Title: Hide WordPress Editor Box
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Hide WordPress Editor Box

 *  Resolved [cricket346](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cricket346/)
 * (@cricket346)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hide-wordpress-editor-box/)
 * This is a fantastic plugin!
    I was wondering if it is possible to disable the
   regular WP post editor box on the custom post type pages that Custom Content 
   Type Manager creates? I would only like an user to see the fields and options
   that are presented by Custom Content Type Manager. Thanks in advance!
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/custom-content-type-manager/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/custom-content-type-manager/)

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 *  Plugin Contributor [fireproofsocks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fireproofsocks/)
 * (@fireproofsocks)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hide-wordpress-editor-box/#post-4660691)
 * Yes: when you define your custom post type, go to the “Fields” tabs, and you 
   can uncheck the post content box. WP sometimes doesn’t like it when that field
   is disabled, but it can be done.
 *  Thread Starter [cricket346](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cricket346/)
 * (@cricket346)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hide-wordpress-editor-box/#post-4660694)
 * Thanks for your response. Could you define what you mean by “WP sometimes doesn’t
   like it”
    Does that mean it will crash the site? Does that mean the admin will
   do strange things or the layout will get messed up? I just want to know what 
   I might expect. Thanks.
 *  Plugin Contributor [fireproofsocks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fireproofsocks/)
 * (@fireproofsocks)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hide-wordpress-editor-box/#post-4660695)
 * “WP sometimes doesn’t like it”… well, it’s hard for me to politically correct
   when vast sections of the core code appear to have been written by the participants
   at an 8th grade slumber party. Yes, not including that field in a post-type might
   crash the site, other plugins might fail to execute, other bad things may happen
   and you might never know because the 8th graders didn’t find it necessary to 
   include a logging queue in their application. So yeah, ouch, rant, etc.
 * The specific problem I’ve encountered here is that the loading of the richtext
   editor triggers other events, and then other critical tasks (and sometimes other
   plugins) are hooked to those events, so if you don’t include that field, you 
   may inadvertently trainwreck the edit page because you broke the daisy-chain.
   It’s a huge weakness in any event-driven app, especially one that is basically
   without documentation. I think I’ve patched all the leaks in the dam with regard
   to this particular issue, but with each new version of WP including an increasing
   number of undocumented events and filters, it’s hard to stay on top of. Omitting
   the post_title field is even more problematic.
 * In a word, certain customizations were apparently never considered by the core
   team, so attempting to make hard-coded spaghetti into a modular design pattern
   after the fact is hell for 3rd party developers. It is *probably* ok to omit 
   that field, but I really try to educate users so they know what they’re in for
   when they opt for WP — it’s a bit like a classic car. It might turn heads, appear
   stylish, etc, but it might not survive a serious road trip. I’m yabbering on 
   longer than I should, but hopefully that makes sense to you.
 *  Thread Starter [cricket346](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cricket346/)
 * (@cricket346)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hide-wordpress-editor-box/#post-4660696)
 * Great. Thank you for clarifying!

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 * Last reply from: [cricket346](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cricket346/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hide-wordpress-editor-box/#post-4660696)
 * Status: resolved