# Possible enhancement to "Search unused config nodes"

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/possible-enhancement-to-search-unused-config-nodes/81832>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** feature-request\
**Created:** [6 October 2023 13:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/possible-enhancement-to-search-unused-config-nodes/81832 "2023-10-06T13:11:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![jbudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f8ce5/32.png) [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)\
**Post date:** [6 October 2023 13:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/possible-enhancement-to-search-unused-config-nodes/81832/1 "2023-10-06T13:11:54Z")

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My Node-red accumulates unused configuration nodes and gives a warning.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/2/2/2292a308aafece7b107ee8634a12724e2873177f.png)  
Clicking the button gives this popup  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/8/2/82f08f427822e5626cd0b6a81cb4b612ec8c6889.png)  
You can click on one of the nodes listed and it takes to to the config sidebar _but not in "Show all unused nodes mode"_ so you can only deal with one at a time.

It would be easier to deal with multiple unused nodes if instead of a popup it went straight to the config sidebar tab.  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/b/5/b5fbbc8cb3edd08413f56c272c05235b0867fcc7.png)

Is this possible?

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [6 October 2023 13:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/possible-enhancement-to-search-unused-config-nodes/81832/2 "2023-10-06T13:19:20Z")

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You know you can just search at any time?

Also, you an simply hit `f` to "find next"

does that help?

![chrome_mNR1742pta](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/9/6/96ac6f6c0a900d5c08f65d0ea0f1cd04594e1cb9.gif)

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**Author:** ![jbudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f8ce5/32.png) [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)\
**Post date:** [6 October 2023 13:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/possible-enhancement-to-search-unused-config-nodes/81832/3 "2023-10-06T13:25:29Z")

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I know how to find and delete unused nodes Steve! I get lots of practice importing flows from here.

The way that NR editor presents them could be streamlined.

No I didn't know that pressing f goes to the next match.  
Good to know but no thanks. It's a visual editor. Magic key strokes belong in character terminal editors 😃

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [6 October 2023 13:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/possible-enhancement-to-search-unused-config-nodes/81832/4 "2023-10-06T13:29:32Z")

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> [@jbudd](#):
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> Good to know but no thanks. It's a visual editor.

And thats why I did a screen capture visually demonstrating the "find next" using the mouse visually, for visual demonstration purposes (ad because I didnt want to do a video of my fat finger pressing "f" 😃 )

> [@jbudd](#):
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> Magic key strokes belong in character terminal editors

Or those who get annoyed at moving the mouse pointlessly when their hands are already on the keyboard 🤷

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**Author:** ![jbudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f8ce5/32.png) [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)\
**Post date:** [6 October 2023 13:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/possible-enhancement-to-search-unused-config-nodes/81832/5 "2023-10-06T13:31:16Z")

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> [@Steve-Mcl](#):
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> Or those who get annoyed at moving the mouse pointlessly when their hands are already on the keyboard

Oh yeah, I can see that. I use a laptop so my hands are on the mouse too!

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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:** [5 December 2023 13:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/possible-enhancement-to-search-unused-config-nodes/81832/6 "2023-12-05T13:31:34Z")

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