diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DatasetPage.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DatasetPage.java
index b58a8e8181b..7faabdcb5f0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DatasetPage.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DatasetPage.java
@@ -5461,6 +5461,14 @@ public Map<String, CVoc> getCVocConf(){
                 if (jo.containsKey("readonly") && jo.getString("readonly").toLowerCase().equals("true"))
                     cvocReadonly = true;
                 logger.fine("cvoc - readonly: " + cvocReadonly);
+                boolean cvocHideReadonlyUrls = false;
+                if (jo.containsKey("hideReadonlyUrls") && jo.getString("hideReadonlyUrls").toLowerCase().equals("true"))
+                    cvocHideReadonlyUrls = true;
+                logger.fine("cvoc - cvocHideReadonlyUrls: " + cvocHideReadonlyUrls);
+                int cvocMinChars = 0;
+                if (jo.containsKey("minChars") && jo.getInt("minChars") >= 0)
+                    cvocMinChars = jo.getInt("minChars");
+                logger.fine("cvoc - minChars: " + cvocMinChars);
                 String cvocProtocol = "skosmos";//default
                 if (jo.containsKey("protocol"))
                     cvocProtocol = jo.getString("protocol");
@@ -5485,10 +5493,9 @@ public Map<String, CVoc> getCVocConf(){
                 if (jo.containsKey("cvoc-url"))
                     cvocUrl = jo.getString("cvoc-url");
                 logger.fine("cvoc - cvoc-url: " + cvocUrl);
-                CVoc cvoc = new CVoc(cvocUrl, cvocLang, cvocProtocol, cvocTermParentUri, cvocReadonly, vocabsList, vocabCodesList
+                CVoc cvoc = new CVoc(cvocUrl, cvocLang, cvocProtocol, cvocTermParentUri, cvocReadonly, cvocHideReadonlyUrls, cvocMinChars, vocabsList, vocabCodesList
                         , cvocJsUrl, cvocMapId, cvocMapQuery);
                 cvocMap.put(jo.getString("vocab-name"), cvoc);
-
             }
         }
         return cvocMap;
@@ -5502,14 +5509,18 @@ public class CVoc {
         String mapId;
         String mapQuery;
         boolean readonly;
+        boolean hideReadonlyUrls;
+        int minChars;
         List<String> vocabs;
         List<String> keys;
-        public CVoc(String cvocUrl, String language, String protocol, String termParentUri, boolean readonly,
+        public CVoc(String cvocUrl, String language, String protocol, String termParentUri, boolean readonly, boolean hideReadonlyUrls, int minChars,
                     List<String> vocabs, List<String> keys, String jsUrl, String mapId, String mapQuery){
             this.cvocUrl = cvocUrl;
             this.language = language;
             this.protocol = protocol;
             this.readonly = readonly;
+            this.hideReadonlyUrls = hideReadonlyUrls;
+            this.minChars = minChars;
             this.vocabs = vocabs;
             this.termParentUri = termParentUri;
             this.keys = keys;
@@ -5531,6 +5542,10 @@ public String getTermParentUri() {
         public boolean isReadonly() {
             return readonly;
         }
+        public boolean isHideReadonlyUrls() {
+            return hideReadonlyUrls;
+        }
+        public int getMinChars() { return minChars; }
         public List<String> getVocabs() {
             return vocabs;
         }
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/datasetFieldForEditFragment.xhtml b/src/main/webapp/datasetFieldForEditFragment.xhtml
index 486c189cc40..497cd08590a 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/datasetFieldForEditFragment.xhtml
+++ b/src/main/webapp/datasetFieldForEditFragment.xhtml
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
         <script src="#{cvoc.get(dsfv.datasetField.datasetFieldType.parentDatasetFieldType.name).getJsUrl()}">
         </script>
         <script>
+        //<![CDATA[
                 $(document).ready(function() {
                     var jsonResult = {};
                     var cvocUrl = "#{cvoc.get(dsfv.datasetField.datasetFieldType.parentDatasetFieldType.name).getCVocUrl()}";
@@ -56,14 +57,24 @@
