diff --git a/core/dashboard/app_defaults.php b/core/dashboard/app_defaults.php
index 975ac00838..0c6ac0b429 100644
--- a/core/dashboard/app_defaults.php
+++ b/core/dashboard/app_defaults.php
@@ -3,308 +3,323 @@
 if ($domains_processed == 1) {
 
 	//clear the array if it exists
-		if (isset($array)) {
-			unset($array);
-		}
+	if (isset($array)) {
+		unset($array);
+	}
 
-	//migrate widget data
+	//get the new dashboard widgets
+	$sql = "select * from v_dashboard_widgets ";
+	$new_table = $database->select($sql, null, 'all');
+	unset($sql, $parameters);
+
+	//get the old dashboard
+	$sql = "select * from v_dashboard ";
+	$old_table = $database->select($sql, null, 'all');
+	unset($sql, $parameters);
+
+	//if the new table is empty then use the old table to populate the new table
+	if (empty($new_table) && !empty($old_table)) {
+		$sql = "INSERT INTO v_dashboard_widgets ( ";
+		$sql .= "	dashboard_uuid, ";
+		$sql .= "	dashboard_widget_uuid, ";
+		$sql .= "	dashboard_widget_parent_uuid, ";
+		$sql .= "	widget_name, ";
+		$sql .= "	widget_path, ";
+		$sql .= "	widget_icon, ";
+		$sql .= "	widget_icon_color, ";
+		$sql .= "	widget_url, ";
+		$sql .= "	widget_target, ";
+		$sql .= "	widget_width, ";
+		$sql .= "	widget_height, ";
+		$sql .= "	widget_content, ";
+		$sql .= "	widget_content_text_align, ";
+		$sql .= "	widget_content_details, ";
+		$sql .= "	widget_chart_type, ";
+		$sql .= "	widget_label_enabled, ";
+		$sql .= "	widget_label_text_color, ";
+		$sql .= "	widget_label_text_color_hover, ";
+		$sql .= "	widget_label_background_color, ";
+		$sql .= "	widget_label_background_color_hover, ";
+		$sql .= "	widget_number_text_color, ";
+		$sql .= "	widget_number_text_color_hover, ";
+		$sql .= "	widget_number_background_color, ";
+		$sql .= "	widget_background_color, ";
+		$sql .= "	widget_background_color_hover, ";
+		$sql .= "	widget_detail_background_color, ";
+		$sql .= "	widget_background_gradient_style, ";
+		$sql .= "	widget_background_gradient_angle, ";
+		$sql .= "	widget_column_span, ";
+		$sql .= "	widget_row_span, ";
+		$sql .= "	widget_details_state, ";
+		$sql .= "	widget_order, ";
+		$sql .= "	widget_enabled, ";
+		$sql .= "	widget_description, ";
+		$sql .= "	insert_date, ";
+		$sql .= "	insert_user, ";
+		$sql .= "	update_date, ";
+		$sql .= "	update_user ";
+		$sql .= ") ";
+		$sql .= "SELECT ";
+		$sql .= "	'3e2cbaa4-2bec-41b2-a626-999a59b8b19c', ";
+		$sql .= "	dashboard_uuid, ";
+		$sql .= "	dashboard_parent_uuid, ";
+		$sql .= "	dashboard_name, ";
+		$sql .= "	dashboard_path, ";
+		$sql .= "	dashboard_icon, ";
+		$sql .= "	dashboard_icon_color, ";
+		$sql .= "	dashboard_url, ";
+		$sql .= "	dashboard_target, ";
+		$sql .= "	dashboard_width, ";
+		$sql .= "	dashboard_height, ";
+		$sql .= "	dashboard_content, ";
+		$sql .= "	dashboard_content_text_align, ";
+		$sql .= "	dashboard_content_details, ";
+		$sql .= "	dashboard_chart_type, ";
+		$sql .= "	dashboard_label_enabled, ";
+		$sql .= "	dashboard_label_text_color, ";
+		$sql .= "	dashboard_label_text_color_hover, ";
+		$sql .= "	dashboard_label_background_color, ";
+		$sql .= "	dashboard_label_background_color_hover, ";
+		$sql .= "	dashboard_number_text_color, ";
+		$sql .= "	dashboard_number_text_color_hover, ";
+		$sql .= "	dashboard_number_background_color, ";
+		$sql .= "	dashboard_background_color, ";
+		$sql .= "	dashboard_background_color_hover, ";
+		$sql .= "	dashboard_detail_background_color, ";
+		$sql .= "	dashboard_background_gradient_style, ";
+		$sql .= "	dashboard_background_gradient_angle, ";
+		$sql .= "	dashboard_column_span, ";
+		$sql .= "	dashboard_row_span, ";
+		$sql .= "	dashboard_details_state, ";
+		$sql .= "	dashboard_order, ";
+		$sql .= "	dashboard_enabled, ";
+		$sql .= "	dashboard_description, ";
+		$sql .= "	insert_date, ";
+		$sql .= "	insert_user, ";
+		$sql .= "	update_date, ";
+		$sql .= "	update_user ";
+		$sql .= "FROM v_dashboard; ";
+		$database->execute($sql);
+		unset($sql, $parameters);
+
+		//get the new dashboard widgets
 		$sql = "select * from v_dashboard_widgets ";
