Can the 'See All' option in document be hidden in SP Online?

Question

I am just wondering, is there any way of hiding the 'See All' option in the documents folder? I want only the admin to be able to see the option and not the Read Users. I have checked the permissions and other options, and I can't find if it's possible.

Thank you.

Answer 1

You should be able to. You can find out if the current user is a site admin using REST then use CSS to hide the See All link. I do not have an online farm to play with right now to get the CSS but here is the code I use for admin checking on the client. Put it in a Content Editor Web Part on the list.

_spBodyOnLoadFunctionNames.push("loadPage"); //ensure the core.js is loaded onto the page before executing

function loadPage() {
    var call = jQuery.ajax({
        url: _spPageContextInfo.webAbsoluteUrl + "/_api/web/currentuser/issiteadmin",
        type: "GET",
        datatype:"json",
        headers: { Accept: "application/json;odata=verbose" }
    });
    call.done(function(data) { 
        var isSiteAdmin = data.d.IsSiteAdmin;
        checkActiveUser(isSiteAdmin);
    });
}
function checkActiveUser(isAdmin) {
    if (!isAdmin)
        $("input[id$='id of control without GUID']").css('display', 'none');
        //or $("input[id$='id of control without GUID']").hide();
        //your css to hide the control here
}

This should work for you. Let me know if it works, or if you have any questions. Good luck!