# Reveal button after x seconds **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [December 4, 2021, 10:02am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/reveal-button-after-x-seconds/35503 "2021-12-04T10:02:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
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Not possible. You need a trigger to set the timestamp first. A topic similar to your problem is in the thread below. > [@Re-appearing button on next visit](https://community.glideapps.com/t/re-appearing-button-on-next-visit/33993/4): > > There is no simple way to base it on “visits”, because most users will be kept logged in, even if they close the app. So the simplest approach is to base it on elapsed time. So for example, let’s say you want to want to show it once every 24 hours. Create a single date/time column in your User Profiles table Create a math column using the formula Now + 1, where now is the current date/time Create an if-then-else column: – If date/time column is empty, then true (this covers the case where it’… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.glideapps.com/t/reveal-button-after-x-seconds/35503)._