# Static Text in the Dashboard Titlebar?

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/static-text-in-the-dashboard-titlebar/7371>\
**Category:** Dashboard\
**Created:** [29 January 2019 16:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/static-text-in-the-dashboard-titlebar/7371 "2019-01-29T16:03:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![tcontrada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f1d935/32.png) [@tcontrada](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tcontrada)\
**Post date:** [29 January 2019 16:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/static-text-in-the-dashboard-titlebar/7371/1 "2019-01-29T16:03:49Z")

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I thought that there was an input for adding text to the title bar, but I could not find it.

How can I display "My Dashboard" in the titlebar?

Thanks...

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**Author:** ![Andrei](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/andrei/32/10446_2.png) [@Andrei](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Andrei)\
**Post date:** [29 January 2019 16:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/static-text-in-the-dashboard-titlebar/7371/2 "2019-01-29T16:23:03Z")

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You can configure easily in the side panel (Title field)

 ![r-02](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/2X/6/61195ddee971027e30bdd71fbd13492bdfa43a21.png)

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**Author:** ![tcontrada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f1d935/32.png) [@tcontrada](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tcontrada)\
**Post date:** [29 January 2019 16:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/static-text-in-the-dashboard-titlebar/7371/3 "2019-01-29T16:38:21Z")

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So, that's what I thought, but it does not show in the title bar at all, just blank.  
I am using Chrome browser as well. Is it a bug in the dashboard?

Thanks...

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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:** [29 January 2019 16:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/static-text-in-the-dashboard-titlebar/7371/4 "2019-01-29T16:43:03Z")

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Did you try another browser? i.e. might this be az chrome issue?

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**Author:** ![Andrei](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/andrei/32/10446_2.png) [@Andrei](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Andrei)\
**Post date:** [29 January 2019 17:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/static-text-in-the-dashboard-titlebar/7371/5 "2019-01-29T17:06:32Z")

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> [@tcontrada](#):
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> Is it a bug in the dashboard?

What dashboard version you are running ?

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**Author:** ![tcontrada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f1d935/32.png) [@tcontrada](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tcontrada)\
**Post date:** [29 January 2019 17:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/static-text-in-the-dashboard-titlebar/7371/6 "2019-01-29T17:15:46Z")

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Dashboard version 2.11.0  
No Title Text in IE either!

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**Author:** ![Andrei](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/andrei/32/10446_2.png) [@Andrei](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Andrei)\
**Post date:** [29 January 2019 17:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/static-text-in-the-dashboard-titlebar/7371/7 "2019-01-29T17:17:21Z")

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not sure if your issue is related to issue [#453](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/announce-dashboard-version-2-12-0/5562)

I suggest upgrading to the newer version

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**Author:** ![tcontrada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f1d935/32.png) [@tcontrada](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tcontrada)\
**Post date:** [29 January 2019 18:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/static-text-in-the-dashboard-titlebar/7371/8 "2019-01-29T18:36:44Z")

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Updated to 2.13.2, still the same, no title text!

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**Author:** ![Andrei](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/andrei/32/10446_2.png) [@Andrei](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Andrei)\
**Post date:** [29 January 2019 18:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/static-text-in-the-dashboard-titlebar/7371/9 "2019-01-29T18:51:24Z")

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So, we can discard configuration issues as well as some known bug. .... the only thing that comes to my mind is some CSS configuration interfering with your dashboard. Perhaps you have another TAB in your editor with some configuration node that changes CSS configuration (for instance, configuring text color equals to the background color, in which case the text is displayed but you can not see it ) ?

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**Author:** ![tcontrada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f1d935/32.png) [@tcontrada](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tcontrada)\
**Post date:** [29 January 2019 19:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/static-text-in-the-dashboard-titlebar/7371/10 "2019-01-29T19:59:39Z")

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I don't think it is messing with the CSS, but I will double-check.

