Hide Page Elements: Title, Description, Icon, Thumbnail, Dates, Authors, or Divider
Learn how to hide page elements from the UI while still keeping them active for SEO, sitemap, and metadata.
Sometimes you don’t want every element of a page to appear in the front-end UI. For example, you may not want to show the thumbnail, publish date, or page icon, but you still want them available for metadata, SEO, and indexing.
You can hide these elements without deleting them.
Step 1. Open the Page You Want to Hide Elements On
Go to your main database and open the page where you want to hide specific UI elements.
Step 2. Add a Hide Category
In the Category property, you will find multiple options starting with "Hide".
You can select one or multiple depending on what you want to hide:
- Hide Title on Page
- Hide Icon on Page
- Hide Description on Page
- Hide Thumbnail on Page
- Hide Published Date on Page
- Hide Last Edited Time
- Hide Authors on Page
- Hide Page Properties Divider
Once selected, those elements will not appear in the UI anymore.
Step 3. What Each Option Does
| Category Option | What it Hides |
|---|---|
| Hide Title on Page | Removes the title from the page UI |
| Hide Icon on Page | Hides the page icon on the UI |
| Hide Description on Page | Hides the short description area |
| Hide Thumbnail on Page | Removes the main thumbnail or cover preview |
| Hide Published Date on Page | Hides publish date under the title |
| Hide Last Edited Time | Removes the last updated timestamp |
| Hide Authors on Page | Hides author information from the page |
| Hide Page Properties Divider | Hides the divider line under page metadata |
These options only hide the visual elements on the website. The values still exist in the backend and continue to work for SEO, JSON-LD, metadata, sitemap, and OpenGraph previews.
Step 4. Examples
Here are simple examples where hiding elements makes sense:
- A Landing Page may hide everything except the content, so it looks clean.
- A Blog Post may hide last edited time if you don't want visitors to see frequent edits.
- A Portfolio Case Study may hide authors or published date to make it look more like a project showcase.
- A Home Page can hide title, icon, thumbnail, and divider for a clean hero layout.
You can mix and match based on design.
Step 5. No Extra Save Needed
Once the category is added, the template will automatically update the UI.
There is no extra action required.
Done
Now you can fully control how each page looks while still keeping important data for search engines and metadata.
Your page design stays clean while SEO remains optimized.