# Displaying more columns in the table (front end - not the back end!) **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [November 20, 2023, 1:05pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/displaying-more-columns-in-the-table-front-end-not-the-back-end/67970 "2023-11-20T13:05:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Andrew\_Davies](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/andrew_davies/32/41838_2.png) [@Andrew\_Davies](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Andrew_Davies)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2023, 1:05pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/displaying-more-columns-in-the-table-front-end-not-the-back-end/67970/1 "2023-11-20T13:05:41Z")
Hello all I come up against this so frequently - I can’t believe there isn’t a work around! I want to show more columns/fields in a table view (or list view or any view for that matter) - on the front end - not the back end tables. I have tried - - Data Grid - but as well documented, that doesn’t allow row actions - so users cannot click on a row and be taken to a detail page - Concatenating 2 or more text fields into a single field so that I can get more data in - I also regularly use number emojis, such as 1️⃣ to Concactenate onto a text field to show the number of comments (for example) Any tips / suggestions? Andrew PS - I have also tried adding a URL / Link to a field in Data Grid, but failed miserably ---
**Author:** ![nathanaelb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/nathanaelb/32/43079_2.png) [@nathanaelb](https://community.glideapps.com/u/nathanaelb)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2023, 1:29pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/displaying-more-columns-in-the-table-front-end-not-the-back-end/67970/2 "2023-11-20T13:29:27Z")
I think you can try using template columns to fit more data in one field (which you seem to have tried) or building your custom collection. ---
**Author:** ![Andrew\_Davies](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/andrew_davies/32/41838_2.png) [@Andrew\_Davies](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Andrew_Davies)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2023, 2:29pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/displaying-more-columns-in-the-table-front-end-not-the-back-end/67970/3 "2023-11-20T14:29:25Z")
Ahh thanks Nathanael I’d actually forgotten about using a custom collection (I use loads of template columns currently!). That still only gives me 3 columns, but it does give me more fields in more rows - so will give that a try. From memory - it’s not a very compact view is it though? I have a lot of data to show. Thanks again, Much appreciated ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2023, 2:45pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/displaying-more-columns-in-the-table-front-end-not-the-back-end/67970/4 "2023-11-20T14:45:58Z")
One option is a HTML table inside a Rich Text component within a Custom Collection. ---
**Author:** ![Mns\_Glide](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/mns_glide/32/2514_2.png) [@Mns\_Glide](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Mns_Glide)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2023, 2:54pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/displaying-more-columns-in-the-table-front-end-not-the-back-end/67970/5 "2023-11-20T14:54:46Z")
Able to share example please. TQ ---
**Author:** ![Andrew\_Davies](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/andrew_davies/32/41838_2.png) [@Andrew\_Davies](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Andrew_Davies)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2023, 3:08pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/displaying-more-columns-in-the-table-front-end-not-the-back-end/67970/6 "2023-11-20T15:08:32Z")
Thanks Darren That’s a good thought - so I am guessing - Pop the table HTML code in a template column and replace the values in there. Then pop the template field into a custom collection? Is that about right? Thanks again Andrew ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2023, 4:34pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/displaying-more-columns-in-the-table-front-end-not-the-back-end/67970/7 "2023-11-20T16:34:02Z")
Yes, that’s correct. Use it in a Rich Text component inside a Custom Collection. I think @Jeff_Hager uses this method. He might have an example that can be shared. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2023, 4:50pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/displaying-more-columns-in-the-table-front-end-not-the-back-end/67970/8 "2023-11-20T16:50:55Z")
Yeah, I use this method in various ways. This example is more about the look of the collect than it was about information density. Here is how I have a template column set up. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/6/1/613c38eed499c8a5d245bd62b36692e15566cf41.png) Then I use that template column in a single rich text component in a custom collection to get this result. There’s a lot going on, but there is an HTML table in there. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/d/e/deea692629b4a73b559b6bb1a25902f9ad8ddac1.png) ---
**Author:** ![Andrew\_Davies](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/andrew_davies/32/41838_2.png) [@Andrew\_Davies](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Andrew_Davies)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2023, 8:45am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/displaying-more-columns-in-the-table-front-end-not-the-back-end/67970/9 "2023-11-22T08:45:14Z")
Fabulous! Thank you both. Really appreciate how much help you offer in this forum - I wonder whether you ever sleep sometimes! It helps more than you can imagine. Andrew ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2023, 8:51am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/displaying-more-columns-in-the-table-front-end-not-the-back-end/67970/10 "2023-11-22T08:51:51Z")
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**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/system/32/53398_2.png) [@system](https://community.glideapps.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2023, 8:52am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/displaying-more-columns-in-the-table-front-end-not-the-back-end/67970/11 "2023-11-29T08:52:17Z")
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