# Disable Likes
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-likes/181001
**Category:** Site Management
**Tags:** how-to, customization
**Created:** [March 5, 2021, 7:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-likes/181001 "2021-03-05T19:22:00Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2021, 7:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-likes/181001/1 "2021-03-05T19:22:00Z")
> 🔖 This guide explains how to disable the “Likes” feature on your Discourse site.
>
> 🙋 Required user level: Administrator
If you prefer to disable the “Likes” feature on your Discourse forum, here’s a comprehensive guide on how to disable them.
## Change relevant site settings
1. In your site settings, search for `post menu` and remove the `like` button:
1. Adjust the trust level settings to reflect the removal of likes:
- `tl2 requires likes received` (set to `0`)
- `tl3 requires likes received` (set to `0`)
- `tl2 requires likes given` (set to `0`)
- `tl3 requires likes given` (set to `0`)
These changes will disable the ❤ button on posts and adjust user trust levels accordingly.
## Disable likes columns in the users directory
The users directory has configurable columns. To remove the likes columns:
1. Go to `/u` (the users directory page)
2. Click the 🔧 button (visible to staff) to open the column editor
3. Disable the **Likes Received** and **Likes Given** columns
## Hide references to likes
To avoid confusion from lingering references to likes, apply the following CSS code in a [new theme component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-using-discourse-themes/91966) and add it to your main themes:
```css
/* Hide likes from user summary/profiles */
.top-section.most-liked-section {
display: none;
}
.stats-likes-given,
.stats-likes-received {
display: none;
}
.top-section {
.replies-section,
.topics-section {
display: none;
}
}
/* Hide likes given from user activity navigation */
.user-nav__activity-likes {
display: none;
}
/* Hide likes received from user notifications navigation */
.user-nav__notifications-likes {
display: none;
}
/* Hide likes on about page */
.about__activities-item.likes {
display: none;
}
```
## Update Discobot tutorial
If your Discobot tutorial is active, users will encounter a step where they are asked to like a post.
[ ](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/optimized/3X/b/6/b6e9b9fa28ac10139452697c809eac068892639e_2_277x249.jpeg)
To resolve this, edit Discobot’s messages:
1. Go to `/admin/customize/site_texts` and search for the text that refers to likes. Delete the reference to likes.
2. Search for the Discobot error text and modify it to inform users about the `skip` function:
```plaintext
Do you know that you can skip steps in this tutorial? Try typing `skip` in your next reply!
```
Do not use the `%{skip_trigger}` variable as it is not available in those translation strings.
## Tips and Tricks
### Disable badges with references to likes
Consider deactivating badges related to likes:
- First Like
- New user of the month
- Admired
- Crazy in Love
- Empathetic
- Gives Back
- Higher Love
- Respected
- Appreciated
- Out of Love
- Thank You
- Welcome
- Great Post
- Great Topic
- Good Post
- Good Topic
- Nice Post
- Nice Topic
### Reset the like count (not recommended)
If you need to reset the like count (not advisable for active communities), follow this guide: [Delete all the likes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-all-the-likes/65102). Note that this is a last-resort reset! The solution of deactivate and hide Likes only with CSS is safer and reversible in the future.
### Disable summarize this topic
The built-in “Summarize This Topic” button uses the `summary_likes_required` setting (default: `1`) to determine when it appears. With likes disabled, topics won’t meet this threshold, so the button won’t show. If you use [Discourse AI Summarization](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ai-summarization/262711), note that AI-powered summaries work independently of likes and are not affected by disabling them.
> Last edited by @SaraDev 2024-07-16T21:40:00Z
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### Author:  [@anon48433008](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon48433008)
#### Post date: [July 16, 2024, 11:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-likes/181001/7 "2024-07-16T23:36:37Z")
What a scary world with no likes 🤗
Can someone share how to remove the standard like,
I use beer  and its still connected to the +1
TY
