To Hide a Portlet
Any portlet can be hidden on the page from which it was created. This can be done in a few simple steps:
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Ensure that you are logged into the site.
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On the page for which you would like to hide a portlet, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click the Manage portlets link on either side.
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The portlet management view of the page will appear. Each portlet is represented by a grey box containing the portlet’s title. If the portlet can be controlled from the current page, the box will also contain:
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up/down arrows to move the portlet above/below other portlets on the page.
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an X to allow deletion of the portlet.
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a Hide/Show button.
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To hide the portlet, click Hide. The portlet will turn white, indicating that it is hidden. The Hide button will change to a Show button.
To Show a Hidden Portlet
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On a white portlet, click the Show button. The portlet will turn grey, indicating that it will be visible. The Show button will change to a Hide button.
If a Portlet does not have a Show/Hide button
Portlets can only be hidden from the folder they belong to. Because portlets can be inherited from a parent folder, this means that in some instances you will not be able to Show/Hide a portlet. An easy way to find the level at which a portlet has been configured is to:
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go to the Manage portlets screen.
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find the grey box that represents the portlet you’re interested in.
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If it doesn’t say Hide in it, then go to the center panel and click Go to parent folder. This will take you to the next level up.
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If the Hide button is still missing, click Go to parent folder again until you arrive at the folder in which the portlet was configured.
Warning: Hiding a portlet will hide it at all levels of the site. If you would like to show a portlet at some levels and not others, consider creating identical portlets on separate pages rather than creating one at a higher level. In some situations, it may be necessary or appropriate to block rather than hide a portlet. For information on blocking portlets, see the article on how to block portlets.