<p>There is no out-of-the-box way to do this, but you can make use of a plugin like <a href="https://github.com/lindseydiloreto/craft-cpcss" rel="nofollow">Lindsey Diloreto's CPCSS</a> to set <code>display: none</code> on the <code>body.ltr .matrixblock &gt; .titlebar &gt; .preview</code> class. </p>

CC BY-SA 3.0
2015-08-18T21:41:28.343Z
Thanks Aaron, that would do the job. It could be quite nice to have this as an option on the matrix field itself though. In some cases a string preview just isn't applicable.
Ian Young
CC BY-SA 3.0
2015-08-18T23:11:22.240Z
Sounds like a great opportunity to post in our [feedback forum](http://feedback.buildwithcraft.com/forums/285221-feature-requests)! Can you go ahead and choose the answer as correct to close out the question?
Aaron Berkowitz
CC BY-SA 3.0
2015-08-18T14:25:11.693Z
2015-08-18T14:25:11.693Z
Aaron Berkowitz
<p>Is it possible to hide the preview shown by default when Matrix blocks are collapsed?</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>You can collapse Matrix blocks by clicking the “Collapse” menu option,
  or by double-clicking on a block’s title bar. When a block is
  collapsed, its title bar will show a preview of its content, so you
  can still identify which block it is.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>It's useful to just be able to see the content outline made up by block types clear and simple. A lot of the time in my case the preview is irrelevant so it would be great to turn this off across the board by default.</p>

<matrix>
Matrix: Hide preview
# Matrix: Hide preview

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-08-18)

Is it possible to hide the preview shown by default when Matrix blocks are collapsed?

> You can collapse Matrix blocks by clicking the “Collapse” menu option,
> or by double-clicking on a block’s title bar. When a block is
> collapsed, its title bar will show a preview of its content, so you
> can still identify which block it is.

It's useful to just be able to see the content outline made up by block types clear and simple. A lot of the time in my case the preview is irrelevant so it would be great to turn this off across the board by default.

**Tags:** matrix

---

## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2015-08-18. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

There is no out-of-the-box way to do this, but you can make use of a plugin like [Lindsey Diloreto's CPCSS](https://github.com/lindseydiloreto/craft-cpcss) to set `display: none` on the `body.ltr .matrixblock > .titlebar > .preview` class.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks Aaron, that would do the job. It could be quite nice to have this as an option on the matrix field itself though. In some cases a string preview just isn't applicable.  
> **username_1**: Sounds like a great opportunity to post in our [feedback forum](http://feedback.buildwithcraft.com/forums/285221-feature-requests)! Can you go ahead and choose the answer as correct to close out the question?  

---

