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Link to the Feature Build: SUBMODULES-0

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@catalinaadam catalinaadam requested a review from Nailya May 18, 2026 11:35
Starting with PMM 3.8.0, **Explore metrics** (part of the Grafana Metrics Drilldown app) is no longer enabled by default. To re-enable it:
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1. Go to **Users and Access > Plugins and data > Plugins**.
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I think the user would not be able to find Plugins and data from the main navigation - it's not visible. They have to type "plugins" in the search, then go to "Plugins and data". Let's update the flow.

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@ademidoff, there's a mismatch in the nav breadcrumbs, as if it would be under Administration:
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is this something we want to change?

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## Enable Explore metrics

Explore metrics lets you visually browse and filter available metrics without writing PromQL queries. It is powered by the Grafana Metrics Drilldown plugin, which you can enable from the **Plugins** page:
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It's the name of a menu item, should we italicize it, i.e. _Explore metrics_ lets you...

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"Explore metrics" here is functioning as a feature name/proper noun, not a UI label the user clicks on..

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