# How to combine text input node with button node

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-combine-text-input-node-with-button-node/7871
**Category:** Dashboard
**Created:** [12 February 2019 11:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-combine-text-input-node-with-button-node/7871 "2019-02-12T11:18:05Z")
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### Author: ![drmibell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/drmibell/32/8424_2.png) [@drmibell](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/drmibell)
#### Post date: [17 April 2019 19:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-combine-text-input-node-with-button-node/7871/8 "2019-04-17T19:28:34Z")

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> [@Steve-Mcl](#):
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> I try not to add too many extra nodes

Understood. I wrote [node-red-contrib-simple-gate](https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-simple-gate) for my own use and only published it and a couple of related nodes a year or more later, because there seemed to be some [interest](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/gate-node-using-blockly/2830) on this forum. I don't think many people use them.

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