diff --git a/src/backend/base/langflow/components/data/URL.py b/src/backend/base/langflow/components/data/URL.py
index 6f7a5391a..d27d17fe6 100644
--- a/src/backend/base/langflow/components/data/URL.py
+++ b/src/backend/base/langflow/components/data/URL.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ from langflow.inputs import StrInput
 from langflow.schema import Data
 from langflow.template import Output
 
+import re
+
 
 class URLComponent(Component):
     display_name = "URL"
@@ -25,8 +27,39 @@ class URLComponent(Component):
         Output(display_name="Data", name="data", method="fetch_content"),
     ]
 
+    def ensure_url(self, string: str) -> str:
+        """
+        Ensures the given string is a URL by adding 'http://' if it doesn't start with 'http://' or 'https://'.
+        Raises an error if the string is not a valid URL.
+
+        Parameters:
+            string (str): The string to be checked and possibly modified.
+
+        Returns:
+            str: The modified string that is ensured to be a URL.
+
+        Raises:
+            ValueError: If the string is not a valid URL.
+        """
+        if not string.startswith(("http://", "https://")):
+            string = "http://" + string
+
+        # Basic URL validation regex
+        url_regex = re.compile(
+            r"^(http://|https://)?"  # http:// or https://
+            r"(([a-zA-Z0-9\.-]+)"  # domain
+            r"(\.[a-zA-Z]{2,}))"  # top-level domain
+            r"(:[0-9]{1,5})?"  # optional port
+            r"(\/.*)?$"  # optional path
+        )
+
+        if not re.match(url_regex, string):
+            raise ValueError(f"Invalid URL: {string}")
+
+        return string
+
     def fetch_content(self) -> Data:
-        urls = [url.strip() for url in self.urls if url.strip()]
+        urls = [self.ensure_url(url.strip()) for url in self.urls if url.strip()]
         loader = WebBaseLoader(web_paths=urls)
         docs = loader.load()
         data = [Data(content=doc.page_content, **doc.metadata) for doc in docs]
diff --git a/src/backend/base/langflow/components/experimental/TextOperator.py b/src/backend/base/langflow/components/experimental/TextOperator.py
index 73b472acf..84436e23b 100644
--- a/src/backend/base/langflow/components/experimental/TextOperator.py
+++ b/src/backend/base/langflow/components/experimental/TextOperator.py
@@ -1,90 +1,92 @@
-from typing import Union
-
 from langflow.custom import Component
 from langflow.field_typing import Text
-from langflow.schema import Data
-from langflow.template import Input, Output
+from langflow.inputs import BoolInput, DropdownInput, StrInput
+from langflow.template import Output
 
 
 class TextOperatorComponent(Component):
     display_name = "Text Operator"
     description = "Compares two text inputs based on a specified condition such as equality or inequality, with optional case sensitivity."
+    icon = "equal"
 
     inputs = [
-        Input(name="input_text", type=str, display_name="Input Text", info="The primary text input for the operation."),
-        Input(name="match_text", type=str, display_name="Match Text", info="The text input to compare against."),
-        Input(
-            name="operator",
-            type=str,
-            display_name="Operator",
-            info="The operator to apply for comparing the texts.",
-            options=["equals", "not equals", "contains", "starts with", "ends with", "exists"],
+        StrInput(
+            name="input_text",
+            display_name="Input Text",
+            info="The primary text input for the operation.",
         ),
-        Input(
+        StrInput(
+            name="match_text",
+            display_name="Match Text",
+            info="The text input to compare against.",
+        ),
+        DropdownInput(
+            name="operator",
+            display_name="Operator",
+            options=["equals", "not equals", "contains", "starts with", "ends with"],
+            info="The operator to apply for comparing the texts.",
+        ),
+        BoolInput(
             name="case_sensitive",
-            type=bool,
             display_name="Case Sensitive",
             info="If true, the comparison will be case sensitive.",
-            default=False,
+            value=False,
+            advanced=True,
         ),
-        Input(
+        StrInput(
             name="true_output",
-            type=Union[str, Data],
             display_name="True Output",
             info="The output to return or display when the comparison is true.",
-            input_types=["Text", "Data"],
+            advanced=True,
         ),
-        Input(
+        StrInput(
             name="false_output",
-            type=Union[str, Data],
             display_name="False Output",
             info="The output to return or display when the comparison is false.",
-            input_types=["Text", "Data"],
+            advanced=True,
         ),
     ]
+
     outputs = [
-        Output(display_name="True Result", name="true_result", method="result_response"),
-        Output(display_name="False Result", name="false_result", method="result_response"),
+        Output(display_name="True Result", name="true_result", method="true_response"),
+        Output(display_name="False Result", name="false_result", method="false_response"),
     ]
 
