I saw the note on how to disable likes site wise, and that is not my goal. I have a singular problematic poster (and yes there are more direct ways to deal with the real issue) that I would like to be able to send a more subtle message than silencing/suspending. The idea occurred to me if I could …

I think the solution is the add the user to a group and use CSS to hide the like button from that group. [image] CSS Classes for Current User's Groups Theme component discourse2 Summary CSS Classes for Current User’s Groups adds the groups that a member …

Once you install that component that @pfaffman suggested and add the user, you can do this .group-NAME { .widget-button.btn-flat.toggle-like.like.no-text.btn-icon, .widget-button.btn-flat.toggle-like.has-like.fade-out.no-text.btn-icon, .widget-button.btn-flat.button-count.like-count.hi…

Just to note, hiding them using CSS wouldn’t disable Likes/Reactions, and could be sidestepped in the browser console or by using safe mode (may be relevant depending on how troublesome the user in question felt that day :slight_smile:) However, I think the question is how to disable other people f…

[image] JammyDodger: Just to note, hiding them using CSS wouldn’t disable Likes/Reactions, and could be sidestepped in the browser console or by using safe mode (may be relevant depending on how troublesome the user in question felt that day :slight_smile:) I would add that it is possible to …

[image] JammyDodger: I think the question is how to disable other people from being able to Like/React to a specific user’s posts Oops. I didn’t read carefully enough. A similar solution would be to hide that person’s posts from everyone. That and the pros and cons has been discussed a few ti…

Thanks all. The goal is really “don’t feed the troll” as the individual in question loves to take the counterpoint in discussions, be contentious, and in general hasn’t found an internet hill they are unwilling to die on. The tough part is generally speaking they contribute positively when they in…

The caveats of CSS solutions have been mentioned before, but here’s the CSS to hide reactions on a specific user’s posts: article[data-user-id="12345"] .discourse-reactions-picker { display: none; } Where 12345 is the user’s ID.

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pfaffman (Jay Pfaffman) August 31, 2023, 4:55pm 6

Oops. I didn’t read carefully enough. A similar solution would be to hide that person’s posts from everyone. That and the pros and cons has been discussed a few times.

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