I’m having trouble with?
Removing visibility to Wix Follow button from group pages
Working in
Wix Studio Editor, Dev Mode, CMS, etc.
Site link
https://www.circleapp.travel/groups
What I’m trying to do
I have created a custom follow system that will eventually be built into algorithmic logic to suggest travelers with similar traveling interest
What I’ve tried so far
I have disabled wix follow button on all areas I know it is surfaced and built custom pages for areas that it cannot be removed. I do not want to build out a custom group at this time so I’m looking for a bit of a workaround to remove it. I cannot see the element ID to hide it even if I wanted to.
Extra context
Anything else that might help - edge cases, screenshots, etc.
Update / Resolved
Following up in case this helps someone else.
The issue wasn’t permissions or Groups themselves — it was a collision between Wix’s built-in Follow system and a custom follow system I’m building.
Pure CSS wasn’t enough because Wix dynamically injects Follow buttons (especially inside Groups and infinite lists), and hiding parent elements caused layout breakage.
What worked:
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I marked my custom Follow button with a unique CSS class.
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Removed global CSS that hid Follow containers.
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Used a small global script (MutationObserver) to hide only Wix’s built-in Follow buttons by text, while skipping my custom button.
This hides Wix Follow everywhere (including Groups) without breaking rows, permissions, or scrolling — and lets the custom follow system remain the single source of truth.