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Set the default dashboard when Home Assistant loads

· 2 min read
ElChiniNet
Developer of Custom Sidebar

Sometimes it is useful to make a user land on a specific dashboard when Home Assistant is loaded. To achieve this, you can go to your profile and in the Browser settings there is a specific section to set the default dashboard in that device. But as the description states, this change will be only applied in that device and it is not permanent. This change will be lost if one logs out and logs in again or if one logs in in another device with the same user.

Execute services clicking on sidebar items

· One min read
ElChiniNet
Developer of Custom Sidebar

Since the beginning it is possible to assign the href of a sidebar item specificing this property. This property is useful if one wants to go to a dashboard or open an external website when clicking on sidebar items. But since some time, it is also possible to execute a Home Assistant Service (renamed recently to Actions) if we specify the correct action in the on_click proprty of a sidebar item.

How to start with an empty sidebar

· One min read
ElChiniNet
Developer of Custom Sidebar

When you are going to create a configuration for a user, one possible approach is to start hiding the items that this user doesn't need. But what happens when we want to hide everything and just display a few items for that user? In would be a hassle to write item by item with a hide property. It is better if we hide everything and just show what we want visible.