# Select which nodes to show in interface

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/select-which-nodes-to-show-in-interface/2509>\
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**Created:** [23 August 2018 11:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/select-which-nodes-to-show-in-interface/2509 "2018-08-23T11:26:03Z")\
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**Post date:** [23 August 2018 19:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/select-which-nodes-to-show-in-interface/2509/5 "2018-08-23T19:22:07Z")

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In your settings.js file you can edit the `paletteCategories: [...` entry - this is the initial sort order for node categories that are loaded - so you can add your category at the front of the list if you want etc...

Also you can add a `nodesExcludes:['75-exec.js','...` section to blacklist nodes by name - but of course if you import any flows that contain those nodes then they won't run.

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