# \#uibuilder

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/tag/uibuilder/168.md

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## [How far have you taken AI in Node-RED?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-far-have-you-taken-ai-in-node-red/101702)

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**Author:** [@hazymat](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hazymat)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [13 September 2026 02:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-far-have-you-taken-ai-in-node-red/101702 "2026-09-13T02:13:37Z")

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Caveat: I have a lot of sympathy / interest in the idea that AI may be bad for humanity overall; negative dialectics, job displacement, hallucinations/unreliability, loss of authenticity, environmental reasons, etc. Pers…

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## [Uibrouter.iife.min.js Unable to load Grafana Graph (same IP, different Port)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibrouter-iife-min-js-unable-to-load-grafana-graph-same-ip-different-port/101688)

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**Author:** [@mudwalker](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mudwalker)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [28 August 2026 09:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibrouter-iife-min-js-unable-to-load-grafana-graph-same-ip-different-port/101688 "2026-08-28T09:23:51Z")

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I am trying to display a couple of Grafana graphs in a UIBUILDER webpage. I can load the graphs into a Browser if I put the link into the address bar, but they won't load in the webpage. The error in the browser shows: …

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## [Some UIBuilder guidance?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/some-uibuilder-guidance/101538)

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**Author:** [@hazymat](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hazymat)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [12 August 2026 23:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/some-uibuilder-guidance/101538 "2026-08-12T23:44:36Z")

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Hello I've finally got started with UIBuilder this week. Unwisely, I looked through the docs just enough to appreciate how very well documented it is, then proceeded to completely ignore the excellent documentation and…

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## [Uibuilder touching uibuilder/package.json](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-touching-uibuilder-package-json/101497)

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**Author:** [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [20 July 2026 10:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-touching-uibuilder-package-json/101497 "2026-07-20T10:58:06Z")

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Uibuilder appears to touch uibuilder/package.json each time I restart node-red. Is this necessary? I run a daily incremental backup and because the date has changed it is backed up every day, which is pointless.

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## [UIBUILDER now has a Discord Server!](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-now-has-a-discord-server/87750)

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**Author:** [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [9 July 2026 09:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-now-has-a-discord-server/87750 "2026-07-09T09:55:19Z")

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Not sure how often I will look in there, but yes it now exists. :grinning: I'm not yet all that familiar with Discord so hopefully, I'm sharing the correct link: The server is called "Node-RED UIBUILDER" naturally. I…

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## [🌐 UIBUILDER Stats](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-stats/101373)

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**Author:** [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [29 June 2026 11:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-stats/101373 "2026-06-29T11:31:41Z")

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Thought some people might be interested in early telemetry stats regarding UIBUILDER. These are the number of Node-RED instances that have at least 1 uibuilder or markweb node deployed grouped by host OS: \[ { os\_…

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## [Trying to Track Down Trackers](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trying-to-track-down-trackers/101361)

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**Author:** [@oldie](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/oldie)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [26 June 2026 11:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trying-to-track-down-trackers/101361 "2026-06-26T11:02:29Z")

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Bit of a left field question but I'm trying to trace why my ZimaBoard2 running only a NodeRed V5.0 with UIBuilder V7.7.4 (and Mosquitto) Docker containers is trying to contact these URL's, about 500 times per day. Is thi…

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## [UIBuilder markweb permissions issue running as dedicated user](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-markweb-permissions-issue-running-as-dedicated-user/101323)

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**Author:** [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [20 June 2026 10:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-markweb-permissions-issue-running-as-dedicated-user/101323 "2026-06-20T10:29:31Z")

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On Ubuntu I have created a system user noderedblog and group noderedblog to run node-red. The user does not have a home directory. Node red is running from a folder /home/colinl/noderedblog. Ownership of that folder and …

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## [UIbuilder markweb - minor issue with url paths](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-markweb-minor-issue-with-url-paths/101305)

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**Author:** [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [19 June 2026 07:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-markweb-minor-issue-with-url-paths/101305 "2026-06-19T07:53:30Z")

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Using markweb on uibuilder, I have the node-red folder /home/me/nodered In there I have the markweb root markweb and under that a folder \_assets containing images. The markweb demo site suggests that to show an image on…

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## [UIBuilder backup and git](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-backup-and-git/101289)

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**Author:** [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [17 June 2026 12:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-backup-and-git/101289 "2026-06-17T12:23:05Z")

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I use git with my node red instances for history and backup. For non-uibuilder instances I commit everything to git except node\_modules, context, .config.users.json and .backup files generated by node-red. If I have to …

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## [Uibuilder markweb too dark](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-markweb-too-dark/101168)

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**Author:** [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Replies:** 42\
**Last updated:** [14 June 2026 17:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-markweb-too-dark/101168 "2026-06-14T17:21:37Z")

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I haven't used uibuilder significantly, but the markweb feature appeals to me. As suggested in the markweb node help text I configured it to show the demo pages and the result is: I am not running any unusual theme …