 		$new_table = $database->select($sql, null, 'all');
 		unset($sql, $parameters);
-
-		$sql = "select * from v_dashboard ";
-		$old_table = $database->select($sql, null, 'all');
-		unset($sql, $parameters);
-
-		if (empty($new_table) && !empty($old_table)) {
-			$sql = "INSERT INTO v_dashboard_widgets ( ";
-			$sql .= "	dashboard_uuid, ";
-			$sql .= "	dashboard_widget_uuid, ";
-			$sql .= "	dashboard_widget_parent_uuid, ";
-			$sql .= "	widget_name, ";
-			$sql .= "	widget_path, ";
-			$sql .= "	widget_icon, ";
-			$sql .= "	widget_icon_color, ";
-			$sql .= "	widget_url, ";
-			$sql .= "	widget_target, ";
-			$sql .= "	widget_width, ";
-			$sql .= "	widget_height, ";
-			$sql .= "	widget_content, ";
-			$sql .= "	widget_content_text_align, ";
-			$sql .= "	widget_content_details, ";
-			$sql .= "	widget_chart_type, ";
-			$sql .= "	widget_label_enabled, ";
-			$sql .= "	widget_label_text_color, ";
-			$sql .= "	widget_label_text_color_hover, ";
-			$sql .= "	widget_label_background_color, ";
-			$sql .= "	widget_label_background_color_hover, ";
-			$sql .= "	widget_number_text_color, ";
-			$sql .= "	widget_number_text_color_hover, ";
-			$sql .= "	widget_number_background_color, ";
-			$sql .= "	widget_background_color, ";
-			$sql .= "	widget_background_color_hover, ";
-			$sql .= "	widget_detail_background_color, ";
-			$sql .= "	widget_background_gradient_style, ";
-			$sql .= "	widget_background_gradient_angle, ";
-			$sql .= "	widget_column_span, ";
-			$sql .= "	widget_row_span, ";
-			$sql .= "	widget_details_state, ";
-			$sql .= "	widget_order, ";
-			$sql .= "	widget_enabled, ";
-			$sql .= "	widget_description, ";
-			$sql .= "	insert_date, ";
-			$sql .= "	insert_user, ";
-			$sql .= "	update_date, ";
-			$sql .= "	update_user ";
-			$sql .= ") ";
-			$sql .= "SELECT ";
-			$sql .= "	'3e2cbaa4-2bec-41b2-a626-999a59b8b19c', ";
-			$sql .= "	dashboard_uuid, ";
-			$sql .= "	dashboard_parent_uuid, ";
-			$sql .= "	dashboard_name, ";
-			$sql .= "	dashboard_path, ";
-			$sql .= "	dashboard_icon, ";
-			$sql .= "	dashboard_icon_color, ";
-			$sql .= "	dashboard_url, ";
-			$sql .= "	dashboard_target, ";
-			$sql .= "	dashboard_width, ";
-			$sql .= "	dashboard_height, ";
-			$sql .= "	dashboard_content, ";
-			$sql .= "	dashboard_content_text_align, ";
-			$sql .= "	dashboard_content_details, ";
-			$sql .= "	dashboard_chart_type, ";
-			$sql .= "	dashboard_label_enabled, ";
-			$sql .= "	dashboard_label_text_color, ";
-			$sql .= "	dashboard_label_text_color_hover, ";
-			$sql .= "	dashboard_label_background_color, ";
-			$sql .= "	dashboard_label_background_color_hover, ";
-			$sql .= "	dashboard_number_text_color, ";
-			$sql .= "	dashboard_number_text_color_hover, ";
-			$sql .= "	dashboard_number_background_color, ";
-			$sql .= "	dashboard_background_color, ";
-			$sql .= "	dashboard_background_color_hover, ";
-			$sql .= "	dashboard_detail_background_color, ";
-			$sql .= "	dashboard_background_gradient_style, ";
-			$sql .= "	dashboard_background_gradient_angle, ";
-			$sql .= "	dashboard_column_span, ";
-			$sql .= "	dashboard_row_span, ";
-			$sql .= "	dashboard_details_state, ";
-			$sql .= "	dashboard_order, ";
-			$sql .= "	dashboard_enabled, ";
-			$sql .= "	dashboard_description, ";
-			$sql .= "	insert_date, ";
-			$sql .= "	insert_user, ";
-			$sql .= "	update_date, ";
-			$sql .= "	update_user ";
-			$sql .= "FROM v_dashboard; ";
-			$database->execute($sql);
-			unset($sql, $parameters);
-		}
-
-		$sql = "select * from v_dashboard_widget_groups ";
-		$new_groups = $database->select($sql, null, 'all');
-		unset($sql, $parameters);
-
-		$sql = "select * from v_dashboard_groups ";
-		$old_groups = $database->select($sql, null, 'all');
-		unset($sql, $parameters);
-
-		if (empty($new_groups) && !empty($old_groups)) {
-			$sql = "INSERT INTO v_dashboard_widget_groups ( ";
-			$sql .= "	dashboard_uuid, ";
-			$sql .= "	dashboard_widget_group_uuid, ";
-			$sql .= "	dashboard_widget_uuid, ";
-			$sql .= "	group_uuid, ";
-			$sql .= "	insert_date, ";
-			$sql .= "	insert_user, ";
