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New Triggered By, needs better overview in 2026.10.0 #5098
Describe the featureThe new Triggered By functionality goal is to improve ease of use, but it introduces the opposite in complex automations. While editing lower down the page, the triggers do not show the entities by name. So, you have to scroll up again to see which is which. It would be SO much easier to just display the enities, either on the right (trigger selection list) or in the condition field. Use casesQuicker overview of triggers in automations and avoid constantly scrolling up and dowd! Current workaroundsNo response Anything else?No response |
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Also, use of custom names for triggers is still there but only in YAML. "Edit ID" should still be an option, and those custom names should still appear in the UI where the "triggered by" condition is shown. It is cumbersome to first click on the condition to "activate" display of the trigger, and then have to scroll up to see what trigger is related. When I could see my custom name, I immediately new what trigger was related, without clicking and scrolling. |
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You can give each trigger a name that makes sense to you. Open the three dots menu on the trigger, select "Rename", and enter a descriptive name. That name is then used in the "Triggered by" condition, so you no longer have to scroll up to figure out which trigger is which. ../Frenck
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This is what I ended up doing, but it requires extra labeling to clearify information/trigger. Information which already IS available in HA and could easyly be displayed by default. |
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The state changed trigger is a trigger we no longer recommend. It exists for advanced use cases, but it is extremely difficult to provide good information from it. Besides that, 90% of the use cases have new and better alternative triggers available. The state changed trigger will remain for advanced use cases, but you'd either need to specify or consider using newer triggers. ../Frenck
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Thanks for the side note, link to suggestions please? On my initial suggestion: I feel HA can make it so much easier to identify triggers, but now forces users to add additional descriptions to keep a good overview. Missed opportunity in my book. |
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Thanks, as I am testing Helpers and pricing in my example, I guess these are advanced use cases? Non seem to be covered the new use cases. |
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I still see an issue here. See enclosed screenshot.
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forgot to circle ....
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…On Fri, Oct 9, 2026 at 1:21 PM Frank Snyder ***@***.***> wrote:
I still see an issue here. See enclosed screenshot.
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You can give each trigger a name that makes sense to you. Open the three dots menu on the trigger, select "Rename", and enter a descriptive name. That name is then used in the "Triggered by" condition, so you no longer have to scroll up to figure out which trigger is which.
../Frenck
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