-    def true_response(self) -> Union[Text, Data]:
-        self.stop("False Result")
-        return self.true_output if self.true_output else self.input_text
-
-    def false_response(self) -> Union[Text, Data]:
-        self.stop("True Result")
-        return self.false_output if self.false_output else self.input_text
-
-    def result_response(self) -> Union[Text, Data]:
-        input_text = self.input_text
-        match_text = self.match_text
-        operator = self.operator
-        case_sensitive = self.case_sensitive
-
-        if not input_text or not match_text:
-            raise ValueError("Both 'input_text' and 'match_text' must be provided and non-empty.")
-
+    def evaluate_condition(self, input_text: str, match_text: str, operator: str, case_sensitive: bool) -> bool:
         if not case_sensitive:
             input_text = input_text.lower()
             match_text = match_text.lower()
 
-        result = False
         if operator == "equals":
-            result = input_text == match_text
+            return input_text == match_text
         elif operator == "not equals":
-            result = input_text != match_text
+            return input_text != match_text
         elif operator == "contains":
-            result = match_text in input_text
+            return match_text in input_text
         elif operator == "starts with":
-            result = input_text.startswith(match_text)
+            return input_text.startswith(match_text)
         elif operator == "ends with":
-            result = input_text.endswith(match_text)
+            return input_text.endswith(match_text)
+        return False
 
+    def true_response(self) -> Text:
+        result = self.evaluate_condition(self.input_text, self.match_text, self.operator, self.case_sensitive)
         if result:
-            response = self.true_response()
+            self.stop("false_result")
+            response = self.true_output if self.true_output else self.input_text
             self.status = response
             return response
         else:
-            response = self.false_response()
+            self.stop("true_result")
+            return ""
+
+    def false_response(self) -> Text:
+        result = self.evaluate_condition(self.input_text, self.match_text, self.operator, self.case_sensitive)
+        if not result:
+            self.stop("true_result")
+            response = self.false_output if self.false_output else self.input_text
             self.status = response
             return response
+        else:
+            self.stop("false_result")
+            return ""
diff --git a/src/backend/base/langflow/components/helpers/CombineText.py b/src/backend/base/langflow/components/helpers/CombineText.py
index bedc4293d..641ab54ae 100644
--- a/src/backend/base/langflow/components/helpers/CombineText.py
+++ b/src/backend/base/langflow/components/helpers/CombineText.py
@@ -1,29 +1,38 @@
-from langflow.custom import CustomComponent
+from langflow.custom import Component
 from langflow.field_typing import Text
+from langflow.inputs import StrInput
+from langflow.template import Output
 
 
-class CombineTextComponent(CustomComponent):
+class CombineTextComponent(Component):
     display_name = "Combine Text"
     description = "Concatenate two text sources into a single text chunk using a specified delimiter."
     icon = "merge"
 
-    def build_config(self):
-        return {
-            "text1": {
-                "display_name": "First Text",
-                "info": "The first text input to concatenate.",
-            },
-            "text2": {
-                "display_name": "Second Text",
-                "info": "The second text input to concatenate.",
-            },
-            "delimiter": {
-                "display_name": "Delimiter",
-                "info": "A string used to separate the two text inputs. Defaults to a whitespace.",
-            },
-        }
+    inputs = [
+        StrInput(
+            name="text1",
+            display_name="First Text",
+            info="The first text input to concatenate.",
+        ),
+        StrInput(
+            name="text2",
+            display_name="Second Text",
+            info="The second text input to concatenate.",
+        ),
+        StrInput(
+            name="delimiter",
+            display_name="Delimiter",
+            info="A string used to separate the two text inputs. Defaults to a whitespace.",
+            default=" ",
+        ),
+    ]
 
