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**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [October 31, 2021, 10:48am UTC](https://discourse.getcockpit.com/t/customization-of-the-html-editor-is-not-possible/2128 "2021-10-31T10:48:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:**  [@MarcTabaries](https://discourse.getcockpit.com/u/MarcTabaries)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2021, 10:48am UTC](https://discourse.getcockpit.com/t/customization-of-the-html-editor-is-not-possible/2128/1 "2021-10-31T10:48:42Z")
Hi,
I want to customize the HTML editor in Cockpit to leave only the Bold and Italic options.
I saw in the [documentation](https://getcockpit.com/documentation/reference/fieldtypes) that this was possible.
```auto
{
"iframe" : false,
"mode" : "split",
"markdown" : false,
"enablescripts" : false,
"height" : 500,
"maxsplitsize" : 1000,
"codemirror" : { /* codemirror settings */ },
"toolbar" : ["bold", "italic", "strike", "link", "image", "blockquote", "listUl", "listOl"],
"lblPreview" : "Preview",
"lblCodeview" : "HTML",
"lblMarkedview" : "Markdown"
}
```
To test it, I decided to remove the Bold button (see toolbar key). It works.
```auto
{
"iframe" : false,
"mode" : "split",
"markdown" : false,
"enablescripts" : false,
"height" : 500,
"maxsplitsize" : 1000,
"codemirror" : { /* codemirror settings */ },
"toolbar" : ["italic", "strike", "link", "image", "blockquote", "listUl", "listOl"],
"lblPreview" : "Preview",
"lblCodeview" : "HTML",
"lblMarkedview" : "Markdown"
}
```
Then I tested leaving only Bold and Italic (see toolbar key)… but it doesn’t work. All the buttons remain displayed.
```auto
{
"iframe" : false,
"mode" : "split",
"markdown" : false,
"enablescripts" : false,
"height" : 500,
"maxsplitsize" : 1000,
"codemirror" : { /* codemirror settings */ },
"toolbar" : ["bold", "italic"],
"lblPreview" : "Preview",
"lblCodeview" : "HTML",
"lblMarkedview" : "Markdown"
}
```
I tested again by deleting only the ListUl and ListOl (see toolbar key)… but again it doesn’t work. All the buttons remain displayed.
```auto
{
"iframe" : false,
"mode" : "split",
"markdown" : false,
"enablescripts" : false,
"height" : 500,
"maxsplitsize" : 1000,
"codemirror" : { /* codemirror settings */ },
"toolbar" : ["bold", "italic", "strike", "link", "image", "blockquote"],
"lblPreview" : "Preview",
"lblCodeview" : "HTML",
"lblMarkedview" : "Markdown"
}
```
I don’t understand where the problem comes from. I know that it is possible to hide the buttons by injecting CSS into Cockpit… but if it is possible to do otherwise, I think it would be better.
Do you have an idea ?
Thanks.
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**Author:**  [@abernh](https://discourse.getcockpit.com/u/abernh)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2021, 2:19pm UTC](https://discourse.getcockpit.com/t/customization-of-the-html-editor-is-not-possible/2128/2 "2021-11-01T14:19:08Z")
I had a look into the general HTML editor initialization and could not find a reason that would explain this behavior.
The only buttons that are always added to the field options are the “Finder” and “Assets” buttons.
To recap
- if you only remove “bold” it hides “bold”
- if you remove any other it does not adjust anything
Is this still the behavior?
Or does removing only “bold” not change anything anymore as well?
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**Author:**  [@MarcTabaries](https://discourse.getcockpit.com/u/MarcTabaries)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2021, 10:26am UTC](https://discourse.getcockpit.com/t/customization-of-the-html-editor-is-not-possible/2128/3 "2021-11-02T10:26:31Z")
Here are the details of the problem :
**1/ By default, all buttons are displayed**
```auto
"toolbar": ["bold", "italic", "strike", "link", "image", "blockquote", "listUl", "listOl"],
```
**2/**
Button deleted : Bold
Duplicate buttons : ListOl
```auto
"toolbar": ["italic", "strike", "link", "image", "blockquote", "listUl", "listOl"],
```
**3/**
Button deleted : Bold, Italic
Duplicate buttons : ListUl, ListOl
```auto
"toolbar": ["strike", "link", "image", "blockquote", "listUl", "listOl"],
```
**4/**
Button deleted : Bold, Italic, Strike
Duplicate buttons : Blockquote, ListUl, ListOl
```auto
"toolbar": ["link", "image", "blockquote", "listUl", "listOl"],
```
**5/**
Button deleted : Bold, Italic, Strike, Link
Duplicate buttons : Image, Blockquote, ListUl, ListOl
```auto
"toolbar": ["image", "blockquote", "listUl", "listOl"],
```
**6/**
Button deleted : Bold, Italic, Strike, Link, Image
Duplicate buttons : Link, Image, Blockquote, ListUl, ListOl
```auto
"toolbar": ["blockquote", "listUl", "listOl"],
```
**7/**
Button deleted : Bold, Italic, Strike, Link, Image, Blockquote
Duplicate buttons : Strike, Link, Image, Blockquote, ListUl, ListOl
```auto
"toolbar": ["listUl", "listOl"],
```
**8/**
Button deleted : Bold, Italic, Strike, Link, Image, Blockquote, ListUl
Duplicate buttons : Italic, Strike, Link, Image, Blockquote, ListUl, ListOl
```auto
"toolbar": ["listOl"],
```
**9/**
Button deleted : Bold, Italic, Strike, Link, Image, Blockquote, ListUl, ListOl
All buttons are displayed
```auto
"toolbar": [],
```
**10/**
The only buttons I want to display : Bold, Italic
All buttons are displayed
```auto
"toolbar": ["bold", "italic"],
```
Bye.
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**Author:**  [@abernh](https://discourse.getcockpit.com/u/abernh)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2021, 9:08pm UTC](https://discourse.getcockpit.com/t/customization-of-the-html-editor-is-not-possible/2128/4 "2021-11-04T21:08:37Z")
😆 that was very thorough. Thank you.
And it is now even more confusing how and why this happens.
I’ll get back to you.
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**Author:**  [@SHOCKStudio](https://discourse.getcockpit.com/u/SHOCKStudio)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 11:03am UTC](https://discourse.getcockpit.com/t/customization-of-the-html-editor-is-not-possible/2128/5 "2022-01-13T11:03:53Z")
Hi, Have you found a solution to the html field problem