# How can I hide the only description? **URL:** \ **Category:** Dúvidas\ **Tags:** metadados\ **Created:** [Julho 5, 2026, 8:55pm UTC](https://tainacan.discourse.group/t/how-can-i-hide-the-only-description/2803 "2026-07-05T20:55:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![koeiyabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a88e57/32.png) [@koeiyabe](https://tainacan.discourse.group/u/koeiyabe)\ **Post date:** [Julho 5, 2026, 8:55pm UTC](https://tainacan.discourse.group/t/how-can-i-hide-the-only-description/2803/1 "2026-07-05T20:55:25Z")
Hi I need your help. I just want to hide the description column on the “Search” page, but I’m not sure where I can find the function from the Tainacan platform. If you have any suggestions let me know. Thanks. ![description](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/tainacan/original/2X/9/972642f837ca14597ce7dc3da9a16de82746ecd2.png) ---
**Author:** ![marvila](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/tainacan.discourse.group/marvila/32/2626_2.png) [@marvila](https://tainacan.discourse.group/u/marvila)\ **Post date:** [Julho 5, 2026, 11:13pm UTC](https://tainacan.discourse.group/t/how-can-i-hide-the-only-description/2803/2 "2026-07-05T23:13:33Z")
Hi, @koeiyabe , how are you? This is a setting at the metadata level. When you edit the metadada (Description in this case), you have on the second column something like below (mine is in Portuguese, but the translation would be something like Show on item list). ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/tainacan/original/2X/c/c0108b785b1d8c7ee98b56b632b699a507d4b1bc.png) The last option says: Never display/Never show (again, not sure about the translation used). I was able to remove the metadata from the item list page by setting that option on the metadata. Hope it helps! ---
**Author:** ![koeiyabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a88e57/32.png) [@koeiyabe](https://tainacan.discourse.group/u/koeiyabe)\ **Post date:** [Julho 12, 2026, 3:22am UTC](https://tainacan.discourse.group/t/how-can-i-hide-the-only-description/2803/3 "2026-07-12T03:22:46Z")
Sorry for the late reply. As you showed me the image of “Display in the list,” I just went to the Metadata page but there is NO function - “Display in the list.” I think your version and my version looks different. Instead, Please see the attached two screenshots below. I went to two pages - My Items & All Items, and I tried to turn OFF “description” and clicked “Apply change.” However, both does not work, and two "Description"s are still ON even though I turned off many times. It has technological problem obviously. ![Screenshot 2026-07-11 at 11.10.02 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/tainacan/original/2X/a/af589420e5175f61bb965e3752f2c21e9a2a62fd.jpeg) ![Screenshot 2026-07-11 at 11.09.41 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/tainacan/original/2X/2/238362478ecab1480106b029154eca1245f36b8c.jpeg) Please help me again. ---
**Author:** ![mateus.m.luna](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/tainacan.discourse.group/mateus.m.luna/32/3_2.png) [@mateus.m.luna](https://tainacan.discourse.group/u/mateus.m.luna)\ **Post date:** [Julho 13, 2026, 4:44pm UTC](https://tainacan.discourse.group/t/how-can-i-hide-the-only-description/2803/4 "2026-07-13T16:44:58Z")
Hi @koeiyabe! I think I understand now what is happening. First, it seems that you are accessing the Items Page. The “Metadata” editing page will be in “Collections list → _Your Collection name_ → Metadata”. Then you select the “Description” metadata and edit it. There you’ll find the option that @marvila mentioned. However the lists that you are accessing are not collection-level listings, they are repository-level ones. In that case, “Title” and “Description” visibility is defined globally, since they are not read as a per-collection metadata, but as the generic Core Title and Core Description fields that every item has. For hiding that initial state, you would need a separate option, plugin level. In the last releases we’ve been adding options to allow tweaking this type of settings (such as the default order, orderby, enabled view modes, etc). I think it is worth opening an issue to take a look at it. ---
**Author:** ![koeiyabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a88e57/32.png) [@koeiyabe](https://tainacan.discourse.group/u/koeiyabe)\ **Post date:** [Julho 14, 2026, 1:46pm UTC](https://tainacan.discourse.group/t/how-can-i-hide-the-only-description/2803/5 "2026-07-14T13:46:52Z")
Thank you for clarifying me. Please see the screenshot copy here, and I edited the “Description” metadata to set up “Display on listing.” However, it still does not work. Also, please see the second screenshot copy to depict " **Fields for textual search" -** the“Title” and “Description” visibility is defined globally. I tried to turn on and off to hide the “description,” but it does not work. So I think the plugin level has a technological problem. I am using the latest versions of both Wordpress (7.0) and Tainacan (1.2.0). Please help to solve this issue. ![Screenshot 2026-07-14 at 9.35.08 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/tainacan/original/2X/9/91f3316512f607af9875aff6e5169812ca4ca0a2.jpeg) ![Screenshot 2026-07-14 at 9.40.22 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/tainacan/original/2X/d/d57f72ee15586a79f7dc13926ebf1f69d5a6a820.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![mateus.m.luna](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/tainacan.discourse.group/mateus.m.luna/32/3_2.png) [@mateus.m.luna](https://tainacan.discourse.group/u/mateus.m.luna)\ **Post date:** [Julho 14, 2026, 7:06pm UTC](https://tainacan.discourse.group/t/how-can-i-hide-the-only-description/2803/6 "2026-07-14T19:06:41Z")
