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issue: Long model names and paths are unreadable #5547
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Originally created by @mrkrsl on GitHub (Jun 15, 2025).
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Installation Method
Docker
Open WebUI Version
0.6.14
Ollama Version (if applicable)
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Operating System
All (desktop + mobile#
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README.md.Expected Behavior
The model name in the UI (in all locations) should be meaningful and readable when connecting Open WebUI to an external API.
All locations means: in the model selector widget (top left), on the new chat page, on the chat page as the label of the model above its replies.
There is no place in the Open WebUI Settings to edit or otherwise control this string, which is rendered directly from the API.
Actual Behavior
When connected to my local API, the model names are extremely long and include the file path, meaning they don't fit in the UI and are unreadable. This means they are not meaningful strings and look cluttered. This is as true on desktop, where there's a lot of horizontal space as it is on mobile.
All I see for all model replies is the beginning of the file path to the model name, as delivered by the server (which I cannot change). You'll notice it only displays '/Users/mark/.cache/sanctu' where it is cut off.
See screenshot.
Steps to Reproduce
Note that I have no control of the model name sent by the Sanctuary API.
See screenshot attached.
Logs & Screenshots
See screenshots. Note model name top left in the UI and also above the input box and above every message. (Underlined in yellow.)
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@mrkrsl commented on GitHub (Jun 15, 2025):
Here's a desktop screenshot that shows how silly the long model names look:
@tjbck commented on GitHub (Jun 16, 2025):
Full model name should be displayed on hover with dc3055873bba6e36e88cba304ad9f3cd89de50ad!
@mrkrsl commented on GitHub (Jun 16, 2025):
That only partially solves this issue. The long string, when there is one, still litters the UI and looks bad. That's especially true in a chat since the model name is written out with every reply from the model.
There should be a way of renaming, or otherwise controlling the displayed version of the model name.
@Classic298 commented on GitHub (Jun 16, 2025):
@mrkrsl you can rename models in the Model settings in admin panel?
@mrkrsl commented on GitHub (Jun 16, 2025):
Ah! Indeed you can. Thank you.
However, it makes me wonder why these core admin screens are so deeply hidden. It's the first time I've found them. (And believe me, I hunted for them!) Surely these core settings should be more accessible?
@tjbck commented on GitHub (Jun 16, 2025):
@ayanahye could you write a tutorial for common often used tasks these?
@mrkrsl commented on GitHub (Jun 16, 2025):
Final thoughts, in case they help: Your Admin/User model makes sense, and I see that these settings fall on the Admin side. But it was totally non-obvious that the Admin settings are there, at least to me. I had visited the top-level of the Admin panel after first installing, but I totally missed the menu at the top (which is light grey against white, almost like those options are disabled.) It remained non-obvious after the above comment led me to them, and I still had to hunt. So maybe it's a matter of making these much more obvious.
I'd been looking for other things too, which I also just found in Admin Panel > Settings, like turning off the prompt hints. So, my mistake for not finding these key admin panels, but it feels like they've been hidden.
Hope this helps.