diff --git a/public/js/components/Dashboard/Admin/Presets.js b/public/js/components/Dashboard/Admin/Presets.js
index a28a8afc6..a66159466 100644
--- a/public/js/components/Dashboard/Admin/Presets.js
+++ b/public/js/components/Dashboard/Admin/Presets.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export default {
 		}
 	},
 	methods: {
-		widgetAdd(section_name, widget) {
+		widgetAdd(widget, section_name) {
 			this.$refs.widgetpicker.getWidget().then(widget_id => {
 				widget.widget = widget_id;
 				widget.id = 'loading_' + String((new Date()).valueOf());
@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@ export default {
 			})
 			.catch(() => {});
 		},
-		widgetUpdate(section_name, payload) {
-			payload = payload[section_name];
+		widgetUpdate(payload, section_name) {
 			for (var k in payload) {
 				const section = this.sections.find(section => section.name == section_name);
 				for (var wid in section.widgets) {
@@ -105,7 +104,7 @@ export default {
 				})
 				.catch(this.$fhcAlert.handleSystemError);
 		},
-		widgetRemove(section_name, id) {
+		widgetRemove(id, section_name) {
 			const params = {
 				db: this.dashboard,
 				funktion_kurzbz: section_name,
diff --git a/public/js/components/Dashboard/Dashboard.js b/public/js/components/Dashboard/Dashboard.js
index 94b3621d6..f9fff9925 100644
--- a/public/js/components/Dashboard/Dashboard.js
+++ b/public/js/components/Dashboard/Dashboard.js
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ export default {
 		}
 	},
 	methods: {
-		widgetAdd(section_name, widget) {
-			// TODO(chris): remove section_name? (change order of params => get rid of it)
+		widgetAdd(widget) {
 			this.$refs.widgetpicker
 				.getWidget()
 				.then(widget_id => {
@@ -63,8 +62,7 @@ export default {
 				})
 				.catch(() => {});
 		},
-		widgetUpdate(section_name, payload) {
-			payload = payload[section_name];
+		widgetUpdate(payload) {
 			for (var k in payload) {
 				for (var wid in this.widgets) {
 					if (this.widgets[wid].id == k) {
@@ -112,7 +110,7 @@ export default {
 				})
 				.catch(this.$fhcAlert.handleSystemError);
 		},
-		widgetRemove(section_name, id) {
+		widgetRemove(id) {
 			this.$api
 				.call(ApiDashboardUser.removeWidget(this.dashboard, id))
 				.then(() => {
@@ -148,7 +146,7 @@ export default {
 					}
 				}
 
-				remove.forEach(wid => this.widgetRemove('general', wid));
+				remove.forEach(wid => this.widgetRemove(wid));
 
 				this.widgets = widgets;
 			})
@@ -160,7 +158,7 @@ export default {
 			{{ $p.t('global/personalGreeting', [ viewData?.name ]) }}
 			<button style="margin-left: 8px;" class="btn" @click="editMode = !editMode" aria-label="edit dashboard" v-tooltip="{showDelay:1000,value:'edit dashboard'}"><i class="fa-solid fa-gear" aria-hidden="true"></i></button>
 		</h3>
-		<dashboard-section :seperator="0" name="general" :widgets="widgets" @widgetAdd="widgetAdd" @widgetUpdate="widgetUpdate" @widgetRemove="widgetRemove"></dashboard-section>
+		<dashboard-section :seperator="0" name="general" :widgets="widgets" @widget-add="widgetAdd" @widget-update="widgetUpdate" @widget-remove="widgetRemove"></dashboard-section>
 		<dashboard-widget-picker ref="widgetpicker" :widgets="widgetsSetup"></dashboard-widget-picker>
 	</div>`
 }
diff --git a/public/js/components/Dashboard/Section.js b/public/js/components/Dashboard/Section.js
index cfb8dae05..c2342e7d6 100644
--- a/public/js/components/Dashboard/Section.js
+++ b/public/js/components/Dashboard/Section.js
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ export default {
 		},
 		removeWidget(item, revert) {
 			if (item.custom) {
-				BsConfirm.popup(this.$p.t('dashboard', 'alert_deleteWidget')).then(() => this.$emit('widgetRemove', this.name, item.id));
+				BsConfirm.popup(this.$p.t('dashboard', 'alert_deleteWidget')).then(() => this.$emit('widgetRemove', item.id, this.name));
 			} else {
 				let update = {};
 				update[item.id] = { hidden: !revert };
@@ -187,9 +187,7 @@ export default {
 			this.updatePreset(result);
 		},
 		updatePreset(update) {
-			let payload = {};
-			payload[this.name] = update;
-			this.$emit('widgetUpdate', this.name, payload);
+			this.$emit('widgetUpdate', update, this.name);
 		}
 	},
 	mounted() {
@@ -230,7 +228,7 @@ export default {
 				<div
 					v-if="item.placeholder"
 					class="empty-tile-hover"
-					@click="$emit('widgetAdd', name, { widget: 1, config: {}, place: {[gridWidth]: {x:item.x,y:item.y,w:1,h:1}}, custom: 1 })"
+					@click="$emit('widgetAdd', { widget: 1, config: {}, place: {[gridWidth]: {x:item.x,y:item.y,w:1,h:1}}, custom: 1 }, name)"
 				></div>
 				<dashboard-item 
 					v-else