# 'widget-action' messages set msg.topic to 'undefined' (updated)
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/widget-action-messages-set-msg-topic-to-undefined-updated/96683
**Category:** Developing Nodes
**Tags:** node-red-dashboard, dashboard-2
**Created:** [21 April 2025 14:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/widget-action-messages-set-msg-topic-to-undefined-updated/96683 "2025-04-21T14:57:46Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@omrid](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/omrid)
#### Post date: [21 April 2025 14:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/widget-action-messages-set-msg-topic-to-undefined-updated/96683/1 "2025-04-21T14:57:46Z")
I have upgraded my dashboard-2 to v1.23.0.
In my custom UI node, when I send messages as 'widget-action' (`this.$socket.emit('widget-action', this.id, msg)` ), their `topic` property is getting overrun and becomes `undefined`.
This happens also in the generic `ui-template` node. Using `this.send(msg)` works OK, but using `emit` to `'widget-action'` overwrites the `topic` property.
For example, I inject a msg with `msg.topic='myTopic'`to the template:
```auto
mounted() {
const $scope = this;
// Socket listener
this.$socket.on('msg-input:' + this.id, function(msg) {
msg.payload = "Using 'emit'";
$scope.$socket.emit('widget-action', $scope.id, msg);
msg.payload = "Using 'send'";
$scope.send(msg)
});
}
```
and get the following result:
@joepavitt - any ideas? this was not happening in earlier dashboard versions.
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### Author:  [@joepavitt](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/joepavitt)
#### Post date: [25 April 2025 09:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/widget-action-messages-set-msg-topic-to-undefined-updated/96683/2 "2025-04-25T09:25:46Z")
Can you open an issue on the GH repo if you haven't already please @omrid, I know that @Steve-Mcl recently modified some topic-based code for the UI Form, but not sure if that's related.
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### Author:  [@omrid](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/omrid)
#### Post date: [25 April 2025 09:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/widget-action-messages-set-msg-topic-to-undefined-updated/96683/3 "2025-04-25T09:36:52Z")
Thanks, I have opened an issue (#1683).
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### Author:  [@joepavitt](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/joepavitt)
#### Post date: [25 April 2025 09:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/widget-action-messages-set-msg-topic-to-undefined-updated/96683/4 "2025-04-25T09:43:55Z")
Thanks @omrid - just linking to it so that it's easier for future navigation: [‘widget-action’ messages set msg.topic to ‘undefined’ · Issue #1683 · FlowFuse/node-red-dashboard · GitHub](https://github.com/FlowFuse/node-red-dashboard/issues/1683)
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### Author:  [@omrid](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/omrid)
#### Post date: [12 May 2025 15:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/widget-action-messages-set-msg-topic-to-undefined-updated/96683/5 "2025-05-12T15:09:08Z")
Hi @joepavitt, @Steve-Mcl,
I see that dashboard v1.24.0 has been released, with issue [1683](https://github.com/FlowFuse/node-red-dashboard/issues/1683) not resolved yet.
Is there any projected date for the fix? (It's OK if not in priority, I just need to know, as I will have to modify my custom UI node to stop using the `topic` property)
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [12 May 2025 15:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/widget-action-messages-set-msg-topic-to-undefined-updated/96683/6 "2025-05-12T15:11:23Z")
That release was for an immediate need we had - sorry it did not include a fix for this one. It will be picked up in due course 🤞
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [11 July 2025 15:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/widget-action-messages-set-msg-topic-to-undefined-updated/96683/7 "2025-07-11T15:11:48Z")
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