How to use the Common Action Widget | Unreal Engine 5 Tutorial

This tutorial shows you how to make on-screen controls that automatically switch when the input type changes. This way the correct keys will be displayed if the player uses keyboard or controller.

0:00 Intro
0:10 Install common UI plugin
0:20 Input action data table
2:04 Controller data blueprint
04:55 Project settings
6:59 Set up HUD
7:49 Add action name to HUD
9:05 Outro

[CinematographyDatabase]

man common UI looks great, thanks for the video

[apoka]

Thank you bro for this video! Pretty helpful!

[centralcrystal]

no matter what I do, this is the third tutorial and it always fails in that when I move the "CommonActionWidget" panel to the canvas, no icon is displayed, but only an empty space, and the Visibility setting cannot be clicked to another option than Collapsed

[nick]

For the love of God don't skip around the video and miss 5:18 where you rename the default gamepad name to Generic like I did 😭

[KonanFlower]

I followed all the steps but for some reason the common action widget buttons are stuck on a collapsed visibility. Do you know what could be the issue?

[FPChris]

5:50 The 'controller data' array. Can you make a gamepad setting for Xbox, PS, and Nintendo layouts and set the index of which one to make active?

[trypresident]

so how would i change button name base off container type i have the container set up to the button it only change name when i first open the container then it stay that name on every container but i i want it to switch on each one but its not workin un less i close game an run game again

[TaiiD]

Can I use this inside a texture in a blueprint? When interacting with an object I have to appear the e to pick it up, could I replace it with the button on the controller depending on what is used? thanks

[TheRealCrappyGamer]

Does this also work for widget components on actors? i.e. if I have a 'interact widget' attached to an actor, will this automatically change the input action image based on which input method is being used?

[DKiRZ]

does this work with enhanced input? when you rebind a key