# Hidden

Source: https://decapcms.org/docs/widgets/hidden/ (updated 2025-10-10)


Hidden widgets do not display in the UI. In folder collections that allow users to create new items, you will often want to set a default for hidden fields, so they will be set without requiring an input.

**Name:** `hidden`

**UI:** none

**Data type:** any valid data type

**Options:** 

- `default`: accepts any valid data type; recommended for collections that allow adding new items

**Example**

```yaml
- {label: "Layout", name: "layout", widget: "hidden", default: "blog"}
```