Quick edit is an awesome feature when it comes to editing documents with ease and saving on the essential productive time but while these links are essential to the editor it serves no use to the viewer who just has to read the written document or article, the same goes for the Blogger quick edit pencil icons and the wrench icons which show up on blog post footer and on widget areas to provide an easy way to edit them effortlessly without having to search for a particular widget which you wish to edit.
Instruction to follow:
Method-1: Removing Quick Edit Icon links by Deletion
If you don't wish to use quick edit links and want to get rid of Quick edit pencil icon and wrench links forever then this method is perfect for you. To remove quick edit links from your blog go to blogger template → Click Edit HTML → Search for quick edit data tag by pressing CTRL+F and look for the below code and delete all instances of it.
<b:include name='quickedit'/>
After deleting all the instances of quick edit data tags save your template and your enjoy your blog free from the ugly looking feed link icons.
Method-2: Removing Wrench Icons using HTML Browser Comments
If you are reluctant on deleting quick edit links from your blog but still want to remove them then this method is just perfect. To remove quick edit links go to your blogger templates HTML editor and look for <b:include name='quickedit'/> by using CTRL+F and replace all instances of it with the below code.
<!--b:include name='quickedit'/-->
Method-3: Hiding Wrench Icons with
This method is one of the most popular methods of getting rid of the wrench icons which doesn't require any editing in the blogger HTML editor and also eliminates the redundancy associated with Method 1 and 2 of having to manually find and tweak all the quick edit data tags. To remove wrench icons using this method go to your Blogger Template Editor → Click on Customize → Scroll down to Add CSS section and add in the below code and save your template to remove the quick edit links from your blog.
Removing Quick Edit Pencil Icons from Blogger Post Footer
Whether you use wrench icons or not for editing, these quick edit pencil icons for blog post editing is a very handy tool in improvising your blog posts but if you don't use them then in order to get rid of them go to your Blogger layout panel -- click Edit on Blog Posts layout and from the popped up options unpick the "Show Quick Editing" option and click save to get rid of the pencil icon from your blog posts footer.
