# Dashboard 2 table searchbar huge

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-table-searchbar-huge/98745>\
**Category:** Dashboard\
**Created:** [20 August 2025 10:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-table-searchbar-huge/98745 "2025-08-20T10:09:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 12\
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**Author:** ![ArcelorMan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/arcelorman/32/99548_2.png) [@ArcelorMan](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ArcelorMan)\
**Post date:** [20 August 2025 10:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-table-searchbar-huge/98745/1 "2025-08-20T10:09:47Z")

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For some reason, my searchbars have variable size. Why is this? They should all be like the first one.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/2/9/29ecac54d3cbf4e19e157a351f74b8de701751d6.png)

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [20 August 2025 10:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-table-searchbar-huge/98745/2 "2025-08-20T10:40:32Z")

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Since we have no idea how you have implemented the search bar it is impossible to say. Please export the search bar node and paste it in here.

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**Author:** ![ArcelorMan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/arcelorman/32/99548_2.png) [@ArcelorMan](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ArcelorMan)\
**Post date:** [20 August 2025 11:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-table-searchbar-huge/98745/3 "2025-08-20T11:39:40Z")

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I didn’t, it’s the default search toggle in the table node in dashboard 2.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/6/d/6dbd6067fb8aacbd20d2378a5a9f302c35a62021.png)

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**Author:** ![ArcelorMan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/arcelorman/32/99548_2.png) [@ArcelorMan](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ArcelorMan)\
**Post date:** [20 August 2025 11:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-table-searchbar-huge/98745/4 "2025-08-20T11:41:33Z")

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This is the table:

```auto
[{"id": "b47138d08f31f40e","type": "ui-table","z": "734a13e3.37befc","group": "b627bc42e7ff1b1c","name": "FaultyPingresponse table VW","label": "Voorwals","order": 2,"width": "3","height": "1","maxrows": 0,"passthru": false,"autocols": false,"showSearch": true,"deselect": true,"selectionType": "none","columns": [{"title": "Name","key": "Name","keyType": "key","type": "text","width": "60%","align": "start"},{"title": "IP_Address","key": "IP_Address","keyType": "key","type": "text","width": "30%","align": "start"},{"title": "Last Ping","key": "PingResponse","keyType": "key","type": "text","width": "10%","align": "start"}],"mobileBreakpoint": "sm","mobileBreakpointType": "defaults","action": "replace","x": 1370,"y": 640,"wires": []},{"id": "b627bc42e7ff1b1c","type": "ui-group","name": "Pingresponses","page": "b3c7faa129a8c77c","width": "12","height": 1,"order": 1,"showTitle": true,"className": "","visible": "true","disabled": "false","groupType": "default"},{"id": "b3c7faa129a8c77c","type": "ui-page","name": "Combricks pingresponse","ui": "e32064f2a9a1440a","path": "/Pings","icon": "home","layout": "grid","theme": "f76cf7548185b8b4","breakpoints": [{"name": "Default","px": "0","cols": "3"},{"name": "Tablet","px": "576","cols": "6"},{"name": "Small Desktop","px": "768","cols": "9"},{"name": "Desktop","px": "1024","cols": "12"}],"order": 1,"className": "","visible": true,"disabled": false},{"id": "e32064f2a9a1440a","type": "ui-base","name": "My Dashboard","path": "/dashboard","appIcon": "","includeClientData": false,"acceptsClientConfig": ["ui-notification","ui-control"],"showPathInSidebar": false,"headerContent": "page","navigationStyle": "default","titleBarStyle": "default","showReconnectNotification": true,"notificationDisplayTime": 1,"showDisconnectNotification": true,"allowInstall": true},{"id": "f76cf7548185b8b4","type": "ui-theme","name": "Default Theme","colors": {"surface": "#d23232","primary": "#ffffff","bgPage": "#ffebeb","groupBg": "#ffffff","groupOutline": "#cccccc"},"sizes": {"density": "default","pagePadding": "12px","groupGap": "12px","groupBorderRadius": "4px","widgetGap": "12px"}}]

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [20 August 2025 13:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-table-searchbar-huge/98745/5 "2025-08-20T13:02:23Z")

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OK, I have not used that, I will let a table expert answer.

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**Author:** ![iiLaw](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/iilaw/32/14782_2.png) [@iiLaw](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/iiLaw)\
**Post date:** [22 August 2025 08:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-table-searchbar-huge/98745/6 "2025-08-22T08:19:55Z")

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What version of dashboard are you running?  
Renders ok on @flowfuse/node-red-dashboard _1.24.2_

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/e/c/ec42f3356f61995f6c6cda9fde381d68c588fc76.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:** [22 August 2025 09:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-table-searchbar-huge/98745/7 "2025-08-22T09:50:34Z")

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Do you have any custom CSS templates?

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**Author:** ![ArcelorMan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/arcelorman/32/99548_2.png) [@ArcelorMan](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ArcelorMan)\
**Post date:** [26 August 2025 12:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-table-searchbar-huge/98745/8 "2025-08-26T12:48:15Z")

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_Running 1.24.2_

Am however running 4 tables side by side in the pingresponses group. First one works fine, the other 3 do not.

