Expandable sections without HACS? | Home Assistant | Page 1

dusk ermine Jan 20, 2025, 4:39 PM

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I might be going crazy, but I thought I remembered a recent release of HA having the ability to minimize or expand sections of the dashboard. Am I imagining this? I'm trying to avoid the Expander cards in HACS because they require manually editing YAML, which I hate.

steady kraken Jan 21, 2025, 6:12 PM

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Check out the section on visibility: https://www.home-assistant.io/dashboards/sections/

and showing cards conditionally: https://www.home-assistant.io/dashboards/cards/

Home Assistant

Sections

The panel view shows a single card in the full width of the screen.

Home Assistant

Cards

Introduction to the role of cards on the dashboard and how to add a card.

dusk ermine Jan 21, 2025, 6:18 PM

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Sorry if it wasn't clear, but I'm not looking to limit visibility based on any conditions. I just want to have headers that I can expand to reveal cards. I have a couple very large cards and it's annoying to have to scroll through them to get to any of the cards towards the end. I want the cards to be in collapsible sections so that I can simple expand the section I want when I need it.

steady kraken Jan 21, 2025, 6:19 PM

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Yes

stuck edge Jan 21, 2025, 6:19 PM

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There are no expandable cards/anything on dashboard in stock HA.

steady kraken Jan 21, 2025, 6:21 PM

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You can add a toggle helper to the header of the section though, then use that toggle as a parameter for card visibility in that section. When you tap the toggle switch ”on” all cards become visible.

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dusk ermine Jan 21, 2025, 9:12 PM

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Interesting, I'll give that a try and see if I like it

steady kraken Jan 21, 2025, 9:12 PM

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Let me know if you want help, happy to show you more screenshots etc

dusk ermine Jan 21, 2025, 10:59 PM

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@steady kraken That works super well! Thanks for the idea!

#Expandable sections without HACS?