# UI mockup for UE search box

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ui-mockup-for-ue-search-box/2405163>\
**Category:** UI\
**Tags:** UX, unreal-engine, search, editor, UI, question\
**Created:** [March 21, 2025, 5:06pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ui-mockup-for-ue-search-box/2405163 "2025-03-21T17:06:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Teokai](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/teokai/32/1041420_2.png) [@Teokai](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Teokai)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2025, 5:06pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ui-mockup-for-ue-search-box/2405163/1 "2025-03-21T17:06:34Z")

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I’m not a fan of Unreal Engine’s default search bar, so I decided to design my own.

This is a rough mockup - colors and icons can be adjusted.

### Key Features:

- **Filters** – Quickly find nodes by category.
- **Shortcut Hints** – A small QoL improvement to help beginners.
- **Custom Shortcuts** – Allow users to define or modify shortcuts.
- **Favorites** – A personalized list of frequently used nodes.
- **Additional Tweaks** – Minor improvements for better usability.

I don’t have any programming experience, but I’m curious - would it be possible to create a custom search bar as a UE plugin?

 ![UESearchBarMockup](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/1/4/6/1469cb249e3374c63e6ab41d62a43b49c9e0309c.png)

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**Author:** ![brs-sebascova](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/brs-sebascova/32/1052483_2.png) [@brs-sebascova](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/brs-sebascova)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2025, 6:12pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ui-mockup-for-ue-search-box/2405163/2 "2025-03-21T18:12:25Z")

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Hello there @Teokai!

Per my understaring, it’s possible to modify most elements on the engine. There is currently a method to generate custom editor menues, that can be seen here:

> **[Creating Editor Custom Menus | Community tutorial](https://dev.epicgames.com/community/learning/tutorials/wjKj/unreal-engine-creating-editor-custom-menus)**
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> In this tutorial we will learn how to add our own custom menu entry to the main option's bar in the editor.
> 
> This knowledge will however also allow you ...

There’s also a blueprint search bar, implemented as FAB plugin:

> **[Blueprint Search Bar](https://www.fab.com/listings/6ecbcc06-ae45-4272-88e1-48565173cf6f)**
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> The Blueprint Search Bar is a plugin designed to integrate the Slate search bar widget with Blueprints. It was developed to support developers who may not be comfortable working in C++ but have working knowledge of Blueprints. This plugin aims to...