```auto
[
    {
        "id": "1291998a0e38038d",
        "type": "ui-table",
        "z": "734a13e3.37befc",
        "group": "b627bc42e7ff1b1c",
        "name": "FaultyPingresponse table OV",
        "label": "Ovens",
        "order": 1,
        "width": "3",
        "height": "1",
        "maxrows": 0,
        "passthru": false,
        "autocols": false,
        "showSearch": true,
        "deselect": true,
        "selectionType": "none",
        "columns": [
            {
                "title": "Name",
                "key": "Name",
                "keyType": "key",
                "type": "text",
                "width": "60%",
                "align": "start"
            },
            {
                "title": "IP_Address",
                "key": "IP_Address",
                "keyType": "key",
                "type": "text",
                "width": "30%",
                "align": "start"
            },
            {
                "title": "Last Ping",
                "key": "PingResponse",
                "keyType": "key",
                "type": "text",
                "width": "10%",
                "align": "start"
            }
        ],
        "mobileBreakpoint": "sm",
        "mobileBreakpointType": "defaults",
        "action": "replace",
        "x": 1100,
        "y": 600,
        "wires": [
            []
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "b47138d08f31f40e",
        "type": "ui-table",
        "z": "734a13e3.37befc",
        "group": "b627bc42e7ff1b1c",
        "name": "FaultyPingresponse table VW",
        "label": "Voorwals",
        "order": 2,
        "width": "3",
        "height": "1",
        "maxrows": 0,
        "passthru": false,
        "autocols": false,
        "showSearch": true,
        "deselect": true,
        "selectionType": "none",
        "columns": [
            {
                "title": "Name",
                "key": "Name",
                "keyType": "key",
                "type": "text",
                "width": "60%",
                "align": "start"
            },
            {
                "title": "IP_Address",
                "key": "IP_Address",
                "keyType": "key",
                "type": "text",
                "width": "30%",
                "align": "start"
            },
            {
                "title": "Last Ping",
                "key": "PingResponse",
                "keyType": "key",
                "type": "text",
                "width": "10%",
                "align": "start"
            }
        ],
        "mobileBreakpoint": "sm",
        "mobileBreakpointType": "defaults",
        "action": "replace",
        "x": 1370,
        "y": 640,
        "wires": [
            []
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "cf6c3c20f055bce8",
        "type": "ui-table",
        "z": "734a13e3.37befc",
        "group": "b627bc42e7ff1b1c",
        "name": "FaultyPingresponse table EW",
        "label": "Eindwals",
        "order": 4,
        "width": "3",
        "height": "1",
        "maxrows": 0,
        "passthru": false,
        "autocols": false,
        "showSearch": true,
        "deselect": true,
        "selectionType": "none",
        "columns": [
            {
                "title": "Name",
                "key": "Name",
                "keyType": "key",
                "type": "text",
                "width": "60%",
                "align": "start"
            },
            {
                "title": "IP_Address",
                "key": "IP_Address",
                "keyType": "key",
                "type": "text",
                "width": "30%",
                "align": "start"
            },
            {
                "title": "Last Ping",
                "key": "PingResponse",
                "keyType": "key",
                "type": "text",
                "width": "10%",
                "align": "start"
            }
        ],
        "mobileBreakpoint": "sm",
        "mobileBreakpointType": "defaults",
        "action": "replace",
        "x": 1370,
        "y": 680,
        "wires": [
            []
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "0dc572236ba3b3c6",
        "type": "ui-table",
        "z": "734a13e3.37befc",
        "group": "b627bc42e7ff1b1c",
        "name": "FaultyPingresponse table HA",
        "label": "Haspels",
        "order": 3,
        "width": "3",
        "height": "1",
        "maxrows": 0,
        "passthru": false,
        "autocols": false,
        "showSearch": true,
        "deselect": true,
        "selectionType": "none",
        "columns": [
            {
                "title": "Name",
                "key": "Name",
                "keyType": "key",
                "type": "text",
