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# Parent Widget Reference
To create custom widgets that can access the **Character** or **Customization Component** references in **WBP\_CreatorMenu**, you must establish a link using the **BPI\_CharacterWidgetLink** interface.
#### Setting the Parent Widget Reference
This process allows your custom widget to communicate with the creator menu via blueprint messages.
#### 1. Create the Reference Variable
1. In your custom widget, create a new variable.
2. Set the variable type to **Object**.
3. Name the variable something descriptive, such as **ParentWidgetRef**.
#### 2. Implement the Blueprint Interface
1. Go to **Class Settings** at the top of the Blueprint editor.
2. In the **Details**, go to **Interfaces** ➞ **Implemented Interfaces**.
3. Click **Add** and select **BPI\_CharacterWidgetLink**.
#### 3. Configure Interface Functions
Once the interface is added, several functions will appear in the **My Blueprints** under the **Interfaces** category, including **SetParentWidget**, **GetCharacter**, and **GetCustomizationComponent**.
1. Open the **SetParentWidget** function.
2. Drag your **ParentWidgetRef** variable into the graph and connect it to the input pin to store the reference when the widget is initialized.
### Accessing Core Components
With the interface successfully implemented, you can now get the **Customization Component** or **Character** reference from **WBP\_CreatorMenu** by calling the interface messages and using your **ParentWidgetRef** as the target.
