# Dashboard 2 Creating Pages & Groups
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-creating-pages-groups/85124
**Category:** Dashboard
**Tags:** dashboard-2
**Created:** [1 February 2024 15:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-creating-pages-groups/85124 "2024-02-01T15:08:32Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@FormaServe](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/FormaServe)
#### Post date: [1 February 2024 15:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-creating-pages-groups/85124/1 "2024-02-01T15:08:32Z")
Hi there,
is there any way, using Dash2 to create pages, groups and themes up front before any work is started on the flow?
Cheers.
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### Author:  [@Paul-Reed](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Paul-Reed)
#### Post date: [1 February 2024 19:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-creating-pages-groups/85124/2 "2024-02-01T19:38:27Z")
As far as I know, yes. Just import any DB2 node and then set up your group & page from within that node before constructing your flow.
Have you tried? what problem are you hitting?
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### Author:  [@FormaServe](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/FormaServe)
#### Post date: [2 February 2024 08:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-creating-pages-groups/85124/3 "2024-02-02T08:56:31Z")
Thanks for the reply.
I just want to setup all the pages & groups before I add any node to a flow.
I have a demo to give on Dashboard 2 & hoped to set those all up first.
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### Author:  [@hotNipi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hotNipi)
#### Post date: [2 February 2024 09:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-creating-pages-groups/85124/4 "2024-02-02T09:18:57Z")
I think you'll need to add some dummy content to groups to make it happen. Still, group sizes depend on content sizes so you cant have desired final layout according to sizes. But structure should be possible that way.
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### Author:  [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [2 February 2024 09:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-creating-pages-groups/85124/5 "2024-02-02T09:22:57Z")
> [@FormaServe](#):
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> I have a demo to give on Dashboard 2 & hoped to set those all up first.
You should be able to add a UI node and add the groups and pages using that. Then delete the UI node again.
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### Author:  [@Paul-Reed](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Paul-Reed)
#### Post date: [2 February 2024 11:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-creating-pages-groups/85124/6 "2024-02-02T11:08:12Z")
> [@Colin](#):
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> You should be able to add a UI node and add the groups and pages using that
I've already suggested that above.
> [@FormaServe](#):
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> I have a demo to give on Dashboard 2 & hoped to set those all up first.
You could create your demo on a different nodered instance, export it, and import it on the instance where you are presenting. It will then create the original group & page.
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### Author:  [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [2 February 2024 11:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-creating-pages-groups/85124/7 "2024-02-02T11:26:47Z")
> [@Paul-Reed](#):
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> I've already suggested that above.
I was pointing out that he could delete the ui node in order to get the point of having configured groups and pages without any ui nodes in the flow.
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### Author:  [@FormaServe](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/FormaServe)
#### Post date: [6 February 2024 11:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-creating-pages-groups/85124/8 "2024-02-06T11:57:42Z")
Thanks for everyones reply.
I will go down the route of adding a dummy node, setup the pages stuff, then delete the dummy node.
Cheers
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [7 March 2024 11:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-creating-pages-groups/85124/9 "2024-03-07T11:57:57Z")
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