                "width": "60%",
                "align": "start"
            },
            {
                "title": "IP_Address",
                "key": "IP_Address",
                "keyType": "key",
                "type": "text",
                "width": "30%",
                "align": "start"
            },
            {
                "title": "Last Ping",
                "key": "PingResponse",
                "keyType": "key",
                "type": "text",
                "width": "10%",
                "align": "start"
            }
        ],
        "mobileBreakpoint": "sm",
        "mobileBreakpointType": "defaults",
        "action": "replace",
        "x": 1360,
        "y": 720,
        "wires": [
            []
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "b627bc42e7ff1b1c",
        "type": "ui-group",
        "name": "Pingresponses",
        "page": "b3c7faa129a8c77c",
        "width": "12",
        "height": 1,
        "order": 1,
        "showTitle": true,
        "className": "",
        "visible": "true",
        "disabled": "false",
        "groupType": "default"
    },
    {
        "id": "b3c7faa129a8c77c",
        "type": "ui-page",
        "name": "Combricks pingresponse",
        "ui": "e32064f2a9a1440a",
        "path": "/Pings",
        "icon": "home",
        "layout": "grid",
        "theme": "f76cf7548185b8b4",
        "breakpoints": [
            {
                "name": "Default",
                "px": "0",
                "cols": "3"
            },
            {
                "name": "Tablet",
                "px": "576",
                "cols": "6"
            },
            {
                "name": "Small Desktop",
                "px": "768",
                "cols": "9"
            },
            {
                "name": "Desktop",
                "px": "1024",
                "cols": "12"
            }
        ],
        "order": 1,
        "className": "",
        "visible": true,
        "disabled": false
    },
    {
        "id": "e32064f2a9a1440a",
        "type": "ui-base",
        "name": "My Dashboard",
        "path": "/dashboard",
        "appIcon": "",
        "includeClientData": false,
        "acceptsClientConfig": [
            "ui-notification",
            "ui-control"
        ],
        "showPathInSidebar": false,
        "headerContent": "page",
        "navigationStyle": "default",
        "titleBarStyle": "default",
        "showReconnectNotification": true,
        "notificationDisplayTime": 1,
        "showDisconnectNotification": true,
        "allowInstall": true
    },
    {
        "id": "f76cf7548185b8b4",
        "type": "ui-theme",
        "name": "Default Theme",
        "colors": {
            "surface": "#d23232",
            "primary": "#ffffff",
            "bgPage": "#ffebeb",
            "groupBg": "#ffffff",
            "groupOutline": "#cccccc"
        },
        "sizes": {
            "density": "default",
            "pagePadding": "12px",
            "groupGap": "12px",
            "groupBorderRadius": "4px",
            "widgetGap": "12px"
        }
    }
]

```

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**Author:** ![ArcelorMan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/arcelorman/32/99548_2.png) [@ArcelorMan](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ArcelorMan)\
**Post date:** [26 August 2025 12:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-table-searchbar-huge/98745/9 "2025-08-26T12:49:00Z")

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I do not believe so, i only use the default settings that dashboard2 provides.

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [26 August 2025 13:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-table-searchbar-huge/98745/10 "2025-08-26T13:29:37Z")

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That is ok for me

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/0/4/04e8ff00738e2791424367a68d54e5439fb84902.png)

Upgrade to the latest version of the dashboard in case that makes a difference.

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [26 August 2025 13:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-table-searchbar-huge/98745/11 "2025-08-26T13:37:05Z")

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If that doesn't help then search (ctrl F) for ui-template to find an such nodes. Then check to see if any of them are of type CSS.

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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:** [9 September 2025 13:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-table-searchbar-huge/98745/12 "2025-09-09T13:37:45Z")

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