Your Glide wishlist for 2024 🪄

[Darren_Murphy]

@Robert_Petitto

Oh…and I distinctively remember someone saying they’re bringing back Select Mode (or maybe that was just my wishful thinking?)…

[Mauricio_Gonzalez]

Not sure if this only me, but I would love to find ways for Glide to advice on ways to optimize your app usage, including updates, actions, etc.

Big tables came up as a big solution in terms of row limits, but I believe there is still a gap on the number of row updates that it takes for an app to be truly scalable + cost efficient!

This also comes from an novice user, but wanted to leave it here.

[Luther]

Glide has really made some great strides and I fully understand why the road map is not as clear or more comprehensive as some would expect. I love the fact that they are really into integrating AI into their builds…this will ensure that our Apps remain relevant…

While there has been many useful requests made already in this thread and I agree with most of them…
I would love to mention 2 features that has been requested before.

1. Please add the ability to duplicate Glide tables not just basic column but also computed columns.

This will make us faster in developing solutions for clients as some of the tables don’t need to be created from scratch but can simply be duplicated.

2. Another request would be the ability to duplicate connected Apps - where Apps share a table e.g. One being a field App and another being a desktop App. When you create a backup of such a solution, you lose the connection between the two Apps because you have to duplicate each App individually and the result is not a connected App. (I hope this makes sense)

That is my wishlist for 2024…
I know I am not an enterprise/business level client YET but I believe these will be important even for those type of clients. PLEASE make this happen…

Additionally, please bring back the “live build” with @Mark. This got a lot of stuff sorted live, even if these sessions are held with only experts, that will get a lot of small stuff out of the way.

I can’t wait for you guys to take more of my hard earned money in 2024…it’s not much but it’s a great investment for me

[Lucas_Pires]

@Robert_Petitto

Oh…and I distinctively remember someone saying they’re bringing back Select Mode (or maybe that was just my wishful thinking?)…

[MattLB]

Puh Puh Puh PLEASE…bring back select mode!

[MattLB]

@Luther

Please add the ability to duplicate Glide tables not just basic column but also computed columns.

DOUBLE YES on this feature! It is so painful to have to re-do all the work for a ‘nearly’ identical table.

[Connor_Finlayson]

I second “Improved speed and loading”

Maybe also a “loading” animation that can be added while the page is loading would good.

[Luiz_Roberto]

• Choose the group color in the calendar component;

• I miss the floating button layout of the classic app;

• Delete rows after a certain time (For example, after 90 days of submitting the form, glide would automatically delete the row, facilitating usage control);

• A way to identify inactive users (Private users who are not using the app frequently)

• Popup notification to confirm action

[Rