# Possible Bug: Can't edit link items

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/possible-bug-cant-edit-link-items/81519>\
**Category:** Dashboard\
**Tags:** docker, possible-bug\
**Created:** [23 September 2023 14:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/possible-bug-cant-edit-link-items/81519 "2023-09-23T14:34:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![MyRandomThoughts](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/myrandomthoughts/32/41085_2.png) [@MyRandomThoughts](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/MyRandomThoughts)\
**Post date:** [23 September 2023 14:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/possible-bug-cant-edit-link-items/81519/1 "2023-09-23T14:34:24Z")

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From the node-red console, using the Layout tab, the edit button for link items no longer works.  
All other edit buttons work, just not for links.

I have restarted the browser and cleared cookies.

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/e/5/e5296c89ef197877167f8f16f478cfc5d3b9830f.png)

- Node-RED : node-red-docker@3.1.0 /usr/src/node-red  
`-- node-red@3.1.0

- Node.js : v18.17.1

- npm : 9.6.7

- Platform : Linux 5.15.0-84-generic x86\_64

- Browser : FireFox 103

- node-red-dashboard : 3.6.0

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**Author:** ![zenofmud](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/zenofmud/32/316_2.png) [@zenofmud](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zenofmud)\
**Post date:** [23 September 2023 15:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/possible-bug-cant-edit-link-items/81519/2 "2023-09-23T15:35:10Z")

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Can you be more specific?

1. When you mention the `Layout tab` are you talking about the dashboard?
2. Is that `Link` node specific to Docker?  
Can you provide a simple flow that has teh issue?

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [23 September 2023 15:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/possible-bug-cant-edit-link-items/81519/3 "2023-09-23T15:41:03Z")

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To add to @zenofmud's questions, what node type is the Link node? There is not a Link node in the standard node-red-dashboard, as far as I can see.

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**Author:** ![MyRandomThoughts](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/myrandomthoughts/32/41085_2.png) [@MyRandomThoughts](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/MyRandomThoughts)\
**Post date:** [23 September 2023 17:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/possible-bug-cant-edit-link-items/81519/4 "2023-09-23T17:02:31Z")

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This Layout tab, the one for the dashboard.  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/b/5/b5af34b529141f229faf63f58717d32fcd35640b.png)

It's not a node, it's an item on the dashboard menu (shown bottom-right of above image)

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**Author:** ![zenofmud](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/zenofmud/32/316_2.png) [@zenofmud](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zenofmud)\
**Post date:** [23 September 2023 18:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/possible-bug-cant-edit-link-items/81519/5 "2023-09-23T18:41:16Z")

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Ahhh now I see what you mean. I just checked v3.0.2 and it works while in v3.1.0 it does not.

I've open an issue on GitHub about this. [Edit option of a 'Link' added in the Dashboard 'Tab & Links' section doesn't work in v3.1.0 - it works in v3.0.1 · Issue #4366 · node-red/node-red · GitHub](https://github.com/node-red/node-red/issues/4366)  
@knolleary FYI

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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 October 2023 18:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/possible-bug-cant-edit-link-items/81519/6 "2023-10-07T18:41:34Z")

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