Answers.Body: <p>You could <a href="https://github.com/lindseydiloreto/craft-cpcss" rel="nofollow">inject some CSS</a> to hide it specifically.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: yeah I know we can use css just wondered if there was a better way to do it with the backend?
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Answers.Body: <p>I wrote a plugin called <a href="https://github.com/mmikkel/IncognitoField-Craft" rel="nofollow">Incognito Field</a>, which is basically a plain ol' PlainText field that can be set to <code>disabled</code>, <code>readonly</code> or <code>hidden</code>. Perfect when you need to update a field via a plugin and never via the Control Panel.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: Nice! Bookmarked for future use. This would have been perfect on a project we did awhile back.
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Body: <p>Is there a way to hide or disable an entry field in the CMS so that the field still exists in the database but can not be edited by a user. The field will only ever be altered dynamically from a plugin?</p>
  
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Title: Disable or hide an entry field in the CMS
ThreadText: # Disable or hide an entry field in the CMS
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2015-06-22)
  
  Is there a way to hide or disable an entry field in the CMS so that the field still exists in the database but can not be edited by a user. The field will only ever be altered dynamically from a plugin?
  
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  ## 2 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2015-06-22. Score: 3 | Accepted answer
  
  You could [inject some CSS](https://github.com/lindseydiloreto/craft-cpcss) to hide it specifically.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: yeah I know we can use css just wondered if there was a better way to do it with the backend?  
  > **username_1**: No, not at the moment  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2016-08-13. Score: 3
  
  I wrote a plugin called [Incognito Field](https://github.com/mmikkel/IncognitoField-Craft), which is basically a plain ol' PlainText field that can be set to `disabled`, `readonly` or `hidden`. Perfect when you need to update a field via a plugin and never via the Control Panel.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_3**: Nice! Bookmarked for future use. This would have been perfect on a project we did awhile back.  
  
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