# New Columns aren't adding **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [March 20, 2020, 8:13pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/new-columns-arent-adding/5623 "2020-03-20T20:13:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![John\_Cabrera](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/john_cabrera/32/2066_2.png) [@John\_Cabrera](https://community.glideapps.com/u/John_Cabrera)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 8:13pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/new-columns-arent-adding/5623/1 "2020-03-20T20:13:12Z")
Is anyone else having a problem where new columns being added to the google spreadsheet simply aren’t appearing in the Glide database? Can any Glide devs illuminate this for me? Is this a bug? Am I missing something obvious? ---
**Author:** ![John\_Cabrera](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/john_cabrera/32/2066_2.png) [@John\_Cabrera](https://community.glideapps.com/u/John_Cabrera)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 8:21pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/new-columns-arent-adding/5623/2 "2020-03-20T20:21:27Z")
I actually just tried to put the data into an old column in the sheet that I wasn’t using anymore but that Glide was still recognizing and pulling in. After I did and then reloaded the sheet, _that_ column suddenly disappeared. ??? ---
**Author:** ![John\_Cabrera](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/john_cabrera/32/2066_2.png) [@John\_Cabrera](https://community.glideapps.com/u/John_Cabrera)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 8:32pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/new-columns-arent-adding/5623/3 "2020-03-20T20:32:30Z")
Ah! Nevermind… new columns (including name changes to old columns) now appear at the end of columns in a database. It used to be that they would take their place as they appear in your google sheet before all of the glide columns. Is this the way it’s going to be from now on? ---
**Author:** ![Mark](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/mark/32/125_2.png) [@Mark](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Mark)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 10:40pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/new-columns-arent-adding/5623/4 "2020-03-20T22:40:02Z")
Yes, Glide now preserves the order of columns. The reason is that we’re introducing the ability to add sheet columns directly from Glide, and it would be weird if those weren’t added at the end. I hope we’ll let you reorder your columns soon. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Cabrera](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/john_cabrera/32/2066_2.png) [@John\_Cabrera](https://community.glideapps.com/u/John_Cabrera)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 10:46pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/new-columns-arent-adding/5623/5 "2020-03-20T22:46:14Z")
Reordering would be so helpful for organization and keeping track of what we’re doing. Also being able to rename Glide Columns (We can already rename sheets columns which is helpful). And someway to see whether a columns (sheets or Glide column) is being used by a component in the app (and where). Would be so helpful in cleaning an app up without breaking things accidentally. ---
**Author:** ![Mark](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/mark/32/125_2.png) [@Mark](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Mark)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/new-columns-arent-adding/5623/6 "2020-03-20T23:00:23Z")
I agree with all of that. ---
**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:** [March 8, 2024, 4:53pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/new-columns-arent-adding/5623/7 "2024-03-08T16:53:18Z")