Title: hide button disappeared
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# hide button disappeared

 *  [peteratomic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/peteratomic/)
 * (@peteratomic)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hide-button-disappeared/)
 * Was working with this a few days ago and seemed to be working. Now, when I try
   to hide something, the hide icon is missing from the Cut/Copy/Paste row of buttons.
 * Using the Pro version
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/admin-menu-editor/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/admin-menu-editor/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Janis Elsts](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whiteshadow/)
 * (@whiteshadow)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hide-button-disappeared/#post-6271845)
 * The Pro version disables the “Hide” button by default because usually it’s better(
   and more secure) to use role checkboxes instead.
 * However, if you need the button, you can re-enable it. Click the “Settings” button
   next to the “Menu Editor Pro” page header and check the box that says “Enable
   the “Show/Hide” toolbar button”.
 *  Thread Starter [peteratomic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/peteratomic/)
 * (@peteratomic)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hide-button-disappeared/#post-6271865)
 * Thanks for the crazy fast response!
 * What do you mean by “more secure”?
 * I saw the checkbox function in each role. But that would mean needing to do the
   same edit at least five times, right? My thought about hiding on the ALL tab 
   was that I could do edits for everyone but Super Admins which is my goal.
 *  Plugin Author [Janis Elsts](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whiteshadow/)
 * (@whiteshadow)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hide-button-disappeared/#post-6271871)
 * Using the checkbox is more secure because, when you uncheck a menu item, that
   hides it _and_ prevents people from accessing it. On the other hand, the “Hide”
   button just makes the menu item invisible. If someone manually types in the page
   URL, they can still access the “hidden” item.
 * > But that would mean needing to do the same edit at least five times, right?
 * Yes, unfortunately that is the case. If you only need to hide a couple of items,
   you can speed up the process by clicking the “Edit…” button next to the “Permissions”
   field. This will pop up a new overlay with a list of roles and a checkbox for
   each one.

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 * Last reply from: [Janis Elsts](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whiteshadow/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hide-button-disappeared/#post-6271871)
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