Dashboard change request

Started by Bossybear, February 17, 2026, 12:49:39 AM

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February 17, 2026, 12:49:39 AM Last Edit: February 17, 2026, 12:56:32 AM by Bossybear
I am using CloudDNS for my Dynamic DNS updates for the hosts at my location.
The Dynamic DNS section of the dashboard shows

custom
Current IP: a.b.c.d
Updated: date and time.

custom
Current IP: a.b.c.d
Updated: date and time.

custom
Current IP: a.b.c.d
Updated: date and time.

One for each of the three updates I am making.

Ideally the widget would show the Description field I used to distinguish one from the other.

If I've posted this in the wrong place please flame me.

BossyBear

In OPNsense 26.1.2_5 I now see the custom hostname to the right in the widget. This is a good solution. Please consider this closed.

March 27, 2026, 05:47:09 AM #2 Last Edit: March 27, 2026, 05:50:22 AM by drosophila
Quote from: Bossybear on March 02, 2026, 04:41:46 PMIn OPNsense 26.1.2_5 I now see the custom hostname to the right in the widget. This is a good solution. Please consider this closed.
What do I need to do to enable this (26.1.5)? I still only get "custom". Is this because I use the dark theme, or because mine is IPv6 with its unwieldly / long address blurting out everything else?

Probably, your widget is one-column width. Try expanding it to two columns. That works for me.

Today at 04:39:09 AM #4 Last Edit: Today at 06:24:09 AM by drosophila
Quote from: Netlearn on Today at 02:50:46 AMProbably, your widget is one-column width. Try expanding it to two columns. That works for me.
That was it, thanks! The issue was that I expected it to auto-expand when moved to a wide column but it wouldn't so I assumed that it just won't. Instead, you have to manually drag the border to resize it. :) Still not great for IPv6 because the address is not entirely visible, and the most important part (the suffix) is outside the display area unless I widen it even more. Either IPv6 addresses need the entire width, or the address needs to be linebroken like the gateway watcher does. Thanks for considering! :)