Title: How to remove the "Insert shortcode" button from editor
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# How to remove the "Insert shortcode" button from editor

 *  Resolved [Strast](https://wordpress.org/support/users/strast/)
 * (@strast)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-remove-the-insert-shortcode-button-from-editor/)
 * I want to prevent comment editors to fool with the shortcodes and would like 
   to hide this button from the top of the TinyMCE-Advanced editor. How can I do
   so?
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/shortcodes-ultimate/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/shortcodes-ultimate/)

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 *  Thread Starter [Strast](https://wordpress.org/support/users/strast/)
 * (@strast)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-remove-the-insert-shortcode-button-from-editor/#post-5724610)
 * Found it…
 *     ```
       /**
       * Hide the shortcode generator from any user below administrator level
       * http://gndev.info/kb/how-to-restrict-access-to-shortcode-generator/
       */
       update_option( 'su_generator_access', 'administrator' );
       ```
   
 *  [afjsystem](https://wordpress.org/support/users/afjsystem/)
 * (@afjsystem)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-remove-the-insert-shortcode-button-from-editor/#post-5724837)
 * can you post full code..?
    i want to hide it too.
 *  Thread Starter [Strast](https://wordpress.org/support/users/strast/)
 * (@strast)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-remove-the-insert-shortcode-button-from-editor/#post-5724838)
 * That’s it!
    Just add the update_option line to your theme’s functions.php file.

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 * Last reply from: [Strast](https://wordpress.org/support/users/strast/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-remove-the-insert-shortcode-button-from-editor/#post-5724838)
 * Status: resolved