diff --git a/.env.defaults b/.env.defaults
index 08a090ea0..7dcfcfcce 100644
--- a/.env.defaults
+++ b/.env.defaults
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ SITE_TITLE=lbry.tv
 SITE_NAME=LBRY
 SITE_DESCRIPTION=Meet LBRY, an open, free, and community-controlled content wonderland.
 LOGO_TITLE=lbry.tv
+SIMPLE_SITE=false
 # OG
 
 OG_TITLE_SUFFIX=| lbry.tv
diff --git a/config.js b/config.js
index 42b6992e5..1ced8d903 100644
--- a/config.js
+++ b/config.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const config = {
   SITE_CANONICAL_URL: process.env.SITE_CANONICAL_URL,
   DEFAULT_LANGUAGE: process.env.DEFAULT_LANGUAGE,
   AUTO_FOLLOW_CHANNELS: process.env.AUTO_FOLLOW_CHANNELS,
-
+  SIMPLE_SITE: process.env.SIMPLE_SITE === 'false',
   PINNED_URI_1: process.env.PINNED_URI_1,
   PINNED_LABEL_1: process.env.PINNED_LABEL_1,
   PINNED_URI_2: process.env.PINNED_URI_2,
diff --git a/ui/component/comment/view.jsx b/ui/component/comment/view.jsx
index c6bb67e0c..c0fdd2663 100644
--- a/ui/component/comment/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/comment/view.jsx
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 // @flow
+import * as ICONS from 'constants/icons';
+import { FF_MAX_CHARS_IN_COMMENT } from 'constants/form-field';
+import { SIMPLE_SITE } from 'config';
 import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { isEmpty } from 'util/object';
 import DateTime from 'component/dateTime';
@@ -8,12 +11,10 @@ import MarkdownPreview from 'component/common/markdown-preview';
 import ChannelThumbnail from 'component/channelThumbnail';
 import { Menu, MenuList, MenuButton, MenuItem } from '@reach/menu-button';
 import Icon from 'component/common/icon';
-import * as ICONS from 'constants/icons';
 import { FormField, Form } from 'component/common/form';
 import CommentCreate from 'component/commentCreate';
 import classnames from 'classnames';
 import usePersistedState from 'effects/use-persisted-state';
-import { FF_MAX_CHARS_IN_COMMENT } from 'constants/form-field';
 
 type Props = {
   uri: string,
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ function Comment(props: Props) {
   }, [isResolvingUri, shouldFetch, author, authorUri, resolveUri, editedMessage, isEditing, setEditing]);
 
   function handleEditMessageChanged(event) {
-    setCommentValue(advancedEditor ? event : event.target.value);
+    setCommentValue(!SIMPLE_SITE && advancedEditor ? event : event.target.value);
   }
 
   function handleSubmit() {
@@ -168,12 +169,12 @@ function Comment(props: Props) {
           {isEditing ? (
             <Form onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
               <FormField
-                type={advancedEditor ? 'markdown' : 'textarea'}
+                type={!SIMPLE_SITE && advancedEditor ? 'markdown' : 'textarea'}
                 name="editing_comment"
                 value={editedMessage}
                 charCount={charCount}
                 onChange={handleEditMessageChanged}
-                quickActionLabel={advancedEditor ? __('Simple Editor') : __('Advanced Editor')}
+                quickActionLabel={!SIMPLE_SITE && (advancedEditor ? __('Simple Editor') : __('Advanced Editor'))}
                 quickActionHandler={() => setAdvancedEditor(!advancedEditor)}
                 textAreaMaxLength={FF_MAX_CHARS_IN_COMMENT}
               />
@@ -200,7 +201,7 @@ function Comment(props: Props) {
             </div>
           )}
         </div>
-        {!parentId && (
+        {!parentId && !isEditing && (
           <Button
             button="link"
             requiresAuth={IS_WEB}
diff --git a/ui/component/commentCreate/view.jsx b/ui/component/commentCreate/view.jsx
index b48806206..9ae26e1bb 100644
--- a/ui/component/commentCreate/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/commentCreate/view.jsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // @flow
 import { CHANNEL_NEW } from 'constants/claim';
+import { SIMPLE_SITE } from 'config';
 import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import classnames from 'classnames';
 import { FormField, Form } from 'component/common/form';
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ export function CommentCreate(props: Props) {
     if (isReply) {
       commentValue = event.target.value;
     } else {
-      commentValue = advancedEditor ? event : event.target.value;
+      commentValue = !SIMPLE_SITE && advancedEditor ? event : event.target.value;
     }
 
     setCommentValue(commentValue);
@@ -110,11 +111,13 @@ export function CommentCreate(props: Props) {
       {!isReply && <ChannelSelection channel={channel} hideAnon onChannelChange={handleChannelChange} />}
       <FormField
         disabled={channel === CHANNEL_NEW}
-        type={advancedEditor && !isReply ? 'markdown' : 'textarea'}
+        type={SIMPLE_SITE ? 'textarea' : advancedEditor && !isReply ? 'markdown' : 'textarea'}
         name={isReply ? 'content_reply' : 'content_description'}
         label={isReply ? __('Replying as %reply_channel%', { reply_channel: channel }) : __('Comment')}
-        quickActionLabel={isReply ? undefined : advancedEditor ? __('Simple Editor') : __('Advanced Editor')}
-        quickActionHandler={isReply ? undefined : toggleEditorMode}
+        quickActionLabel={
+          !SIMPLE_SITE && (isReply ? undefined : advancedEditor ? __('Simple Editor') : __('Advanced Editor'))
+        }
+        quickActionHandler={!SIMPLE_SITE && (isReply ? undefined : toggleEditorMode)}
         onFocus={onTextareaFocus}
         placeholder={__('Say something about this...')}
         value={commentValue}
diff --git a/ui/component/publishText/view.jsx b/ui/component/publishText/view.jsx
index e864d7313..180ab5e2d 100644
--- a/ui/component/publishText/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/publishText/view.jsx
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 // @flow
+import { SIMPLE_SITE } from 'config';
+import { FF_MAX_CHARS_IN_DESCRIPTION } from 'constants/form-field';
 import React from 'react';
 import { FormField } from 'component/common/form';
 import usePersistedState from 'effects/use-persisted-state';
 import Card from 'component/common/card';
-import { FF_MAX_CHARS_IN_DESCRIPTION } from 'constants/form-field';
 
 type Props = {
   title: ?string,
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ function PublishText(props: Props) {
           />
 
           <FormField
-            type={advancedEditor ? 'markdown' : 'textarea'}
+            type={!SIMPLE_SITE && advancedEditor ? 'markdown' : 'textarea'}
             name="content_description"
             label={__('Description')}
             placeholder={__(
@@ -42,8 +43,10 @@ function PublishText(props: Props) {
             )}
             value={description}
             disabled={disabled}
-            onChange={value => updatePublishForm({ description: advancedEditor ? value : value.target.value })}
-            quickActionLabel={advancedEditor ? __('Simple Editor') : __('Advanced Editor')}
+            onChange={value =>
+              updatePublishForm({ description: !SIMPLE_SITE && advancedEditor ? value : value.target.value })
+            }
+            quickActionLabel={!SIMPLE_SITE && (advancedEditor ? __('Simple Editor') : __('Advanced Editor'))}
             quickActionHandler={toggleMarkdown}
             textAreaMaxLength={FF_MAX_CHARS_IN_DESCRIPTION}
           />