How to remove option bar from ggplotly using R?

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R is a programming language for statistical computing and graphics. ggplotly() is a function that converts a static ggplot to an interactive web-based version. ggplotly() returns a Plotly object that displays control options (ModeBar) by default. In this tutorial, we will see how to remove the option bar from ggplotly using R.

Key Concept

To remove the option bar from ggplotly, we use the config(displayModeBar = FALSE) parameter. The ModeBar contains interactive controls like zoom, pan, and download options that appear at the top-right corner of the chart.

Required Packages

Make sure you have the following packages installed in R

install.packages('ggplot2')
install.packages('plotly')
install.packages('readr')

Loading Libraries

Load the installed libraries

library(readr)
library(ggplot2)
library(plotly)

Step-by-Step Implementation

Step 1: Create Sample Data

For this example, we'll create sample data instead of requiring an external CSV file

# Create sample student data
students_data <- data.frame(
  language = c(85, 92, 78, 88, 95, 82, 90, 87, 93, 79, 
               84, 91, 86, 89, 94, 83, 88, 92, 85, 90)
)

Step 2: Create the ggplot

Create a histogram using ggplot2

tplot <- ggplot(students_data) + 
  geom_histogram(mapping = aes(x = language), 
                color = 'blue', 
                fill = 'lightblue', 
                bins = 15)

Step 3: Remove the Option Bar

Convert to plotly and hide the ModeBar

ggplotly(tplot) %>% config(displayModeBar = FALSE)

Complete Example

Here's the complete code to remove the option bar from ggplotly

library(readr)
library(ggplot2)
library(plotly)

# Create sample data
students_data <- data.frame(
  language = c(85, 92, 78, 88, 95, 82, 90, 87, 93, 79, 
               84, 91, 86, 89, 94, 83, 88, 92, 85, 90)
)

# Create ggplot
tplot <- ggplot(students_data) + 
  geom_histogram(mapping = aes(x = language), 
                color = 'blue', 
                fill = 'lightblue', 
                bins = 15)

# Convert to plotly without ModeBar
ggplotly(tplot) %>% config(displayModeBar = FALSE)

Comparison

To see the difference, here's how to show the chart with the ModeBar

ggplotly(tplot) %>% config(displayModeBar = TRUE)

Conclusion

Use config(displayModeBar = FALSE) with ggplotly to create clean, professional-looking interactive charts without control buttons. This is ideal for embedded dashboards or presentations where you want minimal visual distractions.