Um, not too sure how to word this topic but I’m looking for a way in which to build a URL with certain ‘search’ query so that we can direct users to a specific screen. The URL would have parameters that would essentially enter text into the search box dynamically. I’ve searched the forum for clues but nothing remotely close to what I’m seeking to achieve is coming up.

@Lighted_Candle Maybe there is a misunderstanding on the definition of deep linking. Consider when you are searching through google for a news article or specific post to a forum article. Clicking on the link takes you directly to the article, whether it’s within a website or within an already installed app. It does not take you to the front page of the news organization or forum to further force you to parse through all of the articles. It takes you directly to the point of the website or app that you intended to go to. This is deep linking. To take it a step further, take Facebook, Instagram, Amazon, etc. Those are actual apps from the app store. If somebody posts a deep link, let’s say a link to a user profile, I can click on that link and it will take me directly to the user’s profile inside of the app, or in the case of Amazon, I can click on a link to a specific product and it will take me directly to the product within the app. It does not take me to the home tab of Facebook, Instagram, or Amazon for me to have to parse through thousands or millions of profiles or products. Deep linking isn’t necessarily only about bringing users to your app for the first time…it’s also for providing an added service to existing users of the app who want to directly access the specific information they want to see with a direct link. It also allows for the potential to entice new users by showing a specific article they can read for example. Basically any major social media or eCommerce business that also has an app allows for deep linking into the app. These deep links are the foundation of shared links on social media and viral advertising. I would never click on a link to MSNBC for example, but I might be more inclined to click on a link to an article that says “30 reasons why politics suck”. In @garrison’s case, I might be enticed by a deep link to an accommodation that’s available for a reduced price in Cancun. I wouldn’t want to click on a random travel site link, but I might be more inclined if that link is for something that peaked my interest. If I did click on a travel site that advertised a sale, I might lose interest if I have to “find it myself” out of hundreds of other accommodations that may be promoting a similar sale. You may not have a specific need for it in your case, but that doesn’t mean that other people don’t. It doesn’t hurt for someone to ask about it, because some people have a genuine need…and there is nothing wrong with giving alternative solutions with the tools we have at our disposal right now. Unfortunately one solution doesn’t always fit for every type of user. Who know’s where something like this is placed in Glide’s road-map. Maybe soon, maybe not. All I know is that Glide has pumped out hundreds of new features in the past yeah and a half and none of us can say we haven’t jumped on any of the new features to make our apps better. That’s why we have this forum to discuss, ask, bounce ideas, and encourage each other to succeed. Not only for us the user’s, but also for Glide as a whole to drive interest and innovation.

Everything @Jeff_Hager has stated above is bang on! The limitation is with Glide in this case, though I’m sure they will address this in due course especially as there are similar other solutions out there already doing this, and more will come I’m sure. Not sure if @Lighted_Candle got this nuance but the problem is Glide is touting itself as a PWA, and by definition (as outlined by the Google dude in the video I posted) they should be discoverable via the web. So we are currently at a huge disadvantage with Glide, in its present form, as we’re trying to compete with websites which all have their content indexed and accessible via search engines. For the record, I do think differently hence why I have created landing pages which are indexable by search engines to lead people to my Glide app.

That was a very good explanation of deep link. @Jeff_Hager. But this is not about whether or not deep link has its application and use. But consider the sheer size of those websites you listed. First and foremost Glide has a 20k record limit in pro. Need I say more. Glide has to fetch our data like a middle man and is not directly linked with a database. (For our use anyways) Google sheets also has a record call and put limit in their app scripts. By the time you are ready to Need deep linking like Facebook, Instagram, Amazon you would have outgrown Glide and would need another setup. Glide is not scaleable without limit. @garrison My point is that the general user base in glide is focused on getting the users in the app and not the data out the app. You are trying to turn glide in a Facebook, or amazon and that is not it’s purpose. So when you suggest the Big Guns for such a little app (Respectfully) it makes it obvious you are using the wrong platform for your needs. This is like trying to argue the importance of having a Bed on a car when you could just go and buy a pickup truck. Deep linking in glide is redundant (Similiar to having calculations in glide (But that’s another argument :slight_smile: ), however deep linking on a platform that has 6 million users worldwide is mandatory. It doesn’t make sense for glide to focus their limited resources to encourage people to think in that manner, considering that the majority of their end users don’t even know what a deep link is? I would prefer glide to focus their resources on things we really need now for “In App” use like. A. The abilty to capture GPS data in the spreadsheet to create geofencing or Log location of an entry B. Barcode Scanning C. Signatures These are all worthwhile things that are essential for the little man, focused on the In app User experience. Most of us have no intention of sharing our data outside the app. Technically… Glide currently has deep linking. its just that your app is the deep link. So what you are asking for is a deep link in a deep link. I give people my domain name and Boom! just like magic, they are in my app. Thanks for your perspective, and sharing of your thoughts.

[image] Lighted_Candle: A. The abilty to capture GPS data in the spreadsheet to create geofencing or Log location of an entry B. Barcode Scanning C. Signatures A and C have been released, if you have not had time to read that.

No way, I’ve been waiting for this let me check. This is awesome…Thx for letting me know.

[image] compass Location Component Announcements With the location component, users can log their current location. The component is particularly useful in add or form screens if your users are submitting location data. Once they have submitted their data, you can plot it on a map. It’s important to note that this logs a one-time location that does not update after it is submitted, unlike the Distance Computed Column which updates if the user moves location. https://docs.glideapps.com/all/reference/components/pickers/location-component [2020… [image] writing_hand:t4 Signature Component Announcements With the signature component, you can let users sign for things in your apps! The signature component generates an image file for each signature and saves that image in your sheet. Read more in our docs. [2020-06-09_15.33.08-1]

[Geo] Yup! Tears! I’ve literally been using glide with a heavy heart without these two components. I can officially say that glide has surpassed App-sheet. There is no turning back now…lol Thx…

Now I can start building my “Uber” app lol

By the way I’ve solved your deep link, A viable work around just came to me. I’m going to build a demo app and you can decide if it works…I’ll have it done by tomorrow. Users from In the app will be able to… Create an article Once created a url will be generated Url can be shared on facebook or wherever and when clicked will open the article.

@Lighted_Candle: Just for the record I am not trying to build a Facebook or Amazon in Glide, nor even an Airbnb (though this has been done on a small scale already as proof of concept). I’m using Glide right now as an MVP. It may stay in Glide, it may not. I think I’m right in saying that Google introduced the concept of a PWA and one of the key tenets of a PWA is discoverability via deep links. Glide is selling itself as a PWA, only it isn’t fully. I think you are contradicting yourself as on one hand you’re saying ‘think differently’, then you’re saying Glide is probably the ‘wrong platform’ for my needs whereas how I see it is, apart from some of the technical limitations, Glide can be used for anything - there is practically no limit. On a personal note, I love the constraints of Glide as they provoke creative thinking. A cursory glance at some of the diverse apps people have created will illustrate that. So, let’s not keep going around in circles here. Deeplinking is an important tenet of the PWA concept, and that’s not just me saying that.

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