-    def build(self, text1: str, text2: str, delimiter: str = " ") -> Text:
-        combined = delimiter.join([text1, text2])
+    outputs = [
+        Output(display_name="Combined Text", name="combined_text", method="combine_texts"),
+    ]
+
+    def combine_texts(self) -> Text:
+        combined = self.delimiter.join([self.text1, self.text2])
         self.status = combined
         return combined
diff --git a/src/backend/base/langflow/components/helpers/CombineTextsUnsorted.py b/src/backend/base/langflow/components/helpers/CombineTextsUnsorted.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 67d315739..000000000
--- a/src/backend/base/langflow/components/helpers/CombineTextsUnsorted.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-from langflow.custom import CustomComponent
-from langflow.field_typing import Text
-
-
-class CombineTextsUnsortedComponent(CustomComponent):
-    display_name = "Combine Texts (Unsorted)"
-    description = "Concatenate text sources into a single text chunk using a specified delimiter."
-    icon = "merge"
-
-    def build_config(self):
-        return {
-            "texts": {
-                "display_name": "Texts",
-                "info": "The first text input to concatenate.",
-            },
-            "delimiter": {
-                "display_name": "Delimiter",
-                "info": "A string used to separate the two text inputs. Defaults to a whitespace.",
-            },
-        }
-
-    def build(self, texts: list[str], delimiter: str = " ") -> Text:
-        combined = delimiter.join(texts)
-        self.status = combined
-        return combined
diff --git a/src/backend/base/langflow/components/helpers/DataToText.py b/src/backend/base/langflow/components/helpers/DataToText.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 5bd688e9d..000000000
--- a/src/backend/base/langflow/components/helpers/DataToText.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-from langflow.custom import CustomComponent
-from langflow.field_typing import Text
-from langflow.helpers.data import data_to_text
-from langflow.schema import Data
-
-
-class DataToTextComponent(CustomComponent):
-    display_name = "Data To Text"
-    description = "Convert Data into plain text following a specified template."
-
-    def build_config(self):
-        return {
-            "data": {
-                "display_name": "Data",
-                "info": "The data to convert to text.",
-            },
-            "template": {
-                "display_name": "Template",
-                "info": "The template to use for formatting the data. It can contain the keys {text}, {data} or any other key in the Data.",
-                "multiline": True,
-            },
-        }
-
-    def build(
-        self,
-        data: list[Data],
-        template: str = "Text: {text}\nData: {data}",
-    ) -> Text:
-        if not data:
-            return ""
-        if isinstance(data, Data):
-            data = [data]
-
-        result_string = data_to_text(template, data)
-        self.status = result_string
-        return result_string
diff --git a/src/backend/base/langflow/components/helpers/DocumentToData.py b/src/backend/base/langflow/components/helpers/DocumentsToData.py
similarity index 83%
rename from src/backend/base/langflow/components/helpers/DocumentToData.py
rename to src/backend/base/langflow/components/helpers/DocumentsToData.py
index 44ba079a0..13111db59 100644
--- a/src/backend/base/langflow/components/helpers/DocumentToData.py
+++ b/src/backend/base/langflow/components/helpers/DocumentsToData.py
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ from langflow.custom import CustomComponent
 from langflow.schema import Data
 
 
-class DocumentToDataComponent(CustomComponent):
-    display_name = "Documents To Data"
+class DocumentsToDataComponent(CustomComponent):
+    display_name = "Documents ⇢ Data"
     description = "Convert LangChain Documents into Data."
+    icon = "LangChain"
 
     field_config = {
         "documents": {"display_name": "Documents"},
diff --git a/src/backend/base/langflow/components/helpers/FilterData.py b/src/backend/base/langflow/components/helpers/FilterData.py
index db402502d..3d7cdbcec 100644
--- a/src/backend/base/langflow/components/helpers/FilterData.py
+++ b/src/backend/base/langflow/components/helpers/FilterData.py
@@ -1,20 +1,28 @@
 from typing import List
 
 from langflow.custom import Component
-from langflow.inputs import StrInput
+from langflow.inputs import StrInput, HandleInput
 from langflow.schema import Data
-from langflow.template import Input, Output
+from langflow.template import Output
 
