# Disabling default field types **URL:** \ **Category:** Get Help\ **Tags:** gform\_load\_field\_settings, gform\_field\_groups\_form\_editor\ **Created:** [November 26, 2018, 8:33pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/disabling-default-field-types/443 "2018-11-26T20:33:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![user5b64a885154ca0.0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/7cd45c/32.png) [@user5b64a885154ca0.0](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/user5b64a885154ca0.0)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 8:33pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/disabling-default-field-types/443/1 "2018-11-26T20:33:53Z")
There are a few field types that we would like our users not to use when building a form. Specifically, Multi Select and CAPCHA. On a related note, we would like to remove the placeholder text capability. How would we go about this? ---
**Author:** ![david](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.gravityforms.com/david/32/2517_2.png) [@david](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/david)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2018, 12:54pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/disabling-default-field-types/443/2 "2018-11-28T12:54:48Z")
A good starting point for controlling which field types show up in the form editor would be the gform\_field\_groups\_form\_editor filter: > **[gform\_field\_groups\_form\_editor](https://docs.gravityforms.com/gform_field_groups_form_editor/)** > > The "gform\_field\_groups\_form\_editor" filter in Gravity Forms is used to modify the field groups in the Form Editor before fields are added, allowing control over what displays. If you’re looking to hide a field setting (e.g. the placeholder), I’d recommend using the [gform\_load\_field\_settings](https://docs.gravityforms.com/gform_load_field_settings/) event to loop through the field\_settings variable and remove the placeholder setting for each field type. ---
**Author:** ![richardw8k](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.gravityforms.com/richardw8k/32/2354_2.png) [@richardw8k](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/richardw8k)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2022, 5:42pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/disabling-default-field-types/443/3 "2022-01-04T17:42:15Z")