Hide “Upload” Button of a Document Library in SharePoint 2013
Requirement: Disable upload button in SharePoint document library!
But why? Because, we wanted users to fill the form by creating new document from the New drop-down and not to upload any existing documents with Upload button. So we need to hide upload button in SharePoint 2013.
Solution: CSS! Place this CSS either in Master page or script editor/content editor of the target page.
CSS Styles to hide Upload button in SharePoint 2013:
<style type="text/css">
#Ribbon\.Documents\.New\.AddDocument-Large, #Ribbon\.Documents\.New-MediumMedium-0-1
{
display:none !important;
}
</style>
Hide the “Open with Explorer” button in SharePoint 2013 ribbon:
You may also want to disable “Open in Explorer” as it allows multiple file upload. Use this CSS to hide “Open in Explorer” from SharePoint 2013 ribbon.
#Ribbon\.Library\.Actions-LargeMedium-1-1
Result: Upload button disabled in SharePoint 2013 document library!
Disable Drag and Drop feature of SharePoint 2013:
How about disabling the Drag-Drop feature? Well, use this script to disable the Drag and Drop feature of SharePoint 2013 document libraries:
<script type="text/javascript">
ExecuteOrDelayUntilScriptLoaded(function() {
g_uploadType = DragDropMode.NOTSUPPORTED;
SPDragDropManager.DragDropMode = DragDropMode.NOTSUPPORTED;
}, "DragDrop.js");
How to Disable Upload Button and Drag and Drop Feature in SharePoint 2016?
Edit and add a script editor on the target list view page (AllItems.aspx), place this code in it.
<style type="text/css">
#Ribbon\.Documents\.New\.AddDocument-Large, #Ribbon\.Documents\.New-MediumMedium-0-1, #Ribbon\.Library\.Actions-LargeMedium-1-1
{
display:none !important;
}
/* Hide "Drag files here to upload" message in the List view */
div.ms-dragDropAttract-subtle{
display: none
}
/* Upload button in Doc Lib tool bar */
#QCB1_Button2
{
display:none !important;
}
</style>
//Disable Drag and Drop Upload Feature
<script type="text/javascript">
ExecuteOrDelayUntilScriptLoaded(function() {
g_uploadType = DragDropMode.NOTSUPPORTED;
SPDragDropManager.DragDropMode = DragDropMode.NOTSUPPORTED;
}, "DragDrop.js");
This is exactly what i was looking for! Great post. Thank you and keep it up!
This sounded like exactly what I wanted but when I add the Hide Upload Button script, I lose the FILES and LIBRARY tabs on the ribbon, not just the Upload Document button. I added a Script/Content Editor webpart to my library page, then pasted in the script with no changes. I am using Enterprise 2013.
Am I doing something wrong? Or is hiding the tabs not the button the intended behavior? This is a picture library. Thanks!!
what about pages with modern experience?
Great post!
I do not understand where to put the script without breaking the page.
Just add a content editor web part and place the above code in it!
Wonderful.. Thanks