVega](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/gogovega/32/71313_2.png) [@GogoVega](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/GogoVega)\
**Post date:** [9 January 2025 20:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/bug-when-adding-spacer-dashboard-2/94316/7 "2025-01-09T20:56:25Z")

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> <https://github.com/FlowFuse/node-red-dashboard/pull/1571>
>
> Fixes https://discourse.nodered.org/t/bug-when-adding-spacer-dashboard-2/94316
> …
> \## Description
> 
> In #1516, the prefix to use in input element identifiers has been replaced by \`node-config-input\`.
> 
> Until now the layout treated \`ui-spacer\` as a normal node and edited it with \`RED.editor.edit()\` which uses the\`node-input\` prefix. This is why the input is no longer prepared (the selection is missing).
> 
> \## Related Issue(s)
> 
> \#1516
> 
> \## Checklist
> 
> - \[x\] I have read the \[contribution guidelines\](https://github.com/FlowFuse/flowfuse/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)
> - \[\] Suitable unit/system level tests have been added and they pass 
> - \[\] Documentation has been updated
> - \[\] Upgrade instructions
> - \[\] Configuration details
> - \[\] Concepts
> - \[\] Changes \`flowforge.yml\`?
> - \[\] Issue/PR raised on \`FlowFuse/helm\` to update ConfigMap Template
> - \[\] Issue/PR raised on \`FlowFuse/CloudProject\` to update values for Staging/Production
> 
> \## Labels
> 
> - \[\] Includes a DB migration? -\> add the \`area:migration\` label

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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:** [23 January 2025 20:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/bug-when-adding-spacer-dashboard-2/94316/8 "2025-01-23T20:57:23Z")

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