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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [29 January 2019 20:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/static-text-in-the-dashboard-titlebar/7371/11 "2019-01-29T20:09:36Z")

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in html the title is what appears on the tab at the top of the browser  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/2X/a/af525a855b73a419055a5ed2b2e7ae92b3e60c65.png)

(In the case of the dashboard it does also appear at the top of the page - but only if the left menu is set to be shown all the time - otherwise it is the tab name that is shown.  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/2X/3/32b6fec5f5e19053815c92bdf83ee4e1fe8b46e7.png)

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**Author:** ![tcontrada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f1d935/32.png) [@tcontrada](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tcontrada)\
**Post date:** [29 January 2019 21:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/static-text-in-the-dashboard-titlebar/7371/12 "2019-01-29T21:59:55Z")

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I don't want to "Always show side menu" because it takes up too much space.  
But, the Tab Name is not shown either. It just shows the hamburger and no text.

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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [29 January 2019 22:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/static-text-in-the-dashboard-titlebar/7371/13 "2019-01-29T22:17:09Z")

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Can you show us a screenshot ? And a clip of the dashboard sidebar in the editor showing the layout ? Thanks

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**Author:** ![tcontrada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f1d935/32.png) [@tcontrada](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tcontrada)\
**Post date:** [29 January 2019 22:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/static-text-in-the-dashboard-titlebar/7371/14 "2019-01-29T22:22:10Z")

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![Titlebar](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/2X/e/ed2b5039dbb7699d20f94b895a21de7ad82fb29c.png)

![Dashboard%20Layout](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/2X/c/c299fd491f9c1959d20a33bb4838cf5970eb4e62.png)

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**Author:** ![tcontrada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f1d935/32.png) [@tcontrada](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tcontrada)\
**Post date:** [30 January 2019 22:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/static-text-in-the-dashboard-titlebar/7371/15 "2019-01-30T22:29:16Z")

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Any thoughts here with the provided screenshots?

Thanks...

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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [30 January 2019 23:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/static-text-in-the-dashboard-titlebar/7371/16 "2019-01-30T23:01:45Z")

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Hi - sorry - no most odd. If you have Tab names set then they should appear as the title on the page  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/2X/1/17eca006cf9659dbf373573fc7207e0c4b21240b.png)

And this is with the latest dashboard version 2.13.2 ?  
Do you have a small version of your flow you could share that has the problem ?

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**Author:** ![tcontrada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f1d935/32.png) [@tcontrada](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tcontrada)\
**Post date:** [31 January 2019 15:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/static-text-in-the-dashboard-titlebar/7371/17 "2019-01-31T15:10:40Z")

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Sure, here is the screenshot and the flow code after....  
 ![Dashboard%20Test](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/2X/8/877e8dc6d667fcbd40b6b2ebfaff9ef68d13ee66.png)

[{"id":"d6a59ea8.52d64","type":"inject","z":"9b294b54.c35ab8","name":"","topic":"","payload":"","payloadType":"date","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":true,"onceDelay":0.1,"x":130,"y":1020,"wires":[["125cd27d.b03bae"]]},{"id":"125cd27d.b03bae","type":"ui\_text","z":"9b294b54.c35ab8","group":"f4c7c60e.b1a1f8","order":0,"width":0,"height":0,"name":"","label":"Time:","format":"{{msg.payload}}","layout":"row-spread","x":330,"y":1020,"wires":[]},{"id":"f4c7c60e.b1a1f8","type":"ui\_group","z":"","name":"Test Group","tab":"7b4a9d66.32ef24","order":1,"disp":true,"width":"6","collapse":false},{"id":"7b4a9d66.32ef24","type":"ui\_tab","z":"","name":"Test","icon":"dashboard","order":4,"disabled":false,"hidden":false}]

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**Author:** ![ukmoose](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ukmoose/32/13_2.png) [@ukmoose](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ukmoose)\
**Post date:** [31 January 2019 15:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/static-text-in-the-dashboard-titlebar/7371/18 "2019-01-31T15:13:21Z")

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Unfortunately your flow isn't currently importable.Please read the following post [How to share code or flow json](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-share-code-or-flow-json/506?u=ukmoose) and then edit the above message.

