Many companies and organizations prefer a simpler, cleaner navigation experience for viewer users. By default, the Sisense left side dashboard navigation displays a three-dots “more” menu and a dashboard metadata tooltip when hovering over items. These hover interactions are helpful for admins and authors, but can distract viewers, who typically only need to open dashboards and folders and are not concerned about dashboard metadata containing information such as the dashboard's author and the last edit date. The three-dot menu contains options such as export and duplicate that may not be relevant to viewers. This use case includes a lightweight plugin that disables these hover features for viewers while keeping the full navigation experience for admins and other roles. The result is a more focused interface for users who view dashboards, without altering permissions or access.
What the Solution Does
The RemoveNavigationHoverAndMenu plugin simplifies the Sisense navigation for viewer users by:
- Hiding the three-dots “more” menu in the left navigation.
- Hiding the dashboard metadata tooltip that appears on hover.
- Preventing hover-triggered UI behavior, so menus and tooltips do not activate.
- Leaving the default navigation fully intact for admins and authors.
The plugin automatically detects the user’s base role (prism.user.baseRoleName) and applies these changes only for viewers. It uses scoped JavaScript and CSS to remove the unwanted hover interactions without modifying Sisense core files or affecting navigation performance.
How it works:
- Viewer-only condition: Runs only for viewer users (where prism.user.baseRoleName === "consumer").
- Hover interception: Capture-phase event listeners block hover tooltip appearance
- Scoped CSS: Injects a short style block to hide hover UI elements and remove tooltip styling.
Installation:
- Download RemoveNavigationHoverAndMenu.zip.
- Extract the folder RemoveNavigationHoverAndMenu into your Sisense plugins directory:/opt/sisense/storage/plugins/Alternatively, upload it through Admin > System Management > File Management to the plugins folder.
- Refresh dashboards or restart Sisense to activate the plugin.
Verification:
- Log in as a viewer user.
- Hover over dashboards or folders in the left navigation.
- Confirm the three-dots menu and metadata tooltip no longer appear.
- Log in as an admin and confirm the navigation behaves normally.
Files included:
- RemoveNavigationHoverAndMenu/plugin.json
- RemoveNavigationHoverAndMenu/main.6.js
- RemoveNavigationHoverAndMenu/README.md
Why It’s Useful
Simplifying the Sisense interface for viewer users creates a cleaner, more focused environment that emphasizes content rather than controls. By removing hover-based menus and tooltips for viewers while preserving them for admins, this plugin improves usability without compromising functionality.
This approach also supports governance and user-experience goals:
- Governance: Viewers no longer see or interact with features they do not need.
- Consistency: Admins and authors retain their full toolset for management tasks.
- Stability: The plugin modifies only the UI layer and requires no changes to data models or access permissions.
With this small enhancement, organizations can deliver a more streamlined viewing experience while maintaining full control for those managing dashboards and content.
Outcome
After installation, viewer users experience a simplified left navigation that shows only essential content. The three-dots menu and dashboard metadata tooltip are removed, and hover-based interactions no longer trigger any UI overlays. Admins and authors retain the complete navigation behavior, ensuring full functionality for management and editing tasks.
The result is a cleaner, more predictable interface for viewers and a consistent, role appropriate experience across the Sisense environment.
Hover Before Change (for viewers):
Hover After Plugin (for viewers):
Three Dot Menu Before Change (for viewers):
Three Dot After Plugin (Is not visible, for viewers):
Side-by-Side Comparison Before and After Comparison:
