---
title: "Hide a Custom Field from Category View - Advanced Custom Fields"
description: "In Joomla, when you assign a custom field to articles, it automatically appears in the article view and category, blog, and list views. This can be pr"
url: "https://www.tassos.gr/docs/advanced-custom-fields/how-to/hide-custom-field-from-category-view"
date: "2026-05-01T12:34:41+00:00"
language: "en-GB"
---

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#  Hide a Custom Field from Category View

In Joomla, when you assign a custom field to articles, it automatically appears in the article view and category, blog, and list views. This can be problematic if you want to display fields only in specific contexts.

If you must hide a Joomla custom field from category, blog, and list views while ensuring it only appears on the article's page, follow the steps below.

1. Log into your backend.
2. Go to **Content** -> **Fields**, and click to edit your field.
3. Go to the **Display Conditions** tab.
4. Click **Add Condition**.
5. Select the **Content Component** View option in the top left dropdown.
6. Set the **Match** option to **Is**
7. Select **Single Article** in the Component Component View option.

Your settings should look like this:

![Use conditional display to hide a custom field in category view](https://www.tassos.gr/images/acf_show_field_only_in_article.png)

If the **Display Conditions** tab is unavailable, ensure you're using Advanced Custom Fields Pro and that the Display Conditions option is enabled in the extension settings.

 Last updated on Oct 31st 2025 07:10

## Schema

```json
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    "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
    "itemListElement": [
        {
            "@type": "ListItem",
            "position": 1,
            "name": "Home",
            "item": "https://www.tassos.gr"
        },
        {
            "@type": "ListItem",
            "position": 2,
            "name": "Home",
            "item": "https://www.tassos.gr/docs"
        },
        {
            "@type": "ListItem",
            "position": 3,
            "name": "Advanced Custom Fields",
            "item": "https://www.tassos.gr/docs/advanced-custom-fields"
        },
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            "@type": "ListItem",
            "position": 4,
            "name": "How-To",
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        },
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            "position": 5,
            "name": "Hide a Custom Field from Category View",
            "item": "https://www.tassos.gr/docs/advanced-custom-fields/how-to/hide-custom-field-from-category-view"
        }
    ]
}
```

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@type": "Article",
    "mainEntityOfPage": {
        "@type": "WebPage",
        "@id": "https://www.tassos.gr/docs/advanced-custom-fields/how-to/hide-custom-field-from-category-view"
    },
    "headline": "Hide a Custom Field from Category View",
    "image": {
        "@type": "ImageObject",
        "url": "https://www.tassos.gr/"
    },
    "publisher": {
        "@type": "Organization",
        "name": "Tassos",
        "logo": {
            "@type": "ImageObject",
            "url": "https://www.tassos.gr/https://www.tassos.gr/media/brand/logo-text.png"
        }
    },
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        "name": "Tassos Marinos",
        "url": "https://www.tassos.gr/docs/advanced-custom-fields/how-to/hide-custom-field-from-category-view"
    },
    "datePublished": "2025-03-04T09:52:48+02:00",
    "dateCreated": "2025-03-04T09:52:48+02:00",
    "dateModified": "2025-10-31T07:32:58+02:00"
}
```