# Renaming group names

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/renaming-group-names/35210>\
**Category:** Dashboard\
**Created:** [2 November 2020 14:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/renaming-group-names/35210 "2020-11-02T14:08:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Boja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Boja](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Boja)\
**Post date:** [2 November 2020 14:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/renaming-group-names/35210/1 "2020-11-02T14:08:24Z")

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You can rename them as described by [hugobox] back in 2018 by the code below, but I wonder if it's possible to rename it permanently while running, which includes the group name displayed in the Dashboard overview tab : ![billede](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/0/e/0e5b599e713091a35d9aa9378378cbe71ab5b659.png) .

Is that possible ?

```auto
 $("p.nr-dashboard-cardtitle").each(function(){
            if($(this).text().trim() == $scope.oldGroupName.trim()){
                p = $(this);
                p.text($scope.msg.payload);
                 $scope.oldGroupName = $scope.msg.payload
            }
        })

```

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**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Post date:** [2 November 2020 14:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/renaming-group-names/35210/2 "2020-11-02T14:49:31Z")

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Yes - hover over the group in the dashboard sidebar and click the edit button. You can then change its name to whatever you want.

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**Author:** ![Boja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Boja](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Boja)\
**Post date:** [2 November 2020 15:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/renaming-group-names/35210/3 "2020-11-02T15:58:58Z")

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Sorry, I meant while running, allowing users to rename groups permanently, by an input form or ui-text input and save buttons.

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**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Post date:** [2 November 2020 16:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/renaming-group-names/35210/4 "2020-11-02T16:04:02Z")

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No, you cannot reconfigure nodes dynamically without deploying the change.

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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:** [2 December 2020 16:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/renaming-group-names/35210/5 "2020-12-02T16:04:02Z")

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