> [@koeiyabe](#): > > Please see the screenshot copy here, and I edited the “Description” metadata to set up “Display on listing.” However, it still does not work. Ok but where is it still appearing? If you access that “Ass” Collection items page, does it still appears? Because the lists that you shared before were repository-level items lists. > [@koeiyabe](#): > > Also, please see the second screenshot copy to depict " **Fields for textual search" -** the“Title” and “Description” visibility is defined globally. I tried to turn on and off to hide the “description,” but it does not work. That feature only defines textual search behavior (where to the text-input search goes looks for), not what appears in the list. For what you are in need, we’ll need to add an extra option there. ---
**Author:** ![koeiyabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a88e57/32.png) [@koeiyabe](https://tainacan.discourse.group/u/koeiyabe)\ **Post date:** [Julho 15, 2026, 1:41pm UTC](https://tainacan.discourse.group/t/how-can-i-hide-the-only-description/2803/7 "2026-07-15T13:41:55Z")
Yes, the "description is still appearing in only Search page for whole breeds, but the it successfully does not appear in the Ass collection list as well as other breed collection lists. It seems that repository-level list has a technological problem, not collection-level list. Is it resolvable? ---
**Author:** ![mateus.m.luna](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/tainacan.discourse.group/mateus.m.luna/32/3_2.png) [@mateus.m.luna](https://tainacan.discourse.group/u/mateus.m.luna)\ **Post date:** [Julho 15, 2026, 2:49pm UTC](https://tainacan.discourse.group/t/how-can-i-hide-the-only-description/2803/8 "2026-07-15T14:49:19Z")
> [@koeiyabe](#): > > It seems that repository-level list has a technological problem, not collection-level list. Is it resolvable? It is really the expected behavior since those settings apply only to collection level. As I said we need to create extra options to allow customizing the repository-level lists. I’ve opened an issue for that: > > > \*\*Context and motivation\*\* > > Core Title and Core Description metadata are collect…ion level metadata but they are present in every collection since they come not only from post meta but also from WordPress \`post\_title\` and \`post\_content\` values. > > Because of that we can and we do display their content even in repository-level items lists. However in that context we cannot access some metadata collection-level settings such as the \`display\` attribute, which defines if it should begin displayed or not. There is also the option to enable or disable it in the advanced search. But I can also see a scenario where users would want to customize the label in that context. > > \*\*Ideal solution\*\* > > I'm afraid the way to go here is creating extra plugin-level settings... But I don't think this fits well in the Search section neither in the Theme Items List section (since it would also affect admin side). > > \*\*Alternative solutions\*\* > > Since this is a niche case, maybe we could only implement it via filters? It would hardly be OK since it already come from users request. But I feel that people would start asking to define this even at a Taxonomy Term level. > > \*\*Additional context\*\* > > https://tainacan.discourse.group/t/how-can-i-hide-the-only-description/2803 ---
**Author:** ![koeiyabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a88e57/32.png) [@koeiyabe](https://tainacan.discourse.group/u/koeiyabe)\ **Post date:** [Julho 16, 2026, 1:34pm UTC](https://tainacan.discourse.group/t/how-can-i-hide-the-only-description/2803/9 "2026-07-16T13:34:55Z")
It sounds great. When you find out any options to solve this issue, please let me know. I will wait. ---
**Author:** ![koeiyabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a88e57/32.png) [@koeiyabe](https://tainacan.discourse.group/u/koeiyabe)\ **Post date:** [Agosto 3, 2026, 1:36pm UTC](https://tainacan.discourse.group/t/how-can-i-hide-the-only-description/2803/10 "2026-08-03T13:36:46Z")
Hi Do you have any updates to solve this issue? ---
**Author:** ![mateus.m.luna](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/tainacan.discourse.group/mateus.m.luna/32/3_2.png) [@mateus.m.luna](https://tainacan.discourse.group/u/mateus.m.luna)\ **Post date:** [Agosto 3, 2026, 2:29pm UTC](https://tainacan.discourse.group/t/how-can-i-hide-the-only-description/2803/11 "2026-08-03T14:29:24Z")
Hi @koeiyabe ! Sorry, not yet! We’ve been working on several other features right now. But after the next release (1.3.0) we might find a moment to target this. ---
