# Modified date and modified by computed columns

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/modified-date-and-modified-by-computed-columns/86705>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [March 20, 2026, 2:22pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/modified-date-and-modified-by-computed-columns/86705 "2026-03-20T14:22:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**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:** [March 20, 2026, 2:22pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/modified-date-and-modified-by-computed-columns/86705/1 "2026-03-20T14:22:54Z")

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Feels like a basic request, but would love to have “modified by” and “modified date” computed columns.

Of course you can have a “On submit” action or similar and update a basic column that way, but it would be advantageous to

a) - not have to add that each time you need it (and from everywhere a row could be updated)  
b) - Have it work when rows are edited using the Data Grid component

Andrew

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**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:** [April 8, 2026, 9:18am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/modified-date-and-modified-by-computed-columns/86705/2 "2026-04-08T09:18:57Z")

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Metadata available by default, even if the columns were hidden by default, would be a nice feature indeed.