# Dashboard Navigation Error

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-navigation-error/102057>\
**Category:** Dashboard\
**Tags:** dashboard-2\
**Created:** [4 November 2026 16:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-navigation-error/102057 "2026-11-04T16:48:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 1

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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:** [4 November 2026 16:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-navigation-error/102057/1 "2026-11-04T16:48:14Z")

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### Summary

Dashboard 2 **ui-page names can be duplicates**.  
The **path attribute for each page must be unique**

Dashboard navigation appears to use the **page name** rather than the unique **path** , resulting in incorrect page loading.

### Details

I have two dashboard pages which have **different path attributes** ("/sizewellb" & "/sizewellc") **but the same name** ("Sizewell")

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/c/f/cf3010d2d500b7f43170df7073073aed6a5f1c2e.png)

This may be an eccentric arrangement, but it is permitted.

The dashboard navigation menu shows two pages, but only one of them is accessible.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/c/c/cc4fefc71750484b3f3a3a9cfe2099e80dde526f.png)

In this case, both menu items load `192.168.1.26:1880/dashboard/sizewellc`, the one at the top in the dashboard 2 sidebar.  
In fact if I type in the URL bar `192.168.1.26:1880/dashboard/sizewellb,` it is rewritten and loads /sizewellc

### Sample Flow

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/a/f/afbc809795eebfecdf34d14567de53f1fb11a126.png)

```auto
[
    {
        "id": "8e28de539107f6da",
        "type": "group",
        "z": "64adfb38b124936b",
        "name": "Button in Group \"B Reactor Control Rods\" on Page \"Sizewell\" (path \"sizewellb\")",
        "style": {
            "label": true
        },
        "nodes": [
            "a85f361cd57390c8"
        ],
        "x": 194,
        "y": 99,
        "w": 500,
        "h": 82
    },
    {
        "id": "a85f361cd57390c8",
        "type": "ui-button",
        "z": "64adfb38b124936b",
        "g": "8e28de539107f6da",
        "group": "96b4368fd6f9be05",
        "name": "",
        "label": "B Reactor Control Rods",
        "order": 1,
        "width": 0,
        "height": 0,
        "emulateClick": false,
        "tooltip": "",
        "color": "",
        "bgcolor": "",
        "className": "",
        "icon": "",
        "iconPosition": "left",
        "payload": "",
        "payloadType": "str",
        "topic": "topic",
        "topicType": "msg",
        "buttonColor": "",
        "textColor": "",
        "iconColor": "",
        "enableClick": true,
        "enablePointerdown": false,
        "pointerdownPayload": "",
        "pointerdownPayloadType": "str",
        "enablePointerup": false,
        "pointerupPayload": "",
        "pointerupPayloadType": "str",
        "x": 330,
        "y": 140,
        "wires": [
            []
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "96b4368fd6f9be05",
        "type": "ui-group",
        "name": "B Reactor Control Rods",
        "page": "d0994868a8a75741",
        "width": 6,
        "height": 1,
        "order": 1,
        "showTitle": true,
        "className": "",
        "visible": "true",
        "disabled": "false",
        "groupType": "default"
    },
    {
        "id": "d0994868a8a75741",
        "type": "ui-page",
        "name": "Sizewell",
        "ui": "a3e614cd9df4ae2e",
        "path": "/sizewellb",
        "icon": "home",
        "layout": "grid",
        "theme": "0d92c765bfad87e6",
        "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": 2,
        "className": "",
        "visible": true,
        "disabled": false
    },
    {
        "id": "a3e614cd9df4ae2e",
        "type": "ui-base",
        "name": "My Dashboard",
        "path": "/dashboard",
        "includeClientData": true,
        "acceptsClientConfig": [
            "ui-notification",
            "ui-control"
        ],
        "showPathInSidebar": false,
        "navigationStyle": "default",
        "titleBarStyle": "default"
    },
    {
        "id": "0d92c765bfad87e6",
        "type": "ui-theme",
        "name": "Basic Blue Theme",
        "colors": {
            "surface": "#4d58ff",
            "primary": "#0094ce",
            "bgPage": "#eeeeee",
            "groupBg": "#ffffff",
            "groupOutline": "#cccccc"
        },
        "sizes": {
            "pagePadding": "12px",
            "groupGap": "12px",
            "groupBorderRadius": "4px",
            "widgetGap": "12px"
        }
    },
    {
        "id": "d5e968c9ce09d4b9",
        "type": "group",
        "z": "64adfb38b124936b",
        "name": "Button in Group \"C Reactor Control Rods\" on Page \"Sizewell\" (path \"sizewellc\")",
        "style": {
            "label": true
        },
        "nodes": [
            "f06d832052bf0a19"
        ],
        "x": 194,
        "y": 199,
        "w": 500,
        "h": 82
    },
    {
        "id": "f06d832052bf0a19",
        "type": "ui-button",
        "z": "64adfb38b124936b",
        "g": "d5e968c9ce09d4b9",
        "group": "39b3db5ebd169e40",
        "name": "",
        "label": "C Reactor Control Rods",
        "order": 1,
        "width": 0,
        "height": 0,
        "emulateClick": false,
        "tooltip": "",
        "color": "",
        "bgcolor": "",
        "className": "",
        "icon": "",
        "iconPosition": "left",
        "payload": "",
        "payloadType": "str",
        "topic": "topic",
        "topicType": "msg",
        "buttonColor": "",
        "textColor": "",
        "iconColor": "",
        "enableClick": true,
        "enablePointerdown": false,
        "pointerdownPayload": "",
        "pointerdownPayloadType": "str",
        "enablePointerup": false,
        "pointerupPayload": "",
        "pointerupPayloadType": "str",
        "x": 330,
        "y": 240,
        "wires": [
            []
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "39b3db5ebd169e40",
        "type": "ui-group",
        "name": "C Reactor Control Rods",
        "page": "cd86fddd1642acbe",
        "width": 6,
        "height": 1,
        "order": 1,
        "showTitle": true,
        "className": "",
        "visible": "true",
        "disabled": "false",
        "groupType": "default"
    },
    {
        "id": "cd86fddd1642acbe",
        "type": "ui-page",
        "name": "Sizewell",
        "ui": "a3e614cd9df4ae2e",
        "path": "/sizewellc",
        "icon": "home",
        "layout": "grid",
        "theme": "0d92c765bfad87e6",
        "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": "79ed581732e529d1",
        "type": "global-config",
        "env": [],
        "modules": {
            "@flowfuse/node-red-dashboard": "1.31.0"
        }
    }
]

```