AdvancedCustomFields / AdvancedCustomFields/acf
Hiding Content Editor in Custom Post Types not Possible
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Description
I'm not sure if it's a recent ACF Pro update, or the WP 5.0.x update, but recently the "Content Editor" can no longer be hidden on CPTs. See my settings here:

System Info
WordPress Environment
Home URL: https://givewp.com
Site URL: https://givewp.com
WP Version: 4.9.9
WP Multisite: –
WP Memory Limit: 768 MB
WP Debug Mode: –
WP Cron: –
Language: en_US
Permalink Structure: /%postname%/
Show on Front: page
Page on Front: Home (#237)
Page for Posts: Unset
Table Prefix Length: give_
Table Prefix Length: 5
Table Prefix Status: Acceptable
Admin AJAX: Accessible
Registered Post Statuses: publish, future, draft, pending, private, trash, auto-draft, inherit, request-pending, request-confirmed, request-failed, request-completed, refunded, failed, revoked, abandoned, processing, active, inactive, acf-disabled, cancelled, preapproval, edd_subscription, give_subscription
Server Environment
Hosting Provider: Pagely
TLS Connection: Connection uses TLS 1.2
TLS Connection: Probably Okay
Server Info: Apache
PHP Version: 7.0.32-2+ubuntu16.04.1+deb.sury.org+1
PHP Post Max Size: 100 MB
PHP Time Limit: 120
PHP Max Input Vars: 10000
PHP Max Upload Size: 100 MB
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MySQL Version: 5.6.10
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Theme
Name: Give Website
Version: 1.0
Author URL: https://impress.org
Child Theme: No – If you're modifying Give on a parent theme you didn't build personally, then we recommend using a child theme. See: How to Create a Child Theme
Contributor guide
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the Content Editor visibility problem on a custom post type with ACF Pro 5.7.9 and WordPress 4.9.9, using the settings shown in the issue. Compare behavior with the listed environment and determine what change is needed so the Content Editor can be hidden; done means the setting works on the affected custom post type.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- php
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100