-			$sql .= "	update_date, ";
-			$sql .= "	update_user ";
-			$sql .= ") ";
-			$sql .= "SELECT ";
-			$sql .= "	'3e2cbaa4-2bec-41b2-a626-999a59b8b19c', ";
-			$sql .= "	dashboard_group_uuid, ";
-			$sql .= "	dashboard_uuid, ";
-			$sql .= "	group_uuid, ";
-			$sql .= "	insert_date, ";
-			$sql .= "	insert_user, ";
-			$sql .= "	update_date, ";
-			$sql .= "	update_user ";
-			$sql .= "FROM v_dashboard_groups; ";
-			$database->execute($sql);
-			unset($sql, $parameters);
-		}
-
-	//make the default groups exist
-		$group = new groups;
-		$group->defaults();
-
-	//get the groups
-		$sql = "select * from v_groups ";
-		$sql .= "where domain_uuid is null ";
-		$groups = $database->select($sql, null, 'all');
-
-	//get the dashboards
-		$sql = "select ";
-		$sql .= "domain_uuid, ";
-		$sql .= "dashboard_uuid, ";
-		$sql .= "dashboard_name, ";
-		$sql .= "cast(dashboard_enabled as text), ";
-		$sql .= "dashboard_description, ";
-		$sql .= "domain_uuid ";
-		$sql .= "from v_dashboards ";
-		$dashboard_widgets = $database->select($sql, null, 'all');
-		unset($sql, $parameters);
-
-	//add the dashboards
-		$dashboard_config_file = glob($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"].PROJECT_PATH.'/core/dashboard/resources/dashboard/config.php');
-		$x = 0;
-		foreach($dashboard_config_file as $file) {
-			include ($file);
-			$x++;
-		}
-		$dashboards = $array;
-		unset($array);
-
-	//build the array
-		$x = 0;
-		foreach($dashboards['dashboards'] as $row) {
-			//check if the dashboard is already in the database
-			$dashboard_found = false;
-			foreach($dashboard_widgets as $dashboard_widget) {
-				if ($dashboard_widget['dashboard_uuid'] == $row['dashboard_uuid']) {
-					$dashboard_found = true;
-				}
-			}
-
-			//add the dashboard to the array
-			if (!$dashboard_found) {
-				$array['dashboards'][$x]['dashboard_uuid'] = $row['dashboard_uuid'];
-				$array['dashboards'][$x]['dashboard_name'] = $row['dashboard_name'];
-				$array['dashboards'][$x]['dashboard_enabled'] = $row['dashboard_enabled'];
-				$array['dashboards'][$x]['dashboard_description'] = $row['dashboard_description'];
-				$x++;
-			}
-		}
-//exit;
-	//save the data
-		if (!empty($array)) {
-			$database->save($array, false);
-		}
-		unset($array);
-
-	//get the dashboard
-		$sql = "select ";
-		$sql .= "dashboard_uuid, ";
-		$sql .= "dashboard_widget_uuid, ";
-		$sql .= "widget_name, ";
-		$sql .= "widget_path, ";
-		$sql .= "widget_order, ";
-		$sql .= "cast(widget_enabled as text), ";
-		$sql .= "widget_description ";
-		$sql .= "from v_dashboard_widgets ";
-		$dashboard_widgets = $database->select($sql, null, 'all');
-		unset($sql, $parameters);
-
-	//add the dashboard widgets
-		$config_files = glob($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"].PROJECT_PATH.'/*/*/resources/dashboard/config.php');
-		$x = 0;
-		foreach($config_files as $file) {
-			include ($file);
-			$x++;
-		}
-		$widgets = $array;
-		unset($array);
-
-	//build the array
-		$x = 0;
-		foreach($widgets['dashboard_widgets'] as $row) {
-			//check if the dashboard widget is already in the database
-			$widget_found = false;
-			foreach($dashboard_widgets as $dashboard_widget) {
-				if ($dashboard_widget['dashboard_widget_uuid'] == $row['dashboard_widget_uuid']) {
-					$widget_found = true;
-				}
-			}
-
-			//add the dashboard widget to the array
-			if (!$widget_found) {
-				$array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['dashboard_uuid'] = $row['dashboard_uuid'];
-				$array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['dashboard_widget_uuid'] = $row['dashboard_widget_uuid'];
-				$array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_name'] = $row['widget_name'];
-				$array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_path'] = $row['widget_path'];
-				$array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_chart_type'] = $row['widget_chart_type'];
-				$array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_column_span'] = $row['widget_column_span'] ?? 1;
