Zigbee2MQTT Event Entities vs Legacy Action Sensor Explained
Zigbee2MQTT 2.0 switched off the sensor.*_action entity your button automations used. Here's what replaced it, and which local path to rebuild on.
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Zigbee2MQTT Multi-Endpoint Devices: Why switch_l1, switch_l2
Zigbee2MQTT names multi-gang switch entities switch_l1, switch_l2, or switch_left. What an endpoint is, why naming varies, and how to map each gang.
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Zigbee2MQTT Rename Device: What Breaks in Home Assistant
Renaming a Zigbee2MQTT device changes its MQTT topic instantly but not its Home Assistant entity IDs. What breaks, what doesn't, and how to rename safely.
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Zigbee2MQTT Groups vs Scenes: Why Scenes Don’t Show in HA
Zigbee2MQTT groups show up automatically in Home Assistant. Scenes don't. Here's why, and the local MQTT workaround for triggering them anyway.
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ZHA Automation Broken After HA 2026.7? It’s Not ZHA
Automations stopped firing after Home Assistant 2026.7? It's a core trigger rename hitting every integration, not a ZHA bug. Old-to-new key list and fix.
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Does Tuya/Smart Life Automation Work Without Internet?
Tuya's own developer docs define three automation tiers with different offline reliability. Here's which one your Smart Life setup actually runs on.
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Mi Home Local Execution vs Cloud Execution Explained
Some Mi Home scenes survive an internet outage. Others silently don't. Here's what actually decides local vs cloud execution, and how to check your own.
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Aqara Mini Switch E1 (WXKG20LM): Zigbee2MQTT Setup Guide
Pairing the Aqara E1 Mini Switch (WXKG20LM) with Zigbee2MQTT skips the hub. Here's every entity it exposes and how to automate it in Home Assistant.
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Xiaomi WXKG01LM Wireless Switch on Home Assistant, No Cloud
Pair the discontinued Xiaomi WXKG01LM wireless switch to Zigbee2MQTT and Home Assistant with no Mi Home app. Actions, mesh placement, and the legacy-event fix.
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Aqara Magic Cube (MFKZQ01LM): Zigbee2MQTT Home Assistant
Pair the original Aqara Magic Cube (MFKZQ01LM) to Zigbee2MQTT and Home Assistant, no hub required, plus how to handle the null rotate-side quirk.