[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # \[SOLVED\] Removing Fields From the Back-end ## - **[Phreedom](/forum/user/11208-phreedom "View Phreedom's Profile")** - [![Phreedom's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/11208-phreedom "View Phreedom's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/11208-phreedom) Less More - Posts: 22 - Thank you received: 0 - - 13 years 7 months ago - 13 years 7 months ago [\#94035](#94035) by [Phreedom](/forum/user/11208-phreedom "View Phreedom's Profile") *[\[SOLVED\] Removing Fields From the Back-end](/forum/4-how-to/79196-solved-removing-fields-from-the-back-end#94035 "Hey, Was just wondering there is a way to remove the fields I am not using when entering product information - I will be training people to enter product details and the few areas and fields they have to see the easier it will be for them and less chance of them making a mistake. Thank you in advance :)")* was created by *[Phreedom](/forum/user/11208-phreedom "View Phreedom's Profile")* Hey, Was just wondering there is a way to remove the fields I am not using when entering product information - I will be training people to enter product details and the few areas and fields they have to see the easier it will be for them and less chance of them making a mistake. Thank you in advance ![:)](/media/kunena/emoticons/3.png ":)") Last edit: 13 years 7 months ago by [Phreedom](/forum/user/11208-phreedom "View Phreedom's Profile"). 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Thank you in advance :)")* Hi, Yes. You can edit the files of the view "product" of the backend for your backend template via the menu Display->Views and remove the form elements you don't need. 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Thank you in advance :)")* Ok I have found the area I need to go to see the list of files - I am really confused to which one I need to edit though. Client: Backend Template: Protostar (Which is what I am using for the site) View: ? File: ? 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Thank you in advance :)")* Been messing around to see if I could figure it out - to no avail ![:(](/media/kunena/emoticons/22.png ":(") I assumed that editing (as a final resort deleting all code) in: Client: Back-end Template: Protostar (Which is what I am using for the site) View: product File: category Would remove the category area on the page where the admin enter the product details - To my suprize it seems removing the code did nothing at all - Which means I am doing something wrong... ![:)](/media/kunena/emoticons/3.png ":)") Time to try again ![:)](/media/kunena/emoticons/3.png ":)") Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzQtaG93LXRvLzc5MTk2LXNvbHZlZC1yZW1vdmluZy1maWVsZHMtZnJvbS10aGUtYmFjay1lbmQ/dG1wbD1tYXJrZG93bg==) or [Create an account](/register) to join the conversation. - **[Phreedom](/forum/user/11208-phreedom "View Phreedom's Profile")** - [![Phreedom's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/11208-phreedom "View Phreedom's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/11208-phreedom) Less More - Posts: 22 - Thank you received: 0 - - 13 years 7 months ago [\#94054](#94054) by [Phreedom](/forum/user/11208-phreedom "View Phreedom's Profile") Replied by *[Phreedom](/forum/user/11208-phreedom "View Phreedom's Profile")* on topic *[Removing fields from adding a product](/forum/4-how-to/79196-solved-removing-fields-from-the-back-end#94054 "Hey, Was just wondering there is a way to remove the fields I am not using when entering product information - I will be training people to enter product details and the few areas and fields they have to see the easier it will be for them and less chance of them making a mistake. Thank you in advance :)")* Decided to attach 2 images of what I want to remove. The sections with the big red crosses are the parts I want gone ![:)](/media/kunena/emoticons/3.png ":)") [ ![Capture1.PNG](/forum/attachment/9059) ](/forum/attachment/9059 "Capture1.PNG") [ ![Capture2_2013-03-12.PNG](/forum/attachment/9060) ](/forum/attachment/9060 "...2013-03-12.PNG") Thank you again in advance ![:)](/media/kunena/emoticons/3.png ":)") - [ ![Capture1.PNG](/forum/attachment/9059) ](/forum/attachment/9059 "Capture1.PNG") [ ](/forum/attachment/9059?download=1 "Capture1.PNG") - [ ![Capture2_2013-03-12.PNG](/forum/attachment/9060) ](/forum/attachment/9060 "...2013-03-12.PNG") [ ](/forum/attachment/9060?download=1 "...2013-03-12.PNG") Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzQtaG93LXRvLzc5MTk2LXNvbHZlZC1yZW1vdmluZy1maWVsZHMtZnJvbS10aGUtYmFjay1lbmQ/dG1wbD1tYXJrZG93bg==) or [Create an account](/register) to join the conversation. - **[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")** - [![nicolas's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar63.png?1793428657)](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") - [ Away](/forum/user/63-nicolas) Less More - Posts: 86323 - Thank you received: 14283 - - 13 years 7 months ago [\#94081](#94081) by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") Replied by *[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")* on topic *[Removing fields from adding a product](/forum/4-how-to/79196-solved-removing-fields-from-the-back-end#94081 "Hey, Was just wondering there is a way to remove the fields I am not using when entering product information - I will be training people to enter product details and the few areas and fields they have to see the easier it will be for them and less chance of them making a mistake. Thank you in advance :)")* Remember that you're on your backend. You need to edit the files for your backend template so it's isis not protostar. That's why you don't see any change. 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Thank you in advance :)")* Oh Isis that was the issues - laughing and kicking myself right now - I was editing the right code, just on the wrong template. Thank you so much for your help ![:)](/media/kunena/emoticons/3.png ":)") Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzQtaG93LXRvLzc5MTk2LXNvbHZlZC1yZW1vdmluZy1maWVsZHMtZnJvbS10aGUtYmFjay1lbmQ/dG1wbD1tYXJrZG93bg==) or [Create an account](/register) to join the conversation. Board Categories HikaShop Install & Update Product & Category Display Content Creation Sales and Orders Orders management Reports & Statistics Customers Checkout Payment Methods Shipping Methods Import & Export (CSV, XLS…) Specific Features Affilation Taxes Wishlist Vote Carousel & Slider Mass Actions Filters & Search Discount & Coupon Feature Request Integrations Showcase General Talk about HikaShop Development HikaShop 3.0 Beta Translation Commercial Jobs HikaShop Components HikaMarket Market: Feature requests Market: How to? 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