How to hide JIRA Credits

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Summary

Some organizations don't like their employees playing games which comes with the JIRA Credits page. For example, in JIRA 6.4.X , the Space Invader like game was available :

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Solution

Hide the JIRA Credits button using JavaScript :

  1. Navigate to the Announcement banner page

  2. Enter this snippet on the field

1 2 3 <style> a#view_credits {display:none} /* Removes View Credits button */ </style>

The JIRA Credits button is now no longer visible.

Updated on April 2, 2025

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