**Author:** ![koeiyabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a88e57/32.png) [@koeiyabe](https://tainacan.discourse.group/u/koeiyabe)\ **Post date:** [Agosto 3, 2026, 11:27pm UTC](https://tainacan.discourse.group/t/how-can-i-hide-the-only-description/2803/12 "2026-08-03T23:27:32Z")
Hi Do you know when the newest version (1.3.0) will be released? ---
**Author:** ![mateus.m.luna](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/tainacan.discourse.group/mateus.m.luna/32/3_2.png) [@mateus.m.luna](https://tainacan.discourse.group/u/mateus.m.luna)\ **Post date:** [Agosto 4, 2026, 12:19am UTC](https://tainacan.discourse.group/t/how-can-i-hide-the-only-description/2803/13 "2026-08-04T00:19:27Z")
There is no release date for the versions, we handle features “as we can”, depends on the complexity of the task being worked and on the rhythm of the contributors. Currently [this](https://github.com/tainacan/tainacan/milestone/21) is the set of issues target for that version and I would say a couple of weeks at least. ---
**Author:** ![koeiyabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a88e57/32.png) [@koeiyabe](https://tainacan.discourse.group/u/koeiyabe)\ **Post date:** [Setembro 5, 2026, 1:03am UTC](https://tainacan.discourse.group/t/how-can-i-hide-the-only-description/2803/14 "2026-09-05T01:03:00Z")
Are there any updates for the newest version? ---
**Author:** ![mateus.m.luna](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/tainacan.discourse.group/mateus.m.luna/32/3_2.png) [@mateus.m.luna](https://tainacan.discourse.group/u/mateus.m.luna)\ **Post date:** [Setembro 8, 2026, 5:12pm UTC](https://tainacan.discourse.group/t/how-can-i-hide-the-only-description/2803/15 "2026-09-08T17:12:37Z")
Hi @koeiyabe! I’ve added that request to our 1.4 Roadmap! As always we don’t have a fixed release date, but we’ll take a look at it before the next big release. ---
**Author:** ![mateus.m.luna](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/tainacan.discourse.group/mateus.m.luna/32/3_2.png) [@mateus.m.luna](https://tainacan.discourse.group/u/mateus.m.luna)\ **Post date:** [Outubro 7, 2026, 8:10pm UTC](https://tainacan.discourse.group/t/how-can-i-hide-the-only-description/2803/16 "2026-10-07T20:10:40Z")
Hi @koeiyabe! Please let us know if these new settings solve your issue: [Tainacan 1.4.0 – New features for the Media Gallery, Better Processes and Increased Security – Tainacan](https://tainacan.org/en/tainacan-1-4-0-new-features-for-the-media-gallery-better-processes-and-increased-security/#Title_description_and_thumbnail_on_repository-level_lists) ---
**Author:** ![koeiyabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a88e57/32.png) [@koeiyabe](https://tainacan.discourse.group/u/koeiyabe)\ **Post date:** [Outubro 11, 2026, 5:06pm UTC](https://tainacan.discourse.group/t/how-can-i-hide-the-only-description/2803/17 "2026-10-11T17:06:36Z")
Yeah, I checked my WP dashboard. Apparently, the Tainacan has been updated to 1.4.0. However, I still want to hide the description column on the “Search” page, but it still does not work. If you have any suggestions let me know. Thanks. ![Screenshot 2026-10-11 at 1.00.32 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/tainacan/original/2X/1/157eed0e877615dc11876ed322fd68b786fed1ad.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![mateus.m.luna](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/tainacan.discourse.group/mateus.m.luna/32/3_2.png) [@mateus.m.luna](https://tainacan.discourse.group/u/mateus.m.luna)\ **Post date:** [Outubro 13, 2026, 2:38pm UTC](https://tainacan.discourse.group/t/how-can-i-hide-the-only-description/2803/18 "2026-10-13T14:38:51Z")
Hi @koeiyabe that is unfortunate… have you set up the Core Description Display to “never” in that new settings section? ---
**Author:** ![koeiyabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a88e57/32.png) [@koeiyabe](https://tainacan.discourse.group/u/koeiyabe)\ **Post date:** [Outubro 14, 2026, 10:20pm UTC](https://tainacan.discourse.group/t/how-can-i-hide-the-only-description/2803/19 "2026-10-14T22:20:27Z")
> [@mateus.m.luna](#): > > First, it seems that you are accessing the Items Page. The “Metadata” editing page will be in “Collections list → _Your Collection name_ → Metadata”. Then you select the “Description” metadata and edit it. Yes, I’m done, but it still does not work. ![Screenshot 2026-10-14 at 6.19.17 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/tainacan/original/2X/a/abdc21e98549e6820e0194103afbbe10c3e53f00.png) ---
**Author:** ![mateus.m.luna](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/tainacan.discourse.group/mateus.m.luna/32/3_2.png) [@mateus.m.luna](https://tainacan.discourse.group/u/mateus.m.luna)\ **Post date:** [Outubro 15, 2026, 12:21pm UTC](https://tainacan.discourse.group/t/how-can-i-hide-the-only-description/2803/20 "2026-10-15T12:21:37Z")
Hi @koeiyabe! That is the collection-level metadata setting, which already existed before but does not affect your example. We’re talking about repository-level lists, which is what the new feature refers to: ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/tainacan/original/2X/c/cadae7e51e3e296a30183d05e12ff5567232a781.jpeg) Go to Tainacan → Settings and look for that section. [Próxima página](https://tainacan.discourse.group/t/how-can-i-hide-the-only-description/2803.md?page=2)