# Read-only Text Box on Module Config Page

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/read-only-text-box-on-module-config-page/113189>\
**Category:** Module Development\
**Tags:** ignition81\
**Created:** [January 9, 2026, 9:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/read-only-text-box-on-module-config-page/113189 "2026-01-09T21:52:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![jarvis.coghlin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8baadc/32.png) [@jarvis.coghlin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jarvis.coghlin)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2026, 9:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/read-only-text-box-on-module-config-page/113189/1 "2026-01-09T21:52:10Z")

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I’m looking for a way to create a read-only text field in a config page for my module.

I’ve figured out how to make a `StringField` and place it inside of a `Category` on the config page, but I don’t see a way to make it read-only. I don’t see an example of this being done anywhere in [inductiveautomation](https://github.com/inductiveautomation)/**[ignition-sdk-examples](https://github.com/inductiveautomation/ignition-sdk-examples),** but is this possible? Is there another way to just create a read-only text box on a config page by using a Wicket `Label`, for example?

Thanks in advance for any ideas

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**Author:** ![patrick.klose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e56c9b/32.png) [@patrick.klose](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/patrick.klose)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 8:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/read-only-text-box-on-module-config-page/113189/2 "2026-01-16T20:46:55Z")

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You should be able to call .getFormMeta() on the StringField object.  
Then you can chain all FormMeta’s methods to that, like .setEnabled(false), which would accomplish what you’re looking for.

![Screenshot 2026-01-16 at 2.44.53 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/7/0/7097f9291180514a71e21993e6c870f076673693.png)

![Screenshot 2026-01-16 at 2.46.13 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/4/a/4aba20caa17d5c185eda8905281995bab3e54efd.png)

> **[FormMeta](https://files.inductiveautomation.com/sdk/javadoc/ignition81/8.1.50/com/inductiveautomation/ignition/gateway/localdb/persistence/FormMeta.html)**
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> declaration: package: com.inductiveautomation.ignition.gateway.localdb.persistence, class: FormMeta