-				$array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_row_span'] = $row['widget_row_span'] ?? 1;
-				$array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_details_state'] = $row['widget_details_state'];
-				$array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_order'] = $row['widget_order'];
-				$array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_enabled'] = $row['widget_enabled'];
-				$array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_description'] = $row['widget_description'];
-				$array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_label_enabled'] = $row['widget_label_enabled'] ?? 'true';
-				if (!empty($row['widget_label_text_color'])) { $array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_label_text_color'] = $row['widget_label_text_color']; }
-				if (!empty($row['widget_label_text_color_hover'])) { $array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_label_text_color_hover'] = $row['widget_label_text_color_hover']; }
-				if (!empty($row['widget_number_text_color'])) { $array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_number_text_color'] = $row['widget_number_text_color']; }
-				if (!empty($row['widget_number_text_color_hover'])) { $array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_number_text_color_hover'] = $row['widget_number_text_color_hover']; }
-				if (!empty($row['widget_number_background_color'])) { $array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_number_background_color'] = $row['widget_number_background_color']; }
-				if (!empty($row['widget_icon'])) { $array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_icon'] = $row['widget_icon']; }
-				if (!empty($row['widget_icon_color'])) { $array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_icon_color'] = $row['widget_icon_color']; }
-				if (!empty($row['widget_url'])) { $array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_url'] = $row['widget_url']; }
-				if (!empty($row['widget_width'])) { $array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_width'] = $row['widget_width']; }
-				if (!empty($row['widget_height'])) { $array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_height'] = $row['widget_height']; }
-				if (!empty($row['widget_target'])) { $array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_target'] = $row['widget_target']; }
-				if (!empty($row['widget_label_background_color'])) { $array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_label_background_color'] = $row['widget_label_background_color']; }
-				if (!empty($row['widget_label_background_color_hover'])) { $array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_label_background_color_hover'] = $row['widget_label_background_color_hover']; }
-				if (!empty($row['widget_background_color'])) { $array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_background_color'] = $row['widget_background_color']; }
-				if (!empty($row['widget_background_color_hover'])) { $array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_background_color_hover'] = $row['widget_background_color_hover']; }
-				if (!empty($row['widget_detail_background_color'])) { $array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_detail_background_color'] = $row['widget_detail_background_color']; }
-				if (!empty($row['widget_content'])) { $array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_content'] = $row['widget_content']; }
-				if (!empty($row['widget_content_details'])) { $array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_content_details'] = $row['widget_content_details']; }
-				if (!empty($row['dashboard_widget_parent_uuid'])) { $array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['dashboard_widget_parent_uuid'] = $row['dashboard_widget_parent_uuid']; }
-				$y = 0;
-				if (!empty($row['dashboard_widget_groups'])) {
-					foreach ($row['dashboard_widget_groups'] as $row) {
-						if (isset($row['group_name'])) {
-							foreach($groups as $field) {
-								if ($row['group_name'] == $field['group_name']) {