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**Author:** ![tcontrada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f1d935/32.png) [@tcontrada](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tcontrada)\
**Post date:** [31 January 2019 15:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/static-text-in-the-dashboard-titlebar/7371/19 "2019-01-31T15:24:52Z")

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```auto
[{"id":"dd3d2967.779ca8","type":"ui_text","z":"9b294b54.c35ab8","group":"e6dbde67.9232e","order":0,"width":0,"height":0,"name":"","label":"Time","format":"{{msg.payload}}","layout":"row-spread","x":440,"y":1020,"wires":[]},{"id":"cd29e130.e372d","type":"inject","z":"9b294b54.c35ab8","name":"","topic":"","payload":"","payloadType":"date","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":true,"onceDelay":0.1,"x":230,"y":1040,"wires":[["dd3d2967.779ca8"]]},{"id":"e6dbde67.9232e","type":"ui_group","z":"","name":"Test Group","tab":"fab638ec.529258","order":1,"disp":true,"width":"6","collapse":false},{"id":"fab638ec.529258","type":"ui_tab","z":"","name":"Test","icon":"dashboard","order":4,"disabled":false,"hidden":false}]

```

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**Author:** ![Andrei](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/andrei/32/10446_2.png) [@Andrei](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Andrei)\
**Post date:** [31 January 2019 15:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/static-text-in-the-dashboard-titlebar/7371/20 "2019-01-31T15:41:52Z")

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Perhaps the attached flow can add some relevant information for the troubleshooting ?

Can you check the outcome of running the flow and selecting the colors from the inject nodes ?

```auto
[{"id":"75402033.daaa5","type":"tab","label":"CSS variables - change TAB icon color","disabled":false,"info":""},{"id":"2a854306.fdbf7c","type":"ui_template","z":"75402033.daaa5","group":"a875c53c.0a8b98","name":"Change theme color","order":0,"width":0,"height":0,"format":"<style>\nmd-toolbar#toolbar{\n background-color: var(--main-color);\n}\n\nbody.nr-dashboard-theme md-content {\n color: var(--main-color);\n}\nbody.nr-dashboard-theme md-sidenav {\n color: var(--main-color);\n}\n.nr-dashboard-theme .nr-dashboard-button .md-button {\n background-color: var(--main-color);\n}\n.nr-dashboard-theme .nr-dashboard-template .md-button{\n background-color: var(--main-color);\n}\n.nr-dashboard-theme .nr-dashboard-template .md-button:disabled {\n color: grey;\n}\n.nr-dashboard-theme .nr-dashboard-slider .md-thumb:after {\n background-color: var(--main-color);\n border-color: var(--main-color);\n}\n.nr-dashboard-theme .nr-dashboard-slider .md-track-fill {\n background-color: var(--main-color);\n}\n.nr-dashboard-theme .nr-dashboard-template ::-webkit-scrollbar {\n background-color: #666666;\n}\n.nr-dashboard-theme .nr-dashboard-template ::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {\n background-color: var(--main-color);\n}\n</style>\n\n<script>\n(function($scope) {\n \n$scope.$watch('msg.payload', function() {\n console.log($scope.msg.payload);\n var html = document.getElementsByTagName('html')[0];\n html.style.setProperty(\"--main-color\", $scope.msg.payload);\n});\n})(scope);\n</script>","storeOutMessages":true,"fwdInMessages":true,"templateScope":"local","x":440,"y":160,"wires":[[]]},{"id":"12c8ad7a.b58c33","type":"inject","z":"75402033.daaa5","name":"","topic":"","payload":"red","payloadType":"str","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"x":230,"y":160,"wires":[["2a854306.fdbf7c"]]},{"id":"7e1fb88d.2675e8","type":"inject","z":"75402033.daaa5","name":"","topic":"","payload":"blue","payloadType":"str","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"x":230,"y":200,"wires":[["2a854306.fdbf7c"]]},{"id":"65066027.3bf4","type":"inject","z":"75402033.daaa5","name":"","topic":"","payload":"","payloadType":"date","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":true,"onceDelay":0.1,"x":250,"y":300,"wires":[["d83b0cc6.6569a"]]},{"id":"d83b0cc6.6569a","type":"ui_text","z":"75402033.daaa5","group":"a875c53c.0a8b98","order":0,"width":0,"height":0,"name":"","label":"Time:","format":"{{msg.payload}}","layout":"row-spread","x":450,"y":300,"wires":[]},{"id":"a875c53c.0a8b98","type":"ui_group","z":"","name":"Test Group","tab":"de23e330.3ce47","order":1,"disp":true,"width":"6","collapse":false},{"id":"de23e330.3ce47","type":"ui_tab","z":"","name":"Test","icon":"dashboard","order":4,"disabled":false,"hidden":false}]

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