                     var cvocProtocol = "#{cvoc.get(dsfv.datasetField.datasetFieldType.parentDatasetFieldType.name).getProtocol()}";
                     var termParentUri ="#{cvoc.get(dsfv.datasetField.datasetFieldType.parentDatasetFieldType.name).getTermParentUri()}";
                     var vocabsize = "#{cvoc.get(dsfv.datasetField.datasetFieldType.parentDatasetFieldType.name).getVocabs().size()}";
-                    var readonly = "#{cvoc.get(dsfv.datasetField.datasetFieldType.parentDatasetFieldType.name).isReadonly()}";
+                    var readonly = "#{cvoc.get(dsfv.datasetField.datasetFieldType.parentDatasetFieldType.name).isReadonly()}" === "true";
+                    var hideReadonlyUrls = "#{cvoc.get(dsfv.datasetField.datasetFieldType.parentDatasetFieldType.name).isHideReadonlyUrls()}" === "true";
                     //$("#akmi_#{valCount.index+1}_#{cvoc.get(dsfv.datasetField.datasetFieldType.parentDatasetFieldType.name).getKeys()[3]}").find("input[name*='cv_vocab_url_'").css('background-color' , '#EEEEEE');
                     $("#akmi_#{valCount.index+1}_#{cvoc.get(dsfv.datasetField.datasetFieldType.parentDatasetFieldType.name).getKeys()[3]}").find("input[name*='cv_vocab_url_'").val(termParentUri);
-                    if (vocabsize == 1 &amp;&amp; readonly)
+                    if (vocabsize == 1 && readonly) {
+                        // make it look readonly
                         $("#akmi_#{valCount.index+1}_#{cvoc.get(dsfv.datasetField.datasetFieldType.parentDatasetFieldType.name).getKeys()[0]}").find("input[name*='cv_vocabs_'").css('background-color' , '#EEEEEE');
+                        // Note that we could decide to not display this at all
+                        //$("#akmi_#{valCount.index+1}_#{cvoc.get(dsfv.datasetField.datasetFieldType.parentDatasetFieldType.name).getKeys()[0]}").parent().css('display' , 'none');
+                    }
+                    if (readonly && hideReadonlyUrls) {
+                        // do not display URL fields and their labels
+                        $("#akmi_#{valCount.index+1}_#{cvoc.get(dsfv.datasetField.datasetFieldType.parentDatasetFieldType.name).getKeys()[2]}").parent().css('display' , 'none');
+                        $("#akmi_#{valCount.index+1}_#{cvoc.get(dsfv.datasetField.datasetFieldType.parentDatasetFieldType.name).getKeys()[3]}").parent().css('display' , 'none');
+                    }
                     var selectedVocab = "";
                     var vocabFieldValue = $("#akmi_#{valCount.index+1}_#{cvoc.get(dsfv.datasetField.datasetFieldType.parentDatasetFieldType.name).getKeys()[0]}").find("input[name*='cv_vocabs_'").val();
-                    if (vocabFieldValue =='' &amp;&amp; vocabsize == 1) {
+                    if (vocabFieldValue =='' && vocabsize == 1) {
                             selectedVocab = "#{cvoc.get(dsfv.datasetField.datasetFieldType.parentDatasetFieldType.name).getVocabs()[0]}";
                             $("#akmi_#{valCount.index+1}_#{cvoc.get(dsfv.datasetField.datasetFieldType.parentDatasetFieldType.name).getKeys()[0]}").find("input[name*='cv_vocabs_'").val(selectedVocab);
                     }
@@ -81,7 +92,7 @@
                             cv = { 'cvocUrl' : cvocUrl, 'protocol': cvocProtocol, 'lang': cvocLang, 'termParentUri': termParentUri, 'selectedVocab': selectedVocab, 'term': request.term };
                         autointerface(request, response, cv, mapping);
                           },
-                          minLength: 1,
+                          minLength: #{cvoc.get(dsfv.datasetField.datasetFieldType.parentDatasetFieldType.name).getMinChars()},
                           select: function(event, ui) {
                                $.each(ui, function(i, v) {
                                $("#akmi_#{valCount.index+1}_#{cvoc.get(dsfv.datasetField.datasetFieldType.parentDatasetFieldType.name).getKeys()[2]}").find("input[name*='cv_url_']").val(v.id);
@@ -90,6 +101,7 @@
                         }
                     );
                  });
+            //]]>
             </script>
         <style type="text/css">
             ul.ui-autocomplete {