# Group selection drop down list

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/group-selection-drop-down-list/97535>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [10 June 2025 18:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/group-selection-drop-down-list/97535 "2025-06-10T18:44:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Sean-McG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/sean-mcg/32/54677_2.png) [@Sean-McG](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Sean-McG)\
**Post date:** [10 June 2025 18:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/group-selection-drop-down-list/97535/1 "2025-06-10T18:44:19Z")

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While there is talk of new versions in the air...

A pet hate of mine, I mentioned some time ago -

> [@FR: Sort Group selection drop down list](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/fr-sort-group-selection-drop-down-list/56978):
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> Not sure if this has been mentioned, I couldn't see anything. But it cannot just be me that finds this a pain? As my project has grown this list is getting longer and longer. If I add a new group then I know I can find it at the bottom of the list. But often I'm changing existing groups to add another button etc. So I have to scroll all the list up and down to find the correct group.

🙏

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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:** [10 June 2025 18:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/group-selection-drop-down-list/97535/2 "2025-06-10T18:48:47Z")

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What type of sorting are you thinking of?

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**Author:** ![Sean-McG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/sean-mcg/32/54677_2.png) [@Sean-McG](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Sean-McG)\
**Post date:** [10 June 2025 22:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/group-selection-drop-down-list/97535/3 "2025-06-10T22:23:18Z")

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Well Alphabetical, but honestly anything other than scrolling through a long random list  
😉

Actually collapsible pages with groups underneath, both alphabetical would be good, similar to the dashboard layout tab on the right menu.

Wait... That could do with being sorted too 😈

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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:** [11 June 2025 19:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/group-selection-drop-down-list/97535/4 "2025-06-11T19:45:27Z")

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What would be a good filter?

1. Subflow env
2. Parent subflow env
3. Subflow config nodes
4. Global config nodes

But it's still a huge scroll 🤔

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**Author:** ![Sean-McG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/sean-mcg/32/54677_2.png) [@Sean-McG](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Sean-McG)\
**Post date:** [11 June 2025 22:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/group-selection-drop-down-list/97535/5 "2025-06-11T22:02:05Z")

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Sorry, not sure how that is relevant, I'm talking about selecting a group to place a ui\_widget (Dash 1) 😀

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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:** [12 June 2025 06:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/group-selection-drop-down-list/97535/6 "2025-06-12T06:24:34Z")

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Whoops sorry, my head was already elsewhere 😅. Have updated the filter.

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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:** [11 August 2025 06:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/group-selection-drop-down-list/97535/7 "2025-08-11T06:24:42Z")

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