# Dashboard Widget Selector - Collapse Categories by default?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dashboard-widget-selector-collapse-categories-by-default/102209>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81, perspective\
**Created:** [February 11, 2025, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dashboard-widget-selector-collapse-categories-by-default/102209 "2025-02-11T20:58:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![Eric\_Gruber](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/eric_gruber/32/51070_2.png) [@Eric\_Gruber](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Eric_Gruber)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dashboard-widget-selector-collapse-categories-by-default/102209/1 "2025-02-11T20:58:04Z")

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When adding a widget on the dashboard all categories on the Available Widget Selector are expanded by default.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/9/0/9069ed352790f922ff4730cf66dddba3b4bf940d.png)  
I would like to make it more user friendly by having these collapsed when the dialog opens. Does anyone know of a simple way to do this?  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/8/c/8c23fb28d379bd3afa691e23bdac3286c9b00203.png)

Thanks,  
Eric