# Is it possible to disable widgets or not display them?

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-possible-to-disable-widgets-or-not-display-them/1972>\
**Category:** Dashboard\
**Created:** [1 August 2018 14:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-possible-to-disable-widgets-or-not-display-them/1972 "2018-08-01T14:58:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Andrei](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/andrei/32/10446_2.png) [@Andrei](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Andrei)\
**Post date:** [1 August 2018 19:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-possible-to-disable-widgets-or-not-display-them/1972/9 "2018-08-01T19:24:13Z")

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Try this flow for testing purposes...

```auto
[{"id":"2bc02f46.a8e46","type":"tab","label":"Flow 2","disabled":false,"info":""},{"id":"5bfdfd75.5562a4","type":"inject","z":"2bc02f46.a8e46","name":"Hide","topic":"","payload":"{\"group\":{\"hide\":[\"Tab1_Group_1\"]}}","payloadType":"json","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"x":190,"y":100,"wires":[["476fc34d.bc2a0c"]]},{"id":"476fc34d.bc2a0c","type":"ui_ui_control","z":"2bc02f46.a8e46","name":"","x":420,"y":120,"wires":[[]]},{"id":"6ebe218f.c626","type":"inject","z":"2bc02f46.a8e46","name":"Show","topic":"","payload":"{\"group\":{\"show\":[\"Tab1_Group_1\"]}}","payloadType":"json","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"x":190,"y":180,"wires":[["476fc34d.bc2a0c"]]},{"id":"f2a787bd.015a88","type":"function","z":"2bc02f46.a8e46","name":"Create payload","func":"msg.payload = {key1:\"Earth\",key2:\"Wind\",key3:\"Fire\", key4:\"Water\", key5:\"Node-RED \"};\nreturn msg;","outputs":"1","noerr":0,"x":400,"y":320,"wires":[["fa84a230.b0719"]]},{"id":"13c1f4d.609ae0b","type":"inject","z":"2bc02f46.a8e46","name":"","topic":"","payload":"Start","payloadType":"str","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":true,"onceDelay":"","x":210,"y":320,"wires":[["f2a787bd.015a88"]]},{"id":"fa84a230.b0719","type":"ui_template","z":"2bc02f46.a8e46","group":"49b17fdb.a4e67","name":"Text Panel 1","order":0,"width":"0","height":"0","format":"<style>\n\n #tex1 {\n font-weight:bolder;\n letter-spacing: 4px;\n fill: red;\n }\n \n #tex2 {\n font-weight:bolder;\n letter-spacing: 4px;\n fill: lime;\n }\n \n #tex3 {\n font-weight:bolder;\n letter-spacing: 4px;\n fill: aqua;\n }\n \n #tex4 {\n font-weight:bolder;\n letter-spacing: 4px;\n fill: white;\n }\n \n #tex5 {\n font-weight:bolder;\n letter-spacing: 4px;\n fill: yellow;\n}\n \n</style>\n\n\n<svg>\n\n\n<text id=\"tex1\" x=\"10\" y=\"10\" > {{msg.payload.key1}} </text>\n<text id=\"tex2\" x=\"10\" y=\"30\" > {{msg.payload.key2}} </text>\n<text id=\"tex3\" x=\"10\" y=\"50\" > {{msg.payload.key3}} </text>\n<text id=\"tex4\" x=\"10\" y=\"70\" > {{msg.payload.key4}} </text>\n<text id=\"tex5\" x=\"10\" y=\"90\" > {{msg.payload.key5}} </text>\n\n\n</svg>\n\n\n\n","storeOutMessages":false,"fwdInMessages":false,"templateScope":"local","x":590,"y":320,"wires":[[]]},{"id":"49b17fdb.a4e67","type":"ui_group","z":"","name":"Group 1","tab":"ac0de5e5.b75fb8","disp":true,"width":"6","collapse":false},{"id":"ac0de5e5.b75fb8","type":"ui_tab","z":"","name":"Tab1","icon":"dashboard"}]

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