# Issue with the palette manager?

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-with-the-palette-manager/101436>\
**Category:** Core Development\
**Created:** [9 July 2026 13:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-with-the-palette-manager/101436 "2026-07-09T13:13:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [9 July 2026 13:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-with-the-palette-manager/101436/1 "2026-07-09T13:13:31Z")

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The entry should show "In Use" against the top line as other node packages do. As in the following example:  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/1/0/10102247b8c5b0628f8439c722bcf736cbc53a2e.png)

Is this because the package contains both nodes and plugins? I think it is but the only other similar example I have is another one of mine:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/a/f/afdb7ba3149ae53d58d0ad82d9e9de74a42fc203.png)

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**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Post date:** [9 July 2026 14:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-with-the-palette-manager/101436/2 "2026-07-09T14:09:11Z")

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Please raise an issue.

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [9 July 2026 23:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-with-the-palette-manager/101436/3 "2026-07-09T23:54:09Z")

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Done:

> <https://github.com/node-red/node-red/issues/5862>
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> \### Current Behavior
> 
> Packages with only nodes show a summary action or actions.… When a package contains both, it does not show the summary action(s).
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> \<img width="397" height="250" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/3768015d-6c37-4623-b9f1-2c4bb21854de" /\>
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> The entry should show "In Use" against the top line as other node packages do. As in the following example:
> 
> \<img width="391" height="222" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/189c33c5-ea9d-456f-8166-160fbbebccb4" /\>
> 
> Is this because the package contains both nodes and plugins? I think it is but the only other similar example I have is another one of mine:
> 
> \<img width="555" height="243" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e1b5969e-177b-467e-89e1-62c7421603e7" /\>
> 
> See also:
> 
> https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-with-the-palette-manager/101436
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> \### Expected Behavior
> 
> The summary action(s) should be shown
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> \### Steps To Reproduce
> 
> Install a package via the palette manager that has both nodes and plugins.
> 
> \### Example flow
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> N/A
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> \### Environment
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> \- Node-RED version: 5.01
> \- Node.js version: 24.17.0
> \- npm version: 11.13.0
> \- Platform/OS: Windows
> \- Browser: Vivaldi

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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:** [7 September 2026 23:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-with-the-palette-manager/101436/4 "2026-09-07T23:54:26Z")

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