fix: Hide control bar when playback controls are disabled, only display play button

assets/src/css/godam-player.scss

@@ -1900,7 +1900,6 @@ body.godam-share-modal-open {
 		display: none !important;
 	}
 
-
 	.video-js {
 
 		.vjs-big-play-button {
@@ -1926,9 +1925,25 @@ body.godam-share-modal-open {
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	// Re-show the big play button once the video has ended.
+	// Necessary because `.vjs-has-started .vjs-big-play-button { display: none }`
+	// (from video.js core CSS) has equal specificity; adding vjs-ended with
+	// !important ensures the button reappears as a replay prompt after playback.
+	.godam-no-controls-bar.vjs-ended .vjs-big-play-button {
+		display: block !important;
+	}
+}
+
+// When the "Playback controls" block toggle is OFF, hide the control bar
+// (seek bar, volume, settings, etc.) while keeping the big play button
+// functional. The !important ensures Video.js's user-activity state changes
+// (vjs-user-active / vjs-user-inactive) cannot override this rule.
+.godam-no-controls-bar .vjs-control-bar {
+	display: none !important;
 }
 
-.godam-show-controls-on-hover {
+.godam-show-controls-on-hover:not(.godam-no-controls-bar) {
 
 	&:hover {
 

assets/src/js/godam-player/managers/configurationManager.js

@@ -65,6 +65,15 @@ export default class ConfigurationManager {
 		this.videoSetupOptions = parseDataAttribute( this.video, 'options', {} );
 		const videoSetupControls = parseDataAttribute( this.video, 'controls', this.getDefaultControls() );
 
+		// Track whether the block's "Playback controls" toggle is enabled.
+		// When false, we still pass controls:true to Video.js so the big play
+		// button remains functional; the control bar is hidden separately in
+		// ControlsManager.setupControlBarConfiguration().
+		this.playbackControlsEnabled = videoSetupControls.controls !== false;
+		if ( ! this.playbackControlsEnabled ) {
+			videoSetupControls.controls = true;
+		}
+
 		// Disable default autoplay if autoplay-on-view is enabled
 		// This allows intersection observer to handle autoplay when video enters viewport
 		if ( this.video.dataset.autoplayOnView === 'true' ) {

assets/src/js/godam-player/managers/controlsManager.js

@@ -42,6 +42,22 @@ export default class ControlsManager {
 	setupControlBarConfiguration() {
 		const controlBarSettings = this.config.videoSetupControls?.controlBar;
 
+		// When the "Playback controls" block toggle is OFF, hide the entire
+		// control bar (seek bar, volume, settings, etc.) while keeping the big
+		// play button visible and functional.
+		if ( this.config.playbackControlsEnabled === false ) {
+			// Still apply big-play-button configuration (position + custom image)
+			// so that "no control bar" mode honours existing block settings.
+			this.setupPlayButtonPosition( controlBarSettings );
+			this.setupCustomPlayButton( controlBarSettings );
+			this.player.el().classList.add( 'godam-no-controls-bar' );
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// Ensure the control bar is visible again when playback controls
+		// are enabled or not explicitly disabled.
+		this.player.el().classList.remove( 'godam-no-controls-bar' );
+
 		this.setupPlayButtonPosition( controlBarSettings );
 		this.setupControlBarComponents( controlBarSettings );
 		this.setupCustomPlayButton( controlBarSettings );