# Node-red-dashboard-2-ui-lcd no "Group" field dropdown
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-dashboard-2-ui-lcd-no-group-field-dropdown/96191
**Category:** General
**Tags:** dashboard-2
**Created:** [23 March 2025 14:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-dashboard-2-ui-lcd-no-group-field-dropdown/96191 "2025-03-23T14:13:49Z")
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### Author:  [@linker3000](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/linker3000)
#### Post date: [23 March 2025 14:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-dashboard-2-ui-lcd-no-group-field-dropdown/96191/1 "2025-03-23T14:13:49Z")
Hi All, I just installed the above node for a looksee on my server (Node-RED 4.0.9) and the node's setup menu "Group" field does not have a pull down to select or create a dashboard group so I cannot set it up. I have tried a manual entry but this does not seem to work. Has anyone else seen this and have a solution before I raise a bug on Github?
Thanks
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### Author:  [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)
#### Post date: [23 March 2025 14:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-dashboard-2-ui-lcd-no-group-field-dropdown/96191/2 "2025-03-23T14:24:02Z")
That sounds like a bad install. Maybe remove, reinstall, restart Node-red?
It works for me.
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### Author:  [@linker3000](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/linker3000)
#### Post date: [23 March 2025 17:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-dashboard-2-ui-lcd-no-group-field-dropdown/96191/3 "2025-03-23T17:04:41Z")
Tried that (uninstall/reinstall and restart NR, refresh browser) - still no drop down ☹
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### Author:  [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)
#### Post date: [23 March 2025 18:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-dashboard-2-ui-lcd-no-group-field-dropdown/96191/4 "2025-03-23T18:08:04Z")
What operating system are you running?
What does node-red --version show you?
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### Author:  [@linker3000](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/linker3000)
#### Post date: [23 March 2025 18:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-dashboard-2-ui-lcd-no-group-field-dropdown/96191/5 "2025-03-23T18:43:43Z")
Debian 11
NR 4.0.9
Node.js 20.18.3
npm 10.0.2
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### Author:  [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)
#### Post date: [23 March 2025 18:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-dashboard-2-ui-lcd-no-group-field-dropdown/96191/6 "2025-03-23T18:53:47Z")
No obvious issue there.
Perhaps there is a hint in the installation log - on my Raspberry Pi that would be in /var/log/syslog, or else using the "View log" button in Manage Palette.
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### Author:  [@linker3000](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/linker3000)
#### Post date: [23 March 2025 19:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-dashboard-2-ui-lcd-no-group-field-dropdown/96191/7 "2025-03-23T19:34:28Z")
Ya. Still checking. Looks like node has been installed and updated a few times via apt and nvm so I am going to remove them all and start over, but I won't be able to do that until tomorrow. To be continued...
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### Author:  [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)
#### Post date: [24 March 2025 00:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-dashboard-2-ui-lcd-no-group-field-dropdown/96191/8 "2025-03-24T00:25:54Z")
Also - don’t use nvm.
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### Author:  [@linker3000](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/linker3000)
#### Post date: [2 April 2025 12:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-dashboard-2-ui-lcd-no-group-field-dropdown/96191/9 "2025-04-02T12:07:06Z")
It took me a bit longer to get round to the clear up, but I have now purged all installs of nodejs and npm, reinstalled from official repo and upgraded Node-RED to 4.0.9 and I still don't have a Group dropdown. I have also tried removing and reinstalling the node. I don't have time to carry on looking into this right now and will not bother using this node. I might take a look again later. Thanks for the suggestions though.
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### Author:  [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [2 April 2025 12:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-dashboard-2-ui-lcd-no-group-field-dropdown/96191/10 "2025-04-02T12:29:47Z")
> [@linker3000](#):
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> I have tried a manual entry but this does not seem to work
Did you click on the + next to the group field?
If that doesn't help, please post a screenshot of the node's config page.
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### Author:  [@linker3000](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/linker3000)
#### Post date: [2 April 2025 12:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-dashboard-2-ui-lcd-no-group-field-dropdown/96191/11 "2025-04-02T12:51:35Z")
Nothing to select!
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### Author:  [@joepavitt](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/joepavitt)
#### Post date: [2 April 2025 13:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-dashboard-2-ui-lcd-no-group-field-dropdown/96191/12 "2025-04-02T13:55:10Z")
Can you link to the repo/page for these nodes please? I've not seen this widget before
Update: just to answer my own question: [GitHub - DPSoftware-Foundation/node-red-dashboard-2-ui-lcd: Character LCD for Node-Red Dashboard 2](https://github.com/DPSoftware-Foundation/node-red-dashboard-2-ui-lcd)
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [2 April 2025 13:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-dashboard-2-ui-lcd-no-group-field-dropdown/96191/13 "2025-04-02T13:59:37Z")
Also, can you show us what version of dashboard you have installed?
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### Author:  [@joepavitt](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/joepavitt)
#### Post date: [2 April 2025 15:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-dashboard-2-ui-lcd-no-group-field-dropdown/96191/14 "2025-04-02T15:06:33Z")
Based on their source code, I'm guessing here that you're using the original Dashboard (Dashboard 1.0), rather than the new Dashboard 2.0 (`@flowfuse/node-red-dashboard`) which this widget is built for?
The widget relies on `ui-group` being a node type that is installed, and is done so by `@flowfuse/node-red-dashboard`
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### Author:  [@linker3000](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/linker3000)
#### Post date: [2 April 2025 19:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-dashboard-2-ui-lcd-no-group-field-dropdown/96191/15 "2025-04-02T19:52:09Z")
Ah, that'll be it. Moving to Dashboard 2 will be something for the future due to the the current dashboard setup. I'll have a spare server mini-PC shortly so I can clone the existing site install and work offline to convert to Dashboard 2.0.
Thanks all.
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### Author:  [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [2 April 2025 20:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-dashboard-2-ui-lcd-no-group-field-dropdown/96191/16 "2025-04-02T20:17:03Z")
You can install the new dashboard alongside the old one and work on developing the new one without affecting the working one. They are accessed by different urls.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [1 July 2025 20:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-dashboard-2-ui-lcd-no-group-field-dropdown/96191/17 "2025-07-01T20:17:49Z")
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