I wanted to share something I built recently. A forum-style chat system with posts and replies, using only native Glide components. No AI components needed!
- Users can create posts/topics
- Other users can reply to posts
- Threaded conversation view similar to a forum
- Deleting a post will also delete replies (no loop, no webhook, no manual workflows, just native delete row action)
How it works: The key was using:
- Comments Component with custom CSS to hide the comments section. Just keep the input
- Action Rows to handle main posts and delete button
- Custom Collection to organize and display the content of replies
This approach gives you a clean, forum-like experience while keeping everything lightweight and using Glide’s built-in functionality.
Here are some screenshots:
Components structure:
Post creation component:
Custom collection for each post:
Action Row:
Delete Post and replies Workflow:
Replies:
Some columns configs:
Custom CSS used:
.hide-comment-section div[data-testid="empty-comments"]{
display:none;
}
Happy to answer questions if anyone wants to know more about the implementation!
P.S. You can also add the hide-comment-section class to the second comment component to make the UI more breathable.