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## [🌐 UIBUILDER next steps now that Node-RED v5 is released](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-next-steps-now-that-node-red-v5-is-released/101260)

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**Author:** [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [12 June 2026 16:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-next-steps-now-that-node-red-v5-is-released/101260 "2026-06-12T16:53:53Z")

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A quick update. UIBUILDER's next release (barring more bug fixes) will be v8.0.0. There will be 2 potentially breaking changes, hence the major version bump. Baseline Node-RED v5 Baseline Node.js v22 (to match NR v5) …

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## [🌐 UIBUILDER New Release, v7.7.4 - New features and bug fixes (+ extra bugfixes)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-new-release-v7-7-4-new-features-and-bug-fixes-extra-bugfixes/101164)

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**Author:** [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [12 June 2026 16:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-new-release-v7-7-4-new-features-and-bug-fixes-extra-bugfixes/101164 "2026-06-12T16:02:48Z")

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Hi all, an unexpected early summer release of UIBUILDER for Node-RED. Here are the details. As always, I strongly recommend upgrading to the latest release. All releases in the same major version are backwards compatibl…

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## [🌐 UIBUILDER Dev progress - v7.7 (or 8.0) - adding minimal telemetry & more](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-dev-progress-v7-7-or-8-0-adding-minimal-telemetry-more/100981)

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**Author:** [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [27 May 2026 05:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-dev-progress-v7-7-or-8-0-adding-minimal-telemetry-more/100981 "2026-05-27T05:55:43Z")

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With v7.6 now stabilised and bug-squashed. It was time to crack on with the next release. If Node-RED 5 comes out fairly soon, the next release of UIBUILDER would be v8.0 since it will up the node.js baseline the same a…

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## [uiBuilder Question on eventListeners](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-question-on-eventlisteners/101067)

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**Author:** [@Buckskin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Buckskin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [17 May 2026 16:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-question-on-eventlisteners/101067 "2026-05-17T16:36:32Z")

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So, not a specific Node-RED but relevant to uiBuilder Most addEventListener examples use an anonymous handler (i.e. (event) =\> {}) but of course this makes it very difficult to remove (I tried abort() but couldn't get i…

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## [🌐 UIBUILDER new release v7.6.1: (Bug fix) Introducing Markweb and other enhancements](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-new-release-v7-6-1-bug-fix-introducing-markweb-and-other-enhancements/100813)

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**Author:** [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Replies:** 57\
**Last updated:** [11 May 2026 14:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-new-release-v7-6-1-bug-fix-introducing-markweb-and-other-enhancements/100813 "2026-05-11T14:42:50Z")

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Yes, at long last, a new version of UIBUILDER for your web pleasure! Markweb is the outstanding feature of this release. A new and ultra-simple way to publish an entire website using simple Markdown files. It is a v1 re…

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## [Zero-JavaScript Charting](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/zero-javascript-charting/100885)

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**Author:** [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [1 May 2026 14:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/zero-javascript-charting/100885 "2026-05-01T14:02:33Z")

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Although the example flow uses UIBUILDER, you could do the same with Dashboard as well. This uses a font to produce very simple, single-colour charts that are most useful for inline-charts. Sparkline, bar and pie char…

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## [🌐 UIBUILDER Bug-fix release: v7.6.2 (Bonus: Improved docs layout)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-bug-fix-release-v7-6-2-bonus-improved-docs-layout/100871)

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**Author:** [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [30 April 2026 01:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-bug-fix-release-v7-6-2-bonus-improved-docs-layout/100871 "2026-04-30T01:16:48Z")

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Hi all, an undeniably speedy follow-up to the last feature release (and its bug-fix). :smiley: Squashed a number of annoying edge-case bugs, especially in Markweb. But, as you can see from the changelog below, I also s…

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## [UIBUILDER: using uib-var custom attribute](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-using-uib-var-custom-attribute/100855)

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**Author:** [@Becker](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Becker)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [27 April 2026 05:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-using-uib-var-custom-attribute/100855 "2026-04-27T05:26:06Z")

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I got my first object "SHM": const myDevices = \['SHM'\]; myDevices.forEach(dev =\> { uibuilder.onTopic(dev, (msg) =\> { uibuilder.set(dev, msg.payload); if (dev === 'SHM' && msg.payload) { …

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## [UIBUILDER asyncSend and ESM use](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-asyncsend-and-esm-use/100852)

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**Author:** [@Buckskin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Buckskin)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [26 April 2026 22:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-asyncsend-and-esm-use/100852 "2026-04-26T22:29:32Z")

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To change the subject back to uibuilder :rofl: I am trying to use asyncSend() - just because - but I am obviously not doing it right because although the send part works OK I am not getting a response (well I do but not…

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## [UIBUILDER change css and js directories/paths](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-change-css-and-js-directories-paths/100826)

