Removing Coveo insert options

Question

Coveo adds a rule for insert options to add a new layout or MVC layout whenever you use Insert Item anywhere on the site. This is a little much for end-users, especially where I'm creating custom insert buttons in the experience editor for them and I don't want them creating these layouts. I looked in system/settings/rules but didn't see anything related. What's the best way to eliminate these? Thanks.

Answer 1

The insert option is actually defined by a pipeline processor in Coveo.UI.Controls.config. You can remove it using the following config patch:

<processors>
  <uiGetMasters>
    <processor type="Coveo.UI.PipelineProcessors.GetMasters.AllowSearchPageProcessor, Coveo.UIBase">
      <patch:delete />
    </processor>
  </uiGetMasters>
</processors>

You can read more about this pipeline in this article about Understanding the Coveo UI Pipelines

Answer 2

Coveo add those items to be easy for developers to play and discover Coveo for Sitecore. We do not add them through rules as upgrading Coveo for Sitecore would re-install the insert options. Instead we are using the uiGetMasters Sitecore processor in the Coveo.UI.Controls.config file. The exact node location is /configuration/sitecore/processors/uiGetMasters and the processor is:

<processor patch:before="*[starts-with(@type,'Sitecore.Pipelines.GetMasters.CheckSecurity')]" mode="on" type="Coveo.UI.PipelineProcessors.GetMasters.AllowSearchPageProcessor, Coveo.UIBase">
  <AllowSearchPageRootPath>/sitecore/Content</AllowSearchPageRootPath>
</processor>

Do not comment or remove it from that file as it will be replaced when you will upgrade Coveo for Sitecore. Instead, create a patch file to patch delete the node in your final Sitecore configuration.