# Need for a "global" group

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-for-a-global-group/89735>\
**Category:** Dashboard\
**Tags:** feature-request\
**Created:** [24 July 2024 18:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-for-a-global-group/89735 "2024-07-24T18:49:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![mcdonald\_ajr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/mcdonald_ajr/32/33342_2.png) [@mcdonald\_ajr](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mcdonald_ajr)\
**Post date:** [24 July 2024 18:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-for-a-global-group/89735/1 "2024-07-24T18:49:47Z")

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I have a need for the same field to appear on every page. Example is an LED that flashes green to indicate that data is being received and that the Pi has not hung. Also a command line at the bottom of the screen with a status field to the right.

At the minute I have to have multiple groups, one for each page, with the LED etc duplicated on each page.

It would be simpler if I could just designate a group to be "global" across all pages. As I am up to seven pages, it is beginning look a little complicated.

An alternative would be the ability for a dashboard object to appear in multiple groups, but that might be a bigger job.

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**Author:** ![HaroldPetersInskipp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/haroldpetersinskipp/32/42319_2.png) [@HaroldPetersInskipp](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/HaroldPetersInskipp)\
**Post date:** [24 July 2024 19:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-for-a-global-group/89735/2 "2024-07-24T19:47:11Z")

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Isn't this what the `Widget (UI-Scoped)` option type is for, to make a Widget available across all pages rather than just in one group or page?

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**Author:** ![joepavitt](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/joepavitt/32/59722_2.png) [@joepavitt](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/joepavitt)\
**Post date:** [25 July 2024 19:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-for-a-global-group/89735/3 "2024-07-25T19:13:21Z")

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Yes, this, or you can use [Teleports](https://dashboard.flowfuse.com/nodes/widgets/ui-template.html#teleports) to place it in the navigation header which would work really nicely for this kind of use case, but would involce a bit of custom HTML/CSS to render the content you're after.

Did note that the post wasnt tagged as "dashboard-2" though (docs [here](https://dashboard.flowfuse.com/)) which you may want to consider, as the [original Dashboard is now deprecated](https://flowfuse.com/blog/2024/06/dashboard-1-deprecated/).

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**Author:** ![mcdonald\_ajr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/mcdonald_ajr/32/33342_2.png) [@mcdonald\_ajr](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mcdonald_ajr)\
**Post date:** [26 July 2024 10:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-for-a-global-group/89735/4 "2024-07-26T10:10:42Z")

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Perfect. That looks better. Thank You.

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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:** [25 August 2024 10:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-for-a-global-group/89735/5 "2024-08-25T10:10:47Z")

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