-									$array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['dashboard_widget_groups'][$y]['dashboard_uuid'] = $row['dashboard_uuid'];
-									$array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['dashboard_widget_groups'][$y]['dashboard_widget_group_uuid'] = $row['dashboard_widget_group_uuid'];
-									$array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['dashboard_widget_groups'][$y]['dashboard_widget_uuid'] = $row['dashboard_widget_uuid'];
-									$array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['dashboard_widget_groups'][$y]['group_uuid'] = $field['group_uuid'];
-								}
-							}
-							$y++;
-						}
-					}
-				}
-			$x++;
-			}
-		}
-
-	//add the temporary permissions
-		$p = permissions::new();
-		$p->add('dashboard_add', 'temp');
-		$p->add('dashboard_group_add', 'temp');
-
-	//save the data
-		if (!empty($array)) {
-			$database->save($array, false);
-			//$result = $database->message;
-		}
-
-	//delete the temporary permissions
-		$p->delete('dashboard_add', 'temp');
-		$p->delete('dashboard_group_add', 'temp');
-
-	//update dashboard icons to be prefixed with v6.x font awesome style class name (e.g. 'fa-solid ')
-		$queries[] = "update v_dashboard_widgets set widget_icon = concat('fa-solid ', widget_icon) where widget_icon is not null and widget_icon not like 'fa-solid fa-%' and widget_icon not like 'fa-regular fa-%' and widget_icon not like 'fa-brands fa-%' ";
+	}
 
 	//simplify the dashboard path
-		$queries[] = "update v_dashboard_widgets set widget_path =  regexp_replace(widget_path, 'app/|core/|resources/dashboard/|\.php', '', 'g') where widget_path like '%.php';";
+	if (!empty($new_table)) {
+		$database->execute("delete from v_dashboard;");
+	}
+
+	//get the dashboard widget groups
+	$sql = "select * from v_dashboard_widget_groups ";
+	$new_groups = $database->select($sql, null, 'all');
+	unset($sql, $parameters);
+
+	//get the dashboard groups
+	$sql = "select * from v_dashboard_groups ";
+	$old_groups = $database->select($sql, null, 'all');
+	unset($sql, $parameters);
+
+	//use the dashboard groups to add data into the dashboard widget groups
+	if (empty($new_groups) && !empty($old_groups)) {
+		$sql = "INSERT INTO v_dashboard_widget_groups ( ";
+		$sql .= "	dashboard_uuid, ";
+		$sql .= "	dashboard_widget_group_uuid, ";
+		$sql .= "	dashboard_widget_uuid, ";
+		$sql .= "	group_uuid, ";
+		$sql .= "	insert_date, ";
+		$sql .= "	insert_user, ";
+		$sql .= "	update_date, ";
+		$sql .= "	update_user ";
+		$sql .= ") ";
+		$sql .= "SELECT ";
+		$sql .= "	'3e2cbaa4-2bec-41b2-a626-999a59b8b19c', ";
+		$sql .= "	dashboard_group_uuid, ";
+		$sql .= "	dashboard_uuid, ";
+		$sql .= "	group_uuid, ";
+		$sql .= "	insert_date, ";
+		$sql .= "	insert_user, ";
+		$sql .= "	update_date, ";
+		$sql .= "	update_user ";
+		$sql .= "FROM v_dashboard_groups; ";
+		$database->execute($sql);
+		unset($sql, $parameters);
+	}
+
+	//make the default groups exist
+	$group = new groups;
+	$group->defaults();
+
+	//get the groups
+	$sql = "select * from v_groups ";
+	$sql .= "where domain_uuid is null ";
+	$groups = $database->select($sql, null, 'all');
+
+	//get the dashboards
+	$sql = "select ";
+	$sql .= "domain_uuid, ";
+	$sql .= "dashboard_uuid, ";
+	$sql .= "dashboard_name, ";
+	$sql .= "cast(dashboard_enabled as text), ";
+	$sql .= "dashboard_description, ";
+	$sql .= "domain_uuid ";
+	$sql .= "from v_dashboards ";
+	$dashboard_widgets = $database->select($sql, null, 'all');
+	unset($sql, $parameters);
+
+	//add the dashboards
+	$dashboard_config_file = glob($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"].PROJECT_PATH.'/core/dashboard/resources/dashboard/config.php');
+	$x = 0;
+	foreach($dashboard_config_file as $file) {
+		include ($file);
+		$x++;
+	}
+	$dashboards = $array;
+	unset($array);
+
+	//build the array
+	$x = 0;
+	foreach($dashboards['dashboards'] as $row) {
+		//check if the dashboard is already in the database
+		$dashboard_found = false;
+		foreach($dashboard_widgets as $dashboard_widget) {
+			if ($dashboard_widget['dashboard_uuid'] == $row['dashboard_uuid']) {
+				$dashboard_found = true;
