Remove Fields from Custom Content Query Web Part

Question

I created a custom content query web part where I just want to display one field (Description).

How do I get rid of the fields for Link, Image, SipAddress, LinkToolTip, OpenInNewWindow, and Title? I just want to simplify my custom web part and just have the Description field showing.

Answer 1

• Edit the Content Query web part .
• Get the selected Custom Style Name at Presetnation > Style > Item Style.
• via SharePoint Designer > Open your Root site.
• Go to all files > Style library > XSL Style Sheets > ItemStyle.xml
• Create a copy from ItemStyle.xml to allow rollback then > Edit it as advanced mode.

• Find the currently selected item style name > check the Variables and styles that corresponded to your fields in your custom style > remove it.

• Save > Check In > Publish as Major Version.

• After you finish > go to your QCWP > Edit it > and select your custom style from Presentation > Styles > Item Style > it'should be now removed.

[Suggestion]

Instead of modifying the current item style I suggest to you to create a new item style as the following:

• Paste the following code at the end of ItemStyle.xml file before </xsl:stylesheet>
• Change the style class="item link-item" as your old one

   <xsl:template name="DiscOnly" match="Row[@Style='DiscOnly']" mode="itemstyle">


        <div class="item link-item">
            <xsl:call-template name="OuterTemplate.CallPresenceStatusIconTemplate"/>

            <div class="description">
                <xsl:value-of select="@Description" />
            </div>
        </div>
    </xsl:template>

Save > Check In > Publish as Major Version. - After you finish > go to your QCWP > Edit it > and select your custom style from Presentation > Styles > Item Style > the OutPut should be like this.