Trying to hide entity from ESPHome device web page. Can it be done?

ESPHome
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I am trying to hide the resulting output from the code block from the devices web server. I have not been successful yet. Is there a way to do this? I would love to have the percentage on this screen, but having the slider is pretty much useless as the value is under control of an automation on the ESP.

I would also love to have the backlight be a switch rather than an indicator of the state.

Thanks Matt

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# Creates manual fan speed slider, will not hold as the percentage is automatically controlled
- platform: template
  name: Pwm Fan Slider
  id: slider
  mode: auto
  internal: true
  web_server:
      sorting_weight: 6
  min_value: 15
  max_value: 100
  step: 1
  optimistic: true
  unit_of_measurement: '%'
  set_action:
    then:
    - output.set_level:
        id: apple_pwm_speed
        level: !lambda "return x/100;"

Backlight related stuff:

binary_sensor:
  - platform: homeassistant
    id: apple_backlight
    entity_id: input_boolean.esphome_apple_backlight
    internal: false
    web_server:
      sorting_weight: 7

display:
- platform: lcd_pcf8574
  id: mydisplay
  dimensions: 16x2
  i2c_id: bus_b
  address: 0x27
  lambda: |-
    //Print sensor temperature, spd % and RPM on line 0
    it.printf(0,0,"%.0fF", id(sht30t).state);
    it.printf(4,0,"%.0f%%", id(slider).state);
    //it.printf(4,0,"%.0fRPM", id(fan_pulse).state);
    it.printf(9,0,"+%.3fV", id(ps5v).state);
    it.printf(0, 1, "%s", id(addr).state.c_str());
    if (id(apple_backlight).state) {
    // Binary sensor is on
    // Control backlight on mydisplay
    // Binary sensor is on in HA
    id(mydisplay).backlight();
    } else {
    // Binary sensor is off in HA
    id(mydisplay).no_backlight();
    }
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binary_sensor is a sensor, it can’t be a switch.
Instead of binary_sensor over HA input_boolean, just use switch on ESPHome side. IMHO.

To hide entity from web server - can use internal: true & include_internal: false in web server settings. While include_internal is true see no way to hide entity.

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You can set
mode: box
to get rid of slider.

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Why messing with this setting? It’s false by default, which means that if you set any sensor as internal: true it won’t be shown in HA. So, it’s not needed in any yaml. Setting “include_internal” to true will do exactly opposite: it will expose even internal sensors/switches…inside HA’s inteface

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Because I want it to be exposed to HA? I just do not want to see a slider or box on the internal device web page, only the value.

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I will try that. Thanks

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  • If you want to be exposed define id and name in esphome and it will be exposed in HA.
  • If you don’t want it then add “internal: true” to the sensor you don’t want to be exposed.
  • If you add “include_internal: true” then all will be exposed in HA, even if you add “internal: true” to any sensor in esphome.

I don’t think it’s possible what you ask - sensor is either visible in HA or not. It can’t be just partly visible.

Btw…i agree with you that slider is in most cases pretty unusable. Try box mode, as already suggested.

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Thanks, It is an odd request. I want the value in HA and I want the value to show in ESPHome web page, but I do not want the control to be present on the ESPHome web page. I am not using HA to control the fan speed only to monitor that it is actually running. All of the control is in a lambda in the ESPHome yaml.

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Use template sensor to show the value of your number and set number internal.

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