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How to Hide the Add an Event Link in SharePoint Events

Aamir Naveed Akram Oct 21, 2026 869 views

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Users need a way to hide the 'Add an event' link in the SharePoint Events web part so that users without event creation permissions do not see it.

How to Hide the Add an Event Link in SharePoint Events

Product: SharePoint
Device & OS: not provided
Scenario: Configuring the Events web part on a modern SharePoint site page to restrict visibility based on user permissions.
Observed behavior: The 'Add an event' link remains visible to all users regardless of their permission level, and standard web-part settings do not offer a conditional visibility toggle.

Before you start

Ensure you have site owner or administrator permissions in SharePoint to verify your current web part configurations and permission levels.

Solution 1Recommended

Acknowledge the Limitation and Provide Microsoft Feedback

Standard SharePoint settings currently do not allow you to hide the 'Add an event' link. The best official course of action is to submit feedback for future updates.

Microsoft SharePoint currently displays the 'Add an event' link by default on the Events web part. There is no built-in toggle or permission check to hide this button for visitors who lack edit rights.

Verify standard settings

Edit the SharePoint page and select the Events web part. Notice in the property pane that there is no option to disable the 'Add an event' button.

Navigate to the Feedback Portal

Go to the Microsoft Feedback Portal at https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/.

Submit or vote for the feature

Search for 'SharePoint Events hide add event link' and vote on existing requests, or submit a new feature request so Microsoft engineers can prioritize conditional visibility in future rollouts.

Acknowledge the Limitation and Provide Microsoft Feedback

User Experience: If a user without the correct permissions clicks the 'Add an event' link, they will simply receive an 'Access Denied' message and will not be able to create an event.

Solution 2

Develop a Custom SPFx Web Part

For organizations that strictly require hiding the link, a developer can build a custom SharePoint Framework (SPFx) web part.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can I use audience targeting to hide the Add an event link in SharePoint?

No. Audience targeting in the SharePoint Events web part only applies to filtering the events themselves. It does not control the visibility of the web part's structural UI elements, such as the 'Add an event' link.

What happens if a user with read-only access clicks the Add an event link?

If a user without the 'Contribute' or 'Edit' permission level clicks the link, SharePoint will block the action and direct them to a standard 'Access Denied' or 'You need permission to access this site' warning page.

Can I use CSS to hide the link on modern SharePoint pages?

Directly injecting custom CSS is not supported out-of-the-box on modern SharePoint pages. While developers can use SPFx Application Customizers to inject CSS globally, Microsoft strongly advises against DOM manipulation as page structures frequently change and can break custom styling.

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