# Why does ui\_template node create a space in the dashboard layout?

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/why-does-ui-template-node-create-a-space-in-the-dashboard-layout/98100
**Category:** Dashboard
**Tags:** dashboard-2
**Created:** [12 July 2025 13:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/why-does-ui-template-node-create-a-space-in-the-dashboard-layout/98100 "2025-07-12T13:40:20Z")
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### Author: ![rakgupta](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/rakgupta/32/42535_2.png) [@rakgupta](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rakgupta)
#### Post date: [12 July 2025 13:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/why-does-ui-template-node-create-a-space-in-the-dashboard-layout/98100/1 "2025-07-12T13:40:20Z")

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Is ui\_template supposed to take up real estate on a DB2 page? If so, how can I "hide" that space.

Below is an example:

**ui\_template above a ui-tabulator node**

 ![Screenshot 2025-07-12 at 8.25.35 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/0/c/0c6a860ed076b83af1444293f3fd58dbfb011611.png)  
 ![Screenshot 2025-07-12 at 8.25.58 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/c/0/c02436bf69d55e5dfe3ec135fc6f699e6b54cfae.png)

**ui\_template positioned beiow a ui-tabulator node**

 ![Screenshot 2025-07-12 at 8.25.15 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/3/a/3ad150d0461a2500c7d788ada380a9da56f57ad1.png)

 ![Screenshot 2025-07-12 at 8.24.40 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/a/3/a38468e3b3ee498c5b594e344a889f648e75a0b6.png)

**ui\_template node config**

 ![Screenshot 2025-07-12 at 8.37.59 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/8/0/8016965177d57b19a7736c570381778747a95310.png)

Thanks for your help.

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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: [12 July 2025 13:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/why-does-ui-template-node-create-a-space-in-the-dashboard-layout/98100/2 "2025-07-12T13:50:20Z")

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Just because you didn't enter any elements, doesn't mean they don't still get a container. Try changing the type option (change the scope)

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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: [12 July 2025 13:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/why-does-ui-template-node-create-a-space-in-the-dashboard-layout/98100/3 "2025-07-12T13:51:10Z")

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> [@rakgupta](#):
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> how can I "hide" that space.

You can also add CSS to target the widgets parent group and hide it like that.

Try adding `d-none` to the class name field.

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### Author: ![rakgupta](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/rakgupta/32/42535_2.png) [@rakgupta](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rakgupta)
#### Post date: [12 July 2025 14:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/why-does-ui-template-node-create-a-space-in-the-dashboard-layout/98100/4 "2025-07-12T14:25:28Z")

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> [@Steve-Mcl](#):
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> Try changing the type option (change the scope)

Thanks @Steve-Mcl. I changed the scope to "Widget (ui scoped)" and that seems to work. Since it basically loads the Luxon date library (required by ui-tabulator) making it global will work for tables on different pages.

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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: [26 July 2025 14:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/why-does-ui-template-node-create-a-space-in-the-dashboard-layout/98100/5 "2025-07-26T14:25:55Z")

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