Craft Launcher

A universal search plugin that brings Spotlight-style navigation to your Craft CMS admin panel. Think Command Palette for VS Code, but designed specifically for Craft CMS with intelligent usage tracking and powerful plugin integrations.

Built by developers, for developers - we created this tool to streamline our own Craft workflow and are now sharing it with the community as a free utility.

Core Features

Universal Search

Instantly search across entries, categories, assets, users, globals, sections, entry types, and more
Lightning-fast keyboard navigation with Cmd+K / Ctrl+K
Smart search results with relevant metadata and contextual information

Plugin Integration Framework

Extensible Integration System: Third-party plugins can add contextual information and actions to search results
Built-in Blitz Integration: Shows cache status and provides clear cache actions for Blitz cached pages
Built-in View Count Integration: Displays view statistics for entries and other elements when using View Count
Developer API: Complete integration system for plugin developers to extend Launcher with their own contextual data and actions

Intelligent Usage Tracking

Launch History System: Tracks which items you actually navigate to (not just search for)
Popular Items Display: Shows your most-used items when you first open the launcher
Launch Count Tracking: See how many times you've accessed each item
Individual Item Removal: Remove specific items from your history with a subtle X button

Browse Mode

Type * to explore all content types systematically
Drill down into specific areas (entries, users, settings, plugins, etc.)
Perfect for content discovery and comprehensive site exploration

Front-end Launcher

Context-Aware Search: Use the launcher on your live site to quickly edit the page you're viewing
Full Admin Access: Search all content types and settings while browsing your front-end
User Preferences: Enable/disable front-end access per user with granular controls
Security Built-in: Rate limiting, bot detection, and permission validation protect against abuse

Commerce Integration

Order Search: Find orders by reference number or customer details
Customer Search: Search Commerce customers by name or email
Product Search: Search products and variants with multiple strategies
Graceful Fallbacks: Handles missing customer names and complex Commerce data

Advanced Content Types

Entry Types Search: Navigate directly to entry type configurations
Section Management: Quick access to section settings and configurations
Field Management: Jump to field definitions instantly
Plugin Settings: Access any plugin's configuration panel
User Management: Find users and access their profiles

Lightning Fast Navigation

Jump to any result using Return key or configurable modifier keys (Cmd+1-9)
Smart keyboard shortcuts that don't interfere with search typing
Popular items based on actual usage appear when you open the launcher
Privacy controls - disable tracking or clear history anytime
Seamless integration with Craft's existing permissions system

Native Craft Integration

Automatically matches your Craft admin panel styling
Clean, accessible interface that feels like part of Craft
Responsive design that works on all screen sizes
Respects all user permissions - only shows accessible content

Plugin Integrations

Launcher includes a powerful integration system that allows plugins to display contextual information and actions directly in search results. This creates a unified workflow where you can see cache status, view counts, or other plugin-specific data without leaving the launcher.

Built-in Integrations

Blitz Cache (Learn more about Blitz)

View cache status (Cached, Uncached, or Not Cacheable) for entries, categories, and globals
Clear cache for specific pages directly from search results
Automatic detection of cacheable pages

View Count (Learn more about View Count)

See view statistics for entries, categories, assets, and other elements
Formatted view counts with K/M suffixes for large numbers
Real-time data displayed alongside search results

For Plugin Developers

Launcher provides a complete API for third-party plugins to integrate with search results. Register your own integrations to display custom status information, metrics, or actions for your plugin's features. Full documentation and examples included.

Quick Start

Install from the Plugin Store or via Composer: composer require brilliance/craft-launcher
Enable the plugin: php craft plugin/install launcher
Press Cmd+K or Ctrl+K anywhere in the admin panel
Start typing to search, or type * to browse content types

Highly Configurable

Customize keyboard shortcuts to fit your workflow
Configure result navigation shortcuts (Cmd, Ctrl, Alt, or Shift + numbers)
Control which content types appear in search results
Configure launch history settings and privacy controls
Fine-tune search behavior, result limits, and debounce timing
Enable/disable Commerce integration based on your needs
Enable/disable plugin integrations individually
Configure front-end launcher access per user

Built for the Community

This plugin was developed to solve our own workflow challenges and is now shared freely with the Craft community. We believe great tools should be accessible to everyone, regardless of budget.

Requirements: Craft CMS 5.0+ and PHP 8.2+

Developed by Brilliance - Made with care for the Craft CMS community