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**Author:** [@mudwalker](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mudwalker)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [23 April 2026 12:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-change-css-and-js-directories-paths/100826 "2026-04-23T12:24:27Z")

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I have been struggling with this for a while... Following on from my use of VSCode, I have taken the suggestion @vonbaron to put the css and js files into their own directories. Doing it was simple, making it work is c…

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## [🌐 UIBUILDER v7.6 Development Progress - adding a single node website creator!](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-v7-6-development-progress-adding-a-single-node-website-creator/100379)

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**Author:** [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [10 April 2026 17:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-v7-6-development-progress-adding-a-single-node-website-creator/100379 "2026-04-10T17:10:45Z")

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Slow but steady progress on v7.6. As usual, I've taken on a bigger task than first appreciated with the new uib-markweb node that will be the simplest way to create an entire, information heavy website with Node-RED. …

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## [Uibuilder Azure Login](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-azure-login/100511)

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**Author:** [@ChrisWeb71](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ChrisWeb71)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [10 March 2026 17:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-azure-login/100511 "2026-03-10T17:31:00Z")

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Hi everyone, I'm desperately trying to implement a login with uibuilder and Microsoft Azure, so far without success. Has anyone managed to get this working? The login/logout doesn't work on the uibuilder pages. Here's…

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## [Personal Finances Web App](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/personal-finances-web-app/100424)

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**Author:** [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [24 February 2026 11:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/personal-finances-web-app/100424 "2026-02-24T11:20:14Z")

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Well, I haven't yet got to the "web" part. :rofl: But I will do and will, of course, be using UIBUILDER to do it and Node-RED as the data orchestrator. Having recently retired, I find myself in need of doing rather mor…

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## [Using VSCodium and a Local Repository and/or Codeberg. I want to create an integrated Workflow for UIBUILDER... (on Linux)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-vscodium-and-a-local-repository-and-or-codeberg-i-want-to-create-an-integrated-workflow-for-uibuilder-on-linux/100407)

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**Author:** [@mudwalker](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mudwalker)\
**Replies:** 46\
**Last updated:** [24 February 2026 10:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-vscodium-and-a-local-repository-and-or-codeberg-i-want-to-create-an-integrated-workflow-for-uibuilder-on-linux/100407 "2026-02-24T10:23:37Z")

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After reading @vonbaron thread and being reminded by @TotallyInformation that VSCode is a good thing, I have looked at VSCodium (VSCode without Microsoft Telemetry) and installing the extensions ESLint, HTMLHint, StyleIn…

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## [Vonbaron's Project Experiments](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/vonbarons-project-experiments/100386)

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**Author:** [@vonbaron](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/vonbaron)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [18 February 2026 01:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/vonbarons-project-experiments/100386 "2026-02-18T01:20:58Z")

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Now that I have tinkered with Node Red and more recently UIBuilder over the past few weeks, I thought I would share my progress to date, mostly to get feedback and critique while possibly giving others some ideas based o…

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## [UI-Builder formatting of the output variables (upgrade v3-v5)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-builder-formatting-of-the-output-variables-upgrade-v3-v5/100324)

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**Author:** [@ChrisWeb71](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ChrisWeb71)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [9 February 2026 10:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-builder-formatting-of-the-output-variables-upgrade-v3-v5/100324 "2026-02-09T10:58:40Z")

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Hi, I'd like to upgrade from UI-Builder version 3.3.1 to UI-Builder version 7.5.0. Unfortunately, I'm having trouble with the formatting. I want the background to change depending on the value of the variable. In versi…

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## [Updates on UIBUILDER v7.6 dev, new Markdown Content Management feature!](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/updates-on-uibuilder-v7-6-dev-new-markdown-content-management-feature/99983)

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**Author:** [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [5 February 2026 17:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/updates-on-uibuilder-v7-6-dev-new-markdown-content-management-feature/99983 "2026-02-05T17:34:43Z")

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Hi all, thought it was high-time I shared what is happening with UIBUILDER. As some of you may be aware, I've suffered some eye problems this autumn so I've not been able to get as much done. But things are happening. S…

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## [Passing data via uib-var](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/passing-data-via-uib-var/100301)

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**Author:** [@vonbaron](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/vonbaron)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [4 February 2026 13:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/passing-data-via-uib-var/100301 "2026-02-04T13:50:15Z")

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Hello all, I have just joined in to the discussions for NR and in particular UIBUILDER. Firstly, I want to show my appreciation to TotallyInformation for the vast amount of work I can see has been put in to developing u…

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## [My latest uibuilder creation](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/my-latest-uibuilder-creation/100196)

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**Author:** [@oldie](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/oldie)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [30 January 2026 15:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/my-latest-uibuilder-creation/100196 "2026-01-30T15:39:24Z")

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This is my latest creation with uibuilder, which just keeps getting better. Now, with your favourite (mine, Codex) built into VSCode, just describe what you want and magically a script.js, index.html and style.css appear…

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