# Dashboard layout

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-layout/65460>\
**Category:** Dashboard\
**Tags:** node-red-dashboard, ui-widgets\
**Created:** [22 July 2022 05:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-layout/65460 "2022-07-22T05:39:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![dynamicdave](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dynamicdave/32/96_2.png) [@dynamicdave](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dynamicdave)\
**Post date:** [22 July 2022 09:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-layout/65460/4 "2022-07-22T09:12:53Z")

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I find using a single 'Group' and placing all the ui-items (widgets) inside it works best for me.  
Here's an example of my dashboard for viewing Wildfires around the world.

 ![wild_fires_C](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/a/1/a185328fee92608765a9efe9a07d624c6a62fe7d.png)

![wild_fires_A](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/8/8/886d5741ac10bfc9825248c1bfce63997a389e27.png)

 ![wild_fires_ABPNG](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/8/6/86812421530b0793f5dc071c569d402669ccc2b5.png)

**EDIT:**  
Just re-read your post about the "dynamic" action.  
I've never tried to do that and don't know if NR is capable of doing that.  
I'm sure someone else will jump-in and help.

Just found this posting - looks like you could modify the code to do what you require.

> [@How to start a dashboard with some group hiden](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-start-a-dashboard-with-some-group-hiden/30570):
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> Hello, I'm new in here and as used of the node-red, I've been facing a problem trying to hide so groups of my dashboard when I first start my dashboard... I would like to see if anyone could help me. I'm dashboard is hosted in IBM cloudant. I've created a simple dashboard with some gauges and a form node, each gauge and also the form is in a different group. I'm using the form node to make a login screen, receiving the username and password input from the user, then I use the fuction node to…

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