# How to add filter-bar in dashboard

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-filter-bar-in-dashboard/159273>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [December 4, 2018, 2:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-filter-bar-in-dashboard/159273 "2018-12-04T02:32:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![shwesinhan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/shwesinhan/32/78663_2.png) [@shwesinhan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shwesinhan)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2018, 2:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-filter-bar-in-dashboard/159273/1 "2018-12-04T02:32:04Z")

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hi there

I wonder why I can not add **filter-bar** `Add a filter +` in timelion visualizations.  
The plots are timelions only in my specific dashboard.

When users use my dashboard, they are not familiar with`lucene query`.  
I teach them to use filters, it is fine for them. Now they are difficult to search. 😃

Is there anyway to use `Add a filter +` in dashboard that only timelion plots

Thank you.

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**Author:** ![Nathan\_Reese](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nathan_reese/32/84829_2.png) [@Nathan\_Reese](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Nathan_Reese)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2018, 3:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-filter-bar-in-dashboard/159273/2 "2018-12-04T15:20:00Z")

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What version of kibana are you using?

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**Author:** ![shwesinhan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/shwesinhan/32/78663_2.png) [@shwesinhan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shwesinhan)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 3:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-filter-bar-in-dashboard/159273/3 "2018-12-06T03:40:42Z")

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version 5.5.2

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**Author:** ![Nathan\_Reese](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nathan_reese/32/84829_2.png) [@Nathan\_Reese](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Nathan_Reese)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 3:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-filter-bar-in-dashboard/159273/4 "2018-12-06T15:27:02Z")

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The reason the filter bar is not displayed is that timelion does not define a Kibana index-pattern. Dashboard uses the list of index-patterns to gather the list of possible fields.

Starting in Kibana 6.3, the `Add a filter +` button is always present even if no panels define an index-pattern, like if the dashboard contains all timelion panels. In this case, the dashboard uses Kibana's default index-pattern to provide the field list.

Nathan

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**Author:** ![shwesinhan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/shwesinhan/32/78663_2.png) [@shwesinhan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shwesinhan)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2018, 6:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-filter-bar-in-dashboard/159273/5 "2018-12-07T06:14:56Z")

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Thank you for reply @Nathan_Reese  
As you mentioned I look at kibana ver6.3, yes you're right. I saw it. 🙂

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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:** [January 4, 2019, 6:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-filter-bar-in-dashboard/159273/6 "2019-01-04T06:14:57Z")

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