 
 class FilterDataComponent(Component):
-    display_name = "Filter Message"
-    description = "Filters a Message object based on a list of strings."
+    display_name = "Filter Data"
+    description = "Filters a Data object based on a list of keys."
     icon = "filter"
 
     inputs = [
-        Input(name="message", display_name="Message", info="Message object to filter.", input_types=["Message"]),
+        HandleInput(
+            name="data",
+            display_name="Data",
+            info="Data object to filter.",
+            input_types=["Message", "Data"],
+        ),
         StrInput(
-            name="filter_criteria", display_name="Filter Criteria", info="List of strings to filter by.", is_list=True
+            name="filter_criteria",
+            display_name="Filter Criteria",
+            info="List of keys to filter by.",
+            is_list=True,
         ),
     ]
 
@@ -24,10 +32,12 @@ class FilterDataComponent(Component):
 
     def filter_data(self) -> Data:
         filter_criteria: List[str] = self.filter_criteria
+        data = self.data.data if isinstance(self.data, Data) else {}
 
         # Filter the data
-        filtered = {key: value for key, value in self.message.data.items() if key == filter_criteria}
+        filtered = {key: value for key, value in data.items() if key in filter_criteria}
 
         # Create a new Data object with the filtered data
-        self.status = filtered
-        return filtered
+        filtered_data = Data(data=filtered)
+        self.status = filtered_data
+        return filtered_data
diff --git a/src/backend/base/langflow/components/helpers/ParseData.py b/src/backend/base/langflow/components/helpers/ParseData.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..41cd669fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/base/langflow/components/helpers/ParseData.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+from langflow.custom import Component
+from langflow.helpers.data import data_to_text
+from langflow.field_typing import Text
+from langflow.inputs import MultilineInput, HandleInput
+from langflow.template import Output
+
+
+class ParseDataComponent(Component):
+    display_name = "Parse Data"
+    description = "Convert Data into plain text following a specified template."
+    icon = "braces"
+
+    inputs = [
+        HandleInput(
+            name="data", display_name="Data", info="The data to convert to text.", input_types=["Message", "Data"]
+        ),
+        MultilineInput(
+            name="template",
+            display_name="Template",
+            info="The template to use for formatting the data. It can contain the keys {text}, {data} or any other key in the Data.",
+        ),
+    ]
+
+    outputs = [
+        Output(display_name="Text", name="text", method="parse_data_to_text"),
+    ]
+
+    def parse_data_to_text(self) -> Text:
+        data = self.data if isinstance(self.data, list) else [self.data]
+        template = self.template or "Text: {text}"
+
+        result_string = data_to_text(template, data)
+        self.status = result_string
+        return result_string
diff --git a/src/backend/base/langflow/components/helpers/__init__.py b/src/backend/base/langflow/components/helpers/__init__.py
index ee7ed977c..c10b83dd9 100644
--- a/src/backend/base/langflow/components/helpers/__init__.py
+++ b/src/backend/base/langflow/components/helpers/__init__.py
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 from .CreateData import CreateDataComponent
 from .CustomComponent import Component
-from .DataToText import DataToTextComponent
-from .DocumentToData import DocumentToDataComponent
+from .ParseData import ParseDataComponent
+from .DocumentToData import DocumentsToDataComponent
 from .IDGenerator import UUIDGeneratorComponent
 from .UpdateData import UpdateDataComponent
 
