# Indicate disabled nodes in dashboard 2 sidebar

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/indicate-disabled-nodes-in-dashboard-2-sidebar/99315
**Category:** Feature Requests
**Tags:** dashboard-2
**Created:** [8 October 2025 15:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/indicate-disabled-nodes-in-dashboard-2-sidebar/99315 "2025-10-08T15:03:32Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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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: [8 October 2025 15:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/indicate-disabled-nodes-in-dashboard-2-sidebar/99315/1 "2025-10-08T15:03:32Z")

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Chatgpt and I have been "collaborating" on a ui-template layout.  
It's an iterative process whereby she fixes one issue and recreates two earlier ones. So I frequently make a copy of the relevant nodes and disable them as a backup (using right click options).  
Because I don't go into the config they keep the same name and page, group etc

The sidebar currently looks like this:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/4/8/48d4665925523be823aed67743131fefcefaa69c.png)

All but two of these are disabled.  
It would be very helpful if the disabled ones were greyed out, or otherwise indicated.

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### Author: ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [8 October 2025 15:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/indicate-disabled-nodes-in-dashboard-2-sidebar/99315/2 "2025-10-08T15:34:15Z")

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I think it is a worthy request & would certainly be considered.

Please raise an issue so it is not missed or forgotten.

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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: [8 October 2025 15:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/indicate-disabled-nodes-in-dashboard-2-sidebar/99315/3 "2025-10-08T15:52:23Z")

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Something like this?

 ![Capture d’écran 2025-10-08 à 17.51.50](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/2/5/250dbbb18a784784d68cfd7f7cc2826f9f33be67.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: [8 October 2025 15:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/indicate-disabled-nodes-in-dashboard-2-sidebar/99315/4 "2025-10-08T15:57:46Z")

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The lighter font is perfect.  
Not so sure about the road sign - that makes it look inaccessible?

It still needs the focus and edit button on hover so you can get into a disabled widget's config.

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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: [9 October 2025 23:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/indicate-disabled-nodes-in-dashboard-2-sidebar/99315/5 "2025-10-09T23:08:53Z")

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> [@jbudd](#):
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> It's an iterative process whereby she fixes one issue and recreates two earlier ones

Oh it's not just me then  
🤣

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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: [8 December 2025 23:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/indicate-disabled-nodes-in-dashboard-2-sidebar/99315/6 "2025-12-08T23:09:47Z")

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