# Disable likes/reaction individual user

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-likes-reaction-individual-user/277374
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [August 31, 2023, 4:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-likes-reaction-individual-user/277374 "2023-08-31T16:00:04Z")
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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2023, 4:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-likes-reaction-individual-user/277374/2 "2023-08-31T16:05:06Z")

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I think the solution is the add the user to a group and use CSS to hide the like button from that group.

> [@CSS Classes for Current User's Groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/css-classes-for-current-users-groups/226068):
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> discourse2Summary CSS Classes for Current User’s Groups adds the groups that a member is a part of as CSS classes on the \<body\> tag.eyeglassesPreview [Preview on theme-creator.discourse.org](https://discourse.theme-creator.io/theme/Johani/user-groups-css-classes)hammer_and_wrenchRepository Link [https://github.com/discourse/discourse-groups-css-classes-in-body](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-groups-css-classes-in-body)open_bookNew to Discourse Themes? [Beginner’s guide to using Discourse Themes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-using-discourse-themes/91966) Install this theme component Before: [image] After: [image] Discourse only adds the current us…

There’s an example there to make something red. You’d do the same to make the like button hidden.

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