 __all__ = [
     "Component",
     "UpdateDataComponent",
-    "DocumentToDataComponent",
+    "DocumentsToDataComponent",
     "UUIDGeneratorComponent",
-    "DataToTextComponent",
+    "ParseDataComponent",
     "CreateDataComponent",
 ]
diff --git a/src/backend/base/langflow/components/model_specs/AnthropicLLMSpecs.py b/src/backend/base/langflow/components/model_specs/AnthropicLLMSpecs.py
index 786d558bb..1c97c1e28 100644
--- a/src/backend/base/langflow/components/model_specs/AnthropicLLMSpecs.py
+++ b/src/backend/base/langflow/components/model_specs/AnthropicLLMSpecs.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class ChatAntropicSpecsComponent(CustomComponent):
         self,
         model: str,
         anthropic_api_key: Optional[str] = None,
-        max_tokens: Optional[int] = None,
+        max_tokens: Optional[int] = 1000,
         temperature: Optional[float] = None,
         api_endpoint: Optional[str] = None,
     ) -> BaseLanguageModel:
diff --git a/src/backend/base/langflow/components/model_specs/ChatAnthropicSpecs.py b/src/backend/base/langflow/components/model_specs/ChatAnthropicSpecs.py
index 7e4000d9b..ce01320eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/base/langflow/components/model_specs/ChatAnthropicSpecs.py
+++ b/src/backend/base/langflow/components/model_specs/ChatAnthropicSpecs.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class AnthropicLLM(CustomComponent):
         self,
         model: str,
         anthropic_api_key: Optional[str] = None,
-        max_tokens: Optional[int] = None,
+        max_tokens: Optional[int] = 1000,
         temperature: Optional[float] = None,
         anthropic_api_url: Optional[str] = None,
     ) -> BaseLanguageModel:
diff --git a/src/backend/base/langflow/components/models/AnthropicModel.py b/src/backend/base/langflow/components/models/AnthropicModel.py
index 4a7e1a330..f4695418b 100644
--- a/src/backend/base/langflow/components/models/AnthropicModel.py
+++ b/src/backend/base/langflow/components/models/AnthropicModel.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class AnthropicLLM(LCModelComponent):
         input_value: Text,
         system_message: Optional[str] = None,
         anthropic_api_key: Optional[str] = None,
-        max_tokens: Optional[int] = None,
+        max_tokens: Optional[int] = 1000,
         temperature: Optional[float] = None,
         anthropic_api_url: Optional[str] = None,
         stream: bool = False,
diff --git a/src/backend/base/langflow/custom/custom_component/component.py b/src/backend/base/langflow/custom/custom_component/component.py
index 5d0af85c3..f13d8a0a2 100644
--- a/src/backend/base/langflow/custom/custom_component/component.py
+++ b/src/backend/base/langflow/custom/custom_component/component.py
@@ -98,10 +98,15 @@ class Component(CustomComponent):
                         raw = self.status
                         if hasattr(raw, "data") and raw is not None:
                             raw = raw.data
+                        if raw is None:
+                            raw = custom_repr
 
                         elif hasattr(raw, "model_dump") and raw is not None:
                             raw = raw.model_dump()
-                        artifact_type = get_artifact_type(self.status, result)
+                        if raw is None and isinstance(result, (dict, Data, str)):
+                            raw = result.data if isinstance(result, Data) else result
+
+                        artifact_type = get_artifact_type(self.repr_value or raw, result)
                         raw = post_process_raw(raw, artifact_type)
                         artifact = {"repr": custom_repr, "raw": raw, "type": artifact_type}
                         _artifacts[output.name] = artifact
@@ -110,21 +115,15 @@ class Component(CustomComponent):
         return _results, _artifacts
 
     def custom_repr(self):
-        # ! Temporary REPR
-        # Since all are dict, yaml.dump them
-        if isinstance(self._results, dict):
-            _build_results = recursive_serialize_or_str(self._results)
-            try:
-                custom_repr = yaml.dump(_build_results)
-            except Exception as e:
-                logger.error(f"Error while dumping build_result: {e}")
-                custom_repr = str(self._results)
-
-        if custom_repr is None and isinstance(self._results, (dict, Data, str)):
-            custom_repr = self._results
-        if not isinstance(custom_repr, str):
-            custom_repr = str(custom_repr)
-        return custom_repr
+        if self.repr_value == "":
+            self.repr_value = self.status
+        if isinstance(self.repr_value, dict):
+            return yaml.dump(self.repr_value)
+        if isinstance(self.repr_value, str):
+            return self.repr_value
+        if isinstance(self.repr_value, BaseModel) and not isinstance(self.repr_value, Data):
+            return str(self.repr_value)
+        return self.repr_value
 
     def build_inputs(self, user_id: Optional[Union[str, UUID]] = None):
         """
diff --git a/src/backend/base/langflow/graph/schema.py b/src/backend/base/langflow/graph/schema.py
index 0e99a5e84..825379800 100644
--- a/src/backend/base/langflow/graph/schema.py
+++ b/src/backend/base/langflow/graph/schema.py
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ class ResultData(BaseModel):
                 message = values["artifacts"][key]
 
