# \[req.\] Add to User-Settings: \`\[ \]\` Debug \`"payload"\` only

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/req-add-to-user-settings-debug-payload-only/101215
**Category:** Core Development
**Created:** [7 June 2026 13:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/req-add-to-user-settings-debug-payload-only/101215 "2026-06-07T13:24:44Z")
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### Author: ![gregorius](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/gregorius/32/73816_2.png) [@gregorius](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gregorius)
#### Post date: [8 June 2026 06:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/req-add-to-user-settings-debug-payload-only/101215/5 "2026-06-08T06:49:37Z")

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> [@bakman2](#):
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> What is the reason this cannot be controlled via the editor instead ?

I created the concept of ["alias nodes"](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/alias-nodes-redefine-default-settings-as-new-nodes/98137) as a method of setting alternative default values but that got no traction. That's a editor-only solution to having nodes with different default values. It's a non-standard and liable to break solution but it does the job _now_ for v4.x (and 3.x also).

A debug node that uses complete message as default is included in this [flow](https://flowhub.org/f/326616b4e24eab2a).

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