fig.add_vrect() items do not hide when clicking on grouped legend if showlegend=False #4705

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1. gvwilson

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   bugsomething brokensomething broken

   P3backlogbacklog

   on Aug 7, 2024
2. lucas-schroeder commented on Aug 27, 2024

   

   lucas-schroeder

   on Aug 27, 2024

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   I got the same problem with Shapes and legendgroup. Only when all legends are set to visible they can be toggled together, otherwise only the one with showlegend=True. I'm using Pyhton 3.10.0 and Plotly 5.23.0. Here's a reproducible example:

   import pandas as pd
   import numpy as np
   import plotly.graph_objects as go
   
   data = {
       "Time": pd.date_range("2024-01-01", periods=20, freq="D"),
       "Value": np.random.randint(0, 100, size=20),
   }
   df = pd.DataFrame(data)
   
   fig = go.Figure()
   fig.add_trace(
       go.Scatter(
           x=df["Time"],
           y=df["Value"],
           name="From DataFrame",
           legendgroup="Data",
           legendgrouptitle=dict(text="Data"),
       )
   )
   shapes=[]
   
   for i, idx in enumerate([1,5,6,14]):
       shapes.append(
           dict(
               type="rect",
               xref="x",
               yref="paper",
               x0=df["Time"][idx-1],
               y0=0,
               x1=df["Time"][idx+1],
               y1=1,
               line=dict(width=0),
               fillcolor="rgba(178, 222, 39, 0.3)",
               layer="below",
               name=f"Highlight {i}",
               legendgroup="Highlights",
               legendgrouptitle=dict(text="Highlights"),
               showlegend=True if i == 0 else False,
           )
       )
   
   fig.update_layout(
   	title="Highlighted data",
   	xaxis_title="Time",
   	yaxis_title="Value",
   	shapes=shapes,
   )
   
   fig.show()
3. ritsuki1227 commented on Feb 11, 2025

   

   ritsuki1227

   on Feb 11, 2025

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   I’m experiencing the same issue on plotly 6.0.0.
4. mhangaard commented on Jan 13, 2026

   

   mhangaard

   on Jan 13, 2026

   Last edited by mhangaard

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   I have the same issue with version 6.5.0

   In a notebook:

   import plotly.graph_objects as go
   from plotly import __version__ as plotly_version
   print(f"Plotly version: {plotly_version}")
   
   fig = go.Figure()
   traces = [go.Scatter(x=[1, 2, 3], y=[4, 5, 6], mode='lines', name='Line 1', legendgroup='group1'),
             go.Scatter(x=[1, 2, 3], y=[6, 5, 4], mode='lines', name='Line 2', legendgroup='group1', showlegend=False)
             ]
   
   
   fig.add_shape(
       type="rect",
       x0=1.5, y0=4.5, x1=2.5, y1=5.5,
       line={'color': "RoyalBlue"},
       name="My Rectangle",
       legendgroup="shapes",
       showlegend=True
   )
   
   fig.add_shape(
       type="rect",
       x0=1, y0=1, x1=2.5, y1=5.5,
       line={'color': "Red"},
       name="My Rectangle",
       legendgroup="shapes",
       showlegend=False
   )
   
   fig.add_traces(traces)
   fig
   

   I added traces to confirm the intended behavior. I would think legendgroups for traces and shapes should work in the same way, great if they could even work while grouped together.
5. emilykl commented on Sep 2, 2026

   

   emilykl

   on Sep 2, 2026

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   Hi @pcubillos, apologies for the very late follow-up. This was fixed by plotly/plotly.js#7813 and first released in plotly.py v6.8.0. Shapes with showlegend=False are now hidden/shown when hiding/showing all shapes, the same as for traces.
6. emilykl

   closed this as completedon Sep 2, 2026
7. emilykl

   marked cannot hide all shape entries in a group by its legend #4896 as a duplicate of this issue on Sep 2, 2026