                 # ! Temporary fix
-                if not isinstance(message, dict):
-                    message = {"message": message}
+                if message is None:
+                    continue
 
                 if "stream_url" in message and "type" in message:
                     stream_url = StreamURL(location=message["stream_url"])
diff --git a/src/backend/base/langflow/graph/vertex/base.py b/src/backend/base/langflow/graph/vertex/base.py
index 17d364a03..bb0ddce23 100644
--- a/src/backend/base/langflow/graph/vertex/base.py
+++ b/src/backend/base/langflow/graph/vertex/base.py
@@ -234,16 +234,15 @@ class Vertex:
 
         self.has_session_id = "session_id" in template_dicts
 
-        self.required_inputs = [
-            template_dicts[key]["type"] for key, value in template_dicts.items() if value["required"]
-        ]
-        self.optional_inputs = [
-            template_dicts[key]["type"] for key, value in template_dicts.items() if not value["required"]
-        ]
-        # Add the template_dicts[key]["input_types"] to the optional_inputs
-        self.optional_inputs.extend(
-            [input_type for value in template_dicts.values() for input_type in value.get("input_types", [])]
-        )
+        self.required_inputs = []
+        self.optional_inputs = []
+        for value_dict in template_dicts.values():
+            list_to_append = self.required_inputs if value_dict.get("required") else self.optional_inputs
+
+            if "type" in value_dict:
+                list_to_append.append(value_dict["type"])
+            if "input_types" in value_dict:
+                list_to_append.extend(value_dict["input_types"])
 
         template_dict = self.data["node"]["template"]
         self.vertex_type = (
diff --git a/src/backend/base/langflow/inputs/__init__.py b/src/backend/base/langflow/inputs/__init__.py
index dd227d5db..53927ca0f 100644
--- a/src/backend/base/langflow/inputs/__init__.py
+++ b/src/backend/base/langflow/inputs/__init__.py
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@ from .inputs import (
     FileInput,
     FloatInput,
     IntInput,
+    MultilineInput,
     NestedDictInput,
     PromptInput,
     SecretStrInput,
     StrInput,
-    MultilineInput,
+    HandleInput,
 )
 
 __all__ = [
@@ -24,4 +25,5 @@ __all__ = [
     "FileInput",
     "PromptInput",
     "MultilineInput",
+    "HandleInput",
 ]
diff --git a/src/backend/base/langflow/inputs/input_mixin.py b/src/backend/base/langflow/inputs/input_mixin.py
index 917d1ea65..07e4f6338 100644
--- a/src/backend/base/langflow/inputs/input_mixin.py
+++ b/src/backend/base/langflow/inputs/input_mixin.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ SerializableFieldTypes = Annotated[FieldTypes, PlainSerializer(lambda v: v.value
 class BaseInputMixin(BaseModel):
     model_config = ConfigDict(arbitrary_types_allowed=True)
 
-    field_type: Optional[SerializableFieldTypes] = Field(default=FieldTypes.TEXT)
+    field_type: Optional[SerializableFieldTypes | str] = Field(default=FieldTypes.TEXT)
 
     required: bool = False
     """Specifies if the field is required. Defaults to False."""
diff --git a/src/backend/base/langflow/inputs/inputs.py b/src/backend/base/langflow/inputs/inputs.py
index a59a76984..c8146b2c2 100644
--- a/src/backend/base/langflow/inputs/inputs.py
+++ b/src/backend/base/langflow/inputs/inputs.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from typing import Callable, Optional, Union
 
-from pydantic import Field
+from pydantic import Field, model_validator
 
 from langflow.inputs.validators import StrictBoolean
 
@@ -16,6 +16,17 @@ from .input_mixin import (
 )
 
 
+class HandleInput(BaseInputMixin):
+    input_types: list[str] = Field(default_factory=list)
+    field_type: Optional[str] = ""
+
+    @model_validator(mode="after")
+    def validate_model_type(self):
+        # FieldType should be a string
+        self.field_type = " | ".join(self.input_types)
+        return self
+
+
 class PromptInput(BaseInputMixin, ListableInputMixin):
     field_type: Optional[SerializableFieldTypes] = FieldTypes.PROMPT
 
@@ -24,6 +35,7 @@ class PromptInput(BaseInputMixin, ListableInputMixin):
 class StrInput(BaseInputMixin, ListableInputMixin, DatabaseLoadMixin):  # noqa: F821
     field_type: Optional[SerializableFieldTypes] = FieldTypes.TEXT
     load_from_db: StrictBoolean = False
+    input_types: list[str] = ["Text"]
     """Defines if the field will allow the user to open a text editor. Default is False."""
 
 
@@ -83,4 +95,5 @@ InputTypes = Union[
     FileInput,
     PromptInput,
     MultilineInput,
+    HandleInput,
 ]
diff --git a/src/backend/base/langflow/template/template/base.py b/src/backend/base/langflow/template/template/base.py
index 72eb53fc2..ef6082cf8 100644
--- a/src/backend/base/langflow/template/template/base.py
+++ b/src/backend/base/langflow/template/template/base.py
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ class Template(BaseModel):
         # first sort alphabetically
         # then sort fields so that fields that have .field_type in DIRECT_TYPES are first
         self.fields.sort(key=lambda x: x.name)
-        self.fields.sort(key=lambda x: x.field_type in DIRECT_TYPES, reverse=False)
+        self.fields.sort(
+            key=lambda x: x.field_type in DIRECT_TYPES if hasattr(x, "field_type") else False, reverse=False
+        )
 
     @model_serializer(mode="wrap")
     def serialize_model(self, handler):
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/CustomNodes/GenericNode/index.tsx b/src/frontend/src/CustomNodes/GenericNode/index.tsx
index fa64723c9..b24b834b8 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/CustomNodes/GenericNode/index.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/CustomNodes/GenericNode/index.tsx
@@ -302,6 +302,12 @@ export default function GenericNode({
     );
   };
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (hiddenOutputs && hiddenOutputs.length == 0) {
+      setShowHiddenOutputs(false);
+    }
+  }, [hiddenOutputs]);
+
   const memoizedNodeToolbarComponent = useMemo(() => {
     return (
       <NodeToolbar>
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/components/headerComponent/components/menuBar/index.tsx b/src/frontend/src/components/headerComponent/components/menuBar/index.tsx
index 3865b9975..426c7dd2f 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/components/headerComponent/components/menuBar/index.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/components/headerComponent/components/menuBar/index.tsx
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ export const MenuBar = ({}: {}): JSX.Element => {
                       title: UPLOAD_ERROR_ALERT,
                       list: [error],
                     });
-                  }
+                  },
                 );
               }}
             >
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ export const MenuBar = ({}: {}): JSX.Element => {
                 name="RefreshCcw"
                 className="header-menu-options"
               />
-              Reload Components
+              Refresh All
             </DropdownMenuItem>
           </DropdownMenuContent>
         </DropdownMenu>
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ export const MenuBar = ({}: {}): JSX.Element => {
               name={isBuilding || saveLoading ? "Loader2" : "CheckCircle2"}
               className={cn(
                 "h-4 w-4",
-                isBuilding || saveLoading ? "animate-spin" : "animate-wiggle"
+                isBuilding || saveLoading ? "animate-spin" : "animate-wiggle",
               )}
             />
             {printByBuildStatus()}
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/utils/styleUtils.ts b/src/frontend/src/utils/styleUtils.ts
index 21c8092a8..fff15809c 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/utils/styleUtils.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/src/utils/styleUtils.ts
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ export const nodeColors: { [char: string]: string } = {
   outputs: "#AA2411",
   data: "#198BF6",
   prompts: "#4367BF",
-  models: "#6344BE",
+  models: "#ab11ab",
   model_specs: "#6344BE",
   chains: "#FE7500",
   Document: "#7AAE42",
@@ -271,10 +271,10 @@ export const nodeColors: { [char: string]: string } = {
   Text: "#4367BF",
   retrievers: "#e6b25a",
   unknown: "#9CA3AF",
-  custom_components: "#ab11ab",
-  Data: "#31a3cc",
-  Data: "#31a3cc",
+  // custom_components: "#ab11ab",
+  Data: "#9CA3AF",
   Message: "#4367BF",
+  BaseLanguageModel: "#ab11ab",
 };
 
 export const nodeNames: { [char: string]: string } = {