# Add button links to dashboard nav via custom plugin

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-button-links-to-dashboard-nav-via-custom-plugin/302865>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Tags:** kibana-plugin-development\
**Created:** [April 21, 2022, 2:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-button-links-to-dashboard-nav-via-custom-plugin/302865 "2022-04-21T02:55:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Gustavo\_Llermaly](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/gustavo_llermaly/32/92019_2.png) [@Gustavo\_Llermaly](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Gustavo_Llermaly)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 2:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-button-links-to-dashboard-nav-via-custom-plugin/302865/1 "2022-04-21T02:55:04Z")

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Hi,

I need to add some global dashboard custom action buttons (top right below time filter"Refresh" button) , I'm able to create a new visualization type and add the button to the dashboard but I cant find a way to add buttons to all dashboards.

Is it possible?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![tiagocosta](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tiagocosta/32/40045_2.png) [@tiagocosta](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tiagocosta)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 3:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-button-links-to-dashboard-nav-via-custom-plugin/302865/2 "2022-04-21T15:21:50Z")

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Hi @Gustavo_Llermaly,

I believe that will only be possible by changing the source code and compiling Kibana from source.

Cheers

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**Author:** ![Gustavo\_Llermaly](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/gustavo_llermaly/32/92019_2.png) [@Gustavo\_Llermaly](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Gustavo_Llermaly)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 3:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-button-links-to-dashboard-nav-via-custom-plugin/302865/3 "2022-04-21T15:41:34Z")

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Thank you @tiagocosta , so to confirm the best (or the only?) way to add custom functions to a dashboard is via new visualization types?

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**Author:** ![tiagocosta](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tiagocosta/32/40045_2.png) [@tiagocosta](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tiagocosta)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 3:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-button-links-to-dashboard-nav-via-custom-plugin/302865/4 "2022-04-21T15:44:56Z")

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Thats correct @Gustavo_Llermaly .

Cheers

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 3:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-button-links-to-dashboard-nav-via-custom-plugin/302865/5 "2022-05-19T15:45:26Z")

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