+			}
+		}
+
+		//add the dashboard to the array
+		if (!$dashboard_found) {
+			$array['dashboards'][$x]['dashboard_uuid'] = $row['dashboard_uuid'];
+			$array['dashboards'][$x]['dashboard_name'] = $row['dashboard_name'];
+			$array['dashboards'][$x]['dashboard_enabled'] = $row['dashboard_enabled'];
+			$array['dashboards'][$x]['dashboard_description'] = $row['dashboard_description'];
+			$x++;
+		}
+	}
+
+	//save the data
+	if (!empty($array)) {
+		$database->save($array, false);
+	}
+	unset($array);
+
+	//get the dashboard
+	$sql = "select ";
+	$sql .= "dashboard_uuid, ";
+	$sql .= "dashboard_widget_uuid, ";
+	$sql .= "widget_name, ";
+	$sql .= "widget_path, ";
+	$sql .= "widget_order, ";
+	$sql .= "cast(widget_enabled as text), ";
+	$sql .= "widget_description ";
+	$sql .= "from v_dashboard_widgets ";
+	$dashboard_widgets = $database->select($sql, null, 'all');
+	unset($sql, $parameters);
+
+	//add the dashboard widgets
+	$config_files = glob($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"].PROJECT_PATH.'/*/*/resources/dashboard/config.php');
+	$x = 0;
+	foreach($config_files as $file) {
+		include ($file);
+		$x++;
+	}
+	$widgets = $array;
+	unset($array);
+
+	//build the array
+	$x = 0;
+	foreach($widgets['dashboard_widgets'] as $row) {
+		//check if the dashboard widget is already in the database
+		$widget_found = false;
+		foreach($dashboard_widgets as $dashboard_widget) {
+			if ($dashboard_widget['dashboard_widget_uuid'] == $row['dashboard_widget_uuid']) {
+				$widget_found = true;
+			}
+		}
+
+		//add the dashboard widget to the array
+		if (!$widget_found) {
+			$array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['dashboard_uuid'] = $row['dashboard_uuid'];
+			$array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['dashboard_widget_uuid'] = $row['dashboard_widget_uuid'];
+			$array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_name'] = $row['widget_name'];
+			$array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_path'] = $row['widget_path'];
+			$array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_chart_type'] = $row['widget_chart_type'];
+			$array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_column_span'] = $row['widget_column_span'] ?? 1;
+			$array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_row_span'] = $row['widget_row_span'] ?? 1;
+			$array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_details_state'] = $row['widget_details_state'];
+			$array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_order'] = $row['widget_order'];
+			$array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_enabled'] = $row['widget_enabled'];
+			$array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_description'] = $row['widget_description'];
+			$array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_label_enabled'] = $row['widget_label_enabled'] ?? 'true';
+			if (!empty($row['widget_label_text_color'])) { $array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_label_text_color'] = $row['widget_label_text_color']; }
+			if (!empty($row['widget_label_text_color_hover'])) { $array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_label_text_color_hover'] = $row['widget_label_text_color_hover']; }
+			if (!empty($row['widget_number_text_color'])) { $array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_number_text_color'] = $row['widget_number_text_color']; }
+			if (!empty($row['widget_number_text_color_hover'])) { $array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_number_text_color_hover'] = $row['widget_number_text_color_hover']; }
+			if (!empty($row['widget_number_background_color'])) { $array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_number_background_color'] = $row['widget_number_background_color']; }
+			if (!empty($row['widget_icon'])) { $array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_icon'] = $row['widget_icon']; }
+			if (!empty($row['widget_icon_color'])) { $array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_icon_color'] = $row['widget_icon_color']; }
