[Linux] Sisense Favorites Plugin
Summary: Rafael Trevisan introduces the Sisense Favorites Plugin, a client-side tool designed to help users easily access frequently used dashboards by marking them as favorites on the "Analytics" home page. The post provides a step-by-step guide for installing and using the plugin, including necessary prerequisites and installation instructions. It includes a disclaimer noting that the plugin is a custom solution and may not be compatible with all environments or Sisense versions. Users are encouraged to test it before production use and can leave comments for further assistance.
Introduction
This article outlines the Sisense Favorites Plugin, a client-side plugin that allows users to “star” a dashboard in the “Analytics” home page, this allows users to quickly access frequently used dashboards and makes it easier to find dashboards in instances that could have hundreds of dashboards.
Step-by-Step Guide
Prerequisites
A running instance of Sisense (Linux).
Administrator access to the Sisense administration interfaface.
Installation
Place the “sisense-favorites” folder under File Manager -> plugins.
File Manager is located under Admin -> App Configuration -> File Management.
If File Manager is not available, enable it under Admin -> App Configuration -> Feature Management -> File Management.
Confirm the plugin is enabled under Admin -> Add-ons.
Navigate to “Analytics” page from the top menu
Using the Favorites plugin
In the analytics page, you can mark a dashboard as a favorite by clicking on the dashboard star, you could do it from the sidebar clicking on either the star or in the 3-dot menu. You can also use the star in the card.
Examples shown below:
Download
The plugin is available to download here
Disclaimer
This post describes a custom solution for a specific use case. It may not work in all environments or Sisense versions, so we strongly recommend testing it before deploying to production.
This plugin is not officially supported, maintained, or validated as part of Sisense releases.
If you have questions or need assistance, please leave a comment on this post.
Latest Version that the plugin was tested on : 2026.3.0
Oldest Version that the plugin was tested on : L2025.2.0.510
