# 🙈 Glide Hack: Tab visibility even in a public app!

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/glide-hack-tab-visibility-even-in-a-public-app/31982>\
**Category:** Community Resources\
**Created:** [September 18, 2021, 10:35pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/glide-hack-tab-visibility-even-in-a-public-app/31982 "2021-09-18T22:35:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2021, 10:35pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/glide-hack-tab-visibility-even-in-a-public-app/31982/1 "2021-09-18T22:35:43Z")

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Using a user specific column in one sheet and a join list column in another, you can create logic to hide a tab even in a Public app!

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**Author:** ![BlakeWS](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/blakews/32/24377_2.png) [@BlakeWS](https://community.glideapps.com/u/BlakeWS)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 12:25am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/glide-hack-tab-visibility-even-in-a-public-app/31982/2 "2021-09-20T00:25:49Z")

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Maybe an action needs to be added for public or sign-in later apps to be able to set a cookie. This would be very helpful for me as well. A “save this session” button or checkbox could give the authorization to set the cookie. The USC would need to be saved through an ID of the session somehow. I’ve been trying to work this out for one of my apps.

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**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 1:08am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/glide-hack-tab-visibility-even-in-a-public-app/31982/3 "2021-09-20T01:08:37Z")

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It’s not out of reach to say this will be one to look out for in the future. We may have something like a “Session ID”.

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**Author:** ![BlakeWS](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/blakews/32/24377_2.png) [@BlakeWS](https://community.glideapps.com/u/BlakeWS)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 1:31am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/glide-hack-tab-visibility-even-in-a-public-app/31982/4 "2021-09-20T01:31:40Z")

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You’re just validating my procrastination with all my half-finished apps, while I wait for the features I want! 😆