+			if (!empty($row['widget_url'])) { $array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_url'] = $row['widget_url']; }
+			if (!empty($row['widget_width'])) { $array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_width'] = $row['widget_width']; }
+			if (!empty($row['widget_height'])) { $array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_height'] = $row['widget_height']; }
+			if (!empty($row['widget_target'])) { $array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_target'] = $row['widget_target']; }
+			if (!empty($row['widget_label_background_color'])) { $array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_label_background_color'] = $row['widget_label_background_color']; }
+			if (!empty($row['widget_label_background_color_hover'])) { $array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_label_background_color_hover'] = $row['widget_label_background_color_hover']; }
+			if (!empty($row['widget_background_color'])) { $array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_background_color'] = $row['widget_background_color']; }
+			if (!empty($row['widget_background_color_hover'])) { $array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_background_color_hover'] = $row['widget_background_color_hover']; }
+			if (!empty($row['widget_detail_background_color'])) { $array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_detail_background_color'] = $row['widget_detail_background_color']; }
+			if (!empty($row['widget_content'])) { $array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_content'] = $row['widget_content']; }
+			if (!empty($row['widget_content_details'])) { $array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['widget_content_details'] = $row['widget_content_details']; }
+			if (!empty($row['dashboard_widget_parent_uuid'])) { $array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['dashboard_widget_parent_uuid'] = $row['dashboard_widget_parent_uuid']; }
+			$y = 0;
+			if (!empty($row['dashboard_widget_groups'])) {
+				foreach ($row['dashboard_widget_groups'] as $row) {
+					if (isset($row['group_name'])) {
+						foreach($groups as $field) {
+							if ($row['group_name'] == $field['group_name']) {
+								$array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['dashboard_widget_groups'][$y]['dashboard_uuid'] = $row['dashboard_uuid'];
+								$array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['dashboard_widget_groups'][$y]['dashboard_widget_group_uuid'] = $row['dashboard_widget_group_uuid'];
+								$array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['dashboard_widget_groups'][$y]['dashboard_widget_uuid'] = $row['dashboard_widget_uuid'];
+								$array['dashboard_widgets'][$x]['dashboard_widget_groups'][$y]['group_uuid'] = $field['group_uuid'];
+							}
+						}
+						$y++;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		$x++;
+		}
+	}
+
+	//add the temporary permissions
+	$p = permissions::new();
+	$p->add('dashboard_add', 'temp');
+	$p->add('dashboard_group_add', 'temp');
+
+	//save the data
+	if (!empty($array)) {
+		$database->save($array, false);
+		//$result = $database->message;
+	}
+
+	//delete the temporary permissions
+	$p->delete('dashboard_add', 'temp');
+	$p->delete('dashboard_group_add', 'temp');
+
+	//update dashboard icons to be prefixed with v6.x font awesome style class name (e.g. 'fa-solid ')
+	$queries[] = "update v_dashboard_widgets set widget_icon = concat('fa-solid ', widget_icon) where widget_icon is not null and widget_icon not like 'fa-solid fa-%' and widget_icon not like 'fa-regular fa-%' and widget_icon not like 'fa-brands fa-%' ";
+
+	//simplify the dashboard path
+	$queries[] = "update v_dashboard_widgets set widget_path =  regexp_replace(widget_path, 'app/|core/|resources/dashboard/|\.php', '', 'g') where widget_path like '%.php';";
 
 	//execute array of queries
-		foreach ($queries as $sql) {
-			$database->execute($sql);
-		}
-		unset($queries, $sql);
+	foreach ($queries as $sql) {
+		$database->execute($sql);
+	}
+	unset($queries, $sql);
 
 }