# "this element isn't clickable" conditional formatting not working **URL:** \ **Category:** Bugs\ **Created:** [January 19, 2018, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/this-element-isnt-clickable-conditional-formatting-not-working/23318 "2018-01-19T14:24:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Arche](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/arche/32/575_2.png) [@Arche](https://forum.bubble.io/u/Arche)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/this-element-isnt-clickable-conditional-formatting-not-working/23318/1 "2018-01-19T14:24:56Z")
Hi! This has been bugging me for a couple of days here. I need some buttons to be clickable only when the user has sufficient privileges. The thing is set up like this: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/original/3X/3/f/3f1785e6b42086d6491e05beb6f01115a640753e.png) With a conditional: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/original/3X/4/b/4bf08d341248f8ba564b648dda8f332364ef8825.png) To be on the safe side the delete function needs sufficient privileges and a confirmation by the checkbox. Didn’t work. To check the issue I removed the account privilege check, but still nada: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/original/3X/1/6/16732c64cffdda869ac77409504ab85259e789d3.png) I have solved things like this earlier with great results - anybody, any idea, what’s wrong here? @emmanuel? @josh? edit: the same conditions work great on “this element is visible” tag. No problems there. Just the clickability is the one refusing to cooperate. ---
**Author:** ![louisadekoya](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/louisadekoya/32/217422_2.png) [@louisadekoya](https://forum.bubble.io/u/louisadekoya)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/this-element-isnt-clickable-conditional-formatting-not-working/23318/2 "2018-01-19T18:03:48Z")
Is the button actually clickable when it shouldn’t be, or does it just look like it is clickable? I ask because simply making it un-clickable won’t necessarily give it the faded look that you may want. You may have to add a new condition that states when this button is not clickable, use a different background colour or opacity. ---
**Author:** ![Arche](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/arche/32/575_2.png) [@Arche](https://forum.bubble.io/u/Arche)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 7:36pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/this-element-isnt-clickable-conditional-formatting-not-working/23318/3 "2018-01-19T19:36:15Z")
Nope. When set to non-clickable, from the main preferences, it won’t turn clickable even if the conditional says it should. Neither in colour nor in function. Colours are, in this instance of secondary importance - changing them is easy and works as it should. The main thing is clickability of the button needed for keeping the permission to delete stuff from database a privilege of select few individuals. ---
**Author:** ![NigelG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ea5d25/32.png) [@NigelG](https://forum.bubble.io/u/NigelG)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 7:41pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/this-element-isnt-clickable-conditional-formatting-not-working/23318/4 "2018-01-19T19:41:20Z")
Seems to be peculiar to the checkbox value. It works with other element conditions. And even more odd … if you create a button that works on, say, an input, then copy it and now change it to be triggered on a checkbox … it works. But not if you do it from new. ---
**Author:** ![Arche](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/arche/32/575_2.png) [@Arche](https://forum.bubble.io/u/Arche)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/this-element-isnt-clickable-conditional-formatting-not-working/23318/5 "2018-01-19T20:32:58Z")
Hmm. Will test on that later. In addition to checkboxes user privilege checks (user thing has a yes/no value of a certain privilege) also fail to produce effect. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/original/3X/2/8/2847faa74692c2ffa5d939d3dc3724cdd060d247.png) [@system](https://forum.bubble.io/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2018, 2:25pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/this-element-isnt-clickable-conditional-formatting-not-working/23318/6 "2018-02-02T14:25:10Z")
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