Source: https://mindstamp.com/help/post-click-states-hidden-vs-disabled
Generated from the Help Center records: 2026-10-05

# What do the post-click states Hidden and Disabled do?

Topic: [Interactions and logic](https://mindstamp.com/help/interactions) · Updated: 2026-09-25

## Short answer

The **Post Click State** setting controls what an interaction does after a viewer clicks it. **Hidden** removes it from the screen. **Disabled** leaves it on screen but it no longer responds to clicks. **Change Colors** gives it new colors, and **No Change** leaves it as it is.

## Steps

1. Select **Interactions** and open the interaction.
2. Open **Settings** and choose an option in **Post Click State**.
3. For **Change Colors**, pick the new **Text** and **Background** colors.
4. Save, then click the interaction in **Preview** to see the result.

![Settings section of a Mindstamp button with the Post Click State list open, showing No Change, Hidden, Disabled and Change Colors](https://cdn.mindstamp.com/website2026/help/post-click-state-list.webp)

_Post Click State sets what the button does after a viewer clicks it._

![Mindstamp button Settings with Post Click State set to Change Colors and the Colors row with the Text and Background swatches](https://cdn.mindstamp.com/website2026/help/post-click-change-colors.webp)

_With Change Colors, set the text and background colors the button takes after a click._

## Which one to use

- **No Change**: the default. Use it for buttons viewers may click more than once, such as “Open the guide”.
- **Hidden**: use it when the item is done, such as “Start the lesson”, or to clear a hotspot the viewer already found.
- **Disabled**: use it to show a choice was made but keep it on screen, such as the chosen answer in a menu.
- **Change Colors**: use it as a checklist, so viewers see which items they have opened. It is not available for images.

## How long the state lasts

The state stays for the rest of the viewer’s session in that video, also when the viewer seeks back or a **Change Time** action returns to an earlier point. A **Reset Interactions** navigation clears the viewer’s clicks, so hidden and disabled items come back.

## Use it with Require Click

When several items all require a click, a post-click state shows viewers what is left. For example, give five hotspots **Change Colors**, and viewers see which ones they still need to click before the video continues. See [require a click](https://mindstamp.com/help/require-click-before-advancing).

## Change several at once

To set the same post-click state on many interactions, open one row’s menu in the interaction list, choose **Bulk Edit**, select the others, and change **Post Click State** for all of them.

## Go further

- [Interactions tutorial](https://mindstamp.com/tutorials/interactions)

## Related answers

- [How do I require a click before the video continues?](https://mindstamp.com/help/require-click-before-advancing)
- [Can I add several buttons at the same time?](https://mindstamp.com/help/can-i-add-multiple-buttons-at-the-same-time-to-my-video)
- [Can I change the color and look of a hotspot?](https://mindstamp.com/help/what-controls-the-color-of-my-hotspot-can-i-change-the-color-and-appeareance)

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