Remove Raise Hand Button

[bc1234]

I am hosting a webinar but do not want attendees to be able to see/use the "raise hand" button. How do I remove that option for a webinar?

Also, is it possible to prevent other panelists from seeing the # of participants/attendees and their names?

Thank you

[ZoomTestKitchen · Accepted solution]

On the bottom-right of the panelist, window click on the ... triple dots button and uncheck the Allow Attendees to Raise Hand. With this unchecked, they will not see it or be able to use it.

I don't believe that it is possible to hide the # of Attendees from the panelists.

Jeff Widgren
#ZoomTestKitchen

[DarrellF]

That feature doesn't exist when I'm host or co-host. We have between 400-500 attendees every night and zoom bombers have utilized the raise hand feature to post their pərn. They raise and lower their hand over and over so it's difficult to catch and remove them. There's been a few times that the wrong person gets inadvertently removed. 

We have a limit of 1000 people and since there's so many people certain days, more zoom bombers are a real nuisance.

[TubeGuy]

It's crazy that Zoom hasn't fixed this.  It seems so easy.  It should be in the security settings.

[josephhhhh]

Feature doesn't exist for me either as the host of a meeting. Please fix this.

[TubeGuy]

Greetings we really need some help with the hand raising.  They toggle it on/off at high speed so it's hard to eject them if you don't have experience to use the attendee list.  Zoom need a way to just turn off reactions.  PLEASE HELP!  

[LaterHolmes]

This is not an available solution. 

[TubeGuy]

@ZoomTestKitchen it is unacceptable that Zoom doesn't make a fix that, on the surface, seems easy.  There are tens of thousands of 12 step meetings getting attacked daily.  Just put it in Host Tools with Unmute, Disable Video, etc.  

[josephhhhh]

It’s absurd this hasn’t been fixed after 4 years. Perhaps the programmer whose code handles this aspect has left the company, and it’s intertwined with other systems nobody wants to/has confidence to touch. Meanwhile, it’s a well known exploit and issue. People posting here without clearly understanding the (clearly described) issue doesn’t help. 

[JoniMitchell]

Click the ellipsis (...) icon right underneath the Chat tab, then uncheck "Show attendee count." Both registrant and attendee numbers will now be hidden from attendees and presenters while they remain visible from the host's side in the Studio. That's it!

[Jenaro]

I don't think this is possible. 

[RN]

Hey @bc1234, you have some responses that may be worth noting! Did any of the replies resolve your discussion? If so, don't forget to accept any of the replies as the solution. 

[TubeGuy]

@RN  it is unacceptable that Zoom doesn't make a fix that, on the surface, seems easy.  There are tens of thousands of 12 step meetings getting attacked daily.  Just put it in Host Tools with Unmute, Disable Video, etc.  

[HappyDestiny]

So Zoom has only made it possible for webinars?

[DarrellF]

Too bad. Zoom bombers are pretty foul at times putting bumps in the Road of Happy Destiny. They use the raise hand feature to place their selves right on the front page. It would be nice to be able to disable that feature. 

[Librarycat]

If they are on the "front page" then you are referring to Meetings. You CAN turn off the hand raise function in Settings.

 

[TubeGuy]

I still have not found a solution.  We simply need to toggle off reactions during the first half of the meeting

[Librarycat]

You CAN turn off the hand raise function in a MEETING. In the Settings.

 

[budamind]

Hi, this solution only allows you to separate the "raise hand" buttom from all the other emojis, but it will not disable the "raise hand" feature. 

[Cameron721]

Please figure out a way to remove the "raise hand" reaction, there is no good reason for it in larger meetings, as it allows a few people or even 1 to disrupt the whole meeting. It pops up on the screen of the presenter and has to be moved to continue on with their slides. This is a big nuisance and we need a solution!

[MGSR]

Hello @Cameron721,

The raise hand feature can be disabled using gesture recognition. This option is available for account owners or administrators with the appropriate privileges.

You may read this article for more information.

[LaterHolmes]

Thank you Mark but this only disables gesture recognition. We need hosts to be able to turn off the ability to raise their hands in any manner as the bombers are abusing the hand raise function. 

[josephhhhh]

Perhaps a new thread/post should be started, since the first post on this one is about “webinars” rather than meetings. Those of us asking for the option to disable hand raising are talking about meetings.