# Nested Groups in Dashboard

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nested-groups-in-dashboard/33946>\
**Category:** Dashboard\
**Created:** [8 October 2020 14:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nested-groups-in-dashboard/33946 "2020-10-08T14:21:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![tmichaeltx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@tmichaeltx](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tmichaeltx)\
**Post date:** [8 October 2020 14:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nested-groups-in-dashboard/33946/1 "2020-10-08T14:21:28Z")

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I am likely going down the path of UIBuilder because I have such specific desires for my smarthome controls, but I just want to verify that I am not overlooking something.

Is there a way in the native NR dashboard to build nested groups?

I think the supported hierarchy is limited (in a reasonable way) to:

- 1 Dashboard per NR instance
- 1-N Tabs per Dashboard
- 1-N Groups per Tab
- 1-N Components per Group

I am not asking as an off-hand request for enhancement, I just want to make sure I am not missing something that might exist that I am just not seeing.

For what it is worth, I use a tab for Smarthome with other tabs for other things. I use a group per room and would plan to eventually subdivide that (probably hand built in UI builder) into capabilities like on/off/toggle vs. brightness vs. color picking.

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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [8 October 2020 16:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nested-groups-in-dashboard/33946/2 "2020-10-08T16:18:36Z")

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You are correct. No nested groups - there is a proposal for that - but nowhere near completion and other constraints will still apply.

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**Author:** ![tmichaeltx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@tmichaeltx](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tmichaeltx)\
**Post date:** [8 October 2020 17:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nested-groups-in-dashboard/33946/3 "2020-10-08T17:19:40Z")

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Thanks for the verification. As I suspected, UIBuilder is the way to go for those who are wanting to tweak a dashboard in an unconstrained way.

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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:** [22 October 2020 17:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nested-groups-in-dashboard/33946/4 "2020-10-22T17:19:51Z")

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