# How to keep filter bar visible

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-keep-filter-bar-visible/125286>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [March 23, 2018, 12:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-keep-filter-bar-visible/125286 "2018-03-23T00:45:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![spacepacket](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@spacepacket](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spacepacket)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2018, 12:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-keep-filter-bar-visible/125286/1 "2018-03-23T00:45:06Z")

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I am using Kibana 5.4.2. It is distracting to have the filter bar come and go, moving everything up and down with it. How can I enhance/hack Kibana to keep the filter bar visible all the time?

 ![filter_bar](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/5/d/5decfc80e0c1ff26a3496ae1b14c93df10fbc02c.png)

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**Author:** ![chrisronline](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/chrisronline/32/28230_2.png) [@chrisronline](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/chrisronline)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2018, 2:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-keep-filter-bar-visible/125286/2 "2018-03-23T14:55:32Z")

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Hi @spacepacket,

I tested it on 5.5 and I'm not seeing the bar disappear at all. Does it disappear when you scroll, or it just disappears after a certain amount of time after opening it?

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**Author:** ![spacepacket](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@spacepacket](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spacepacket)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2018, 11:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-keep-filter-bar-visible/125286/3 "2018-03-23T23:54:46Z")

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I was told at Elasticon2018 that in some version it was changed to always stay visible. Maybe that was 5.5, but I do not see it in the release notes. Unfortunately, we cannot upgrade right now, so I just want to configure/hack it to stay visible in 5.4.2.

BTW - What I am really trying to do is get around this issue: [https://github.com/robcowart/kibana-vis-dropdown/issues/4](https://github.com/robcowart/kibana-vis-dropdown/issues/4)

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**Author:** ![chrisronline](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/chrisronline/32/28230_2.png) [@chrisronline](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/chrisronline)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2018, 3:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-keep-filter-bar-visible/125286/4 "2018-03-26T15:43:51Z")

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Yup, you're right - [it changed in 5.5](https://github.com/elastic/kibana/pull/11375).

The simpliest hack might be just adding some CSS that targets the filter bar and adds `display: block !important` or something similar.

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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:** [April 23, 2018, 3:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-keep-filter-bar-visible/125286/5 "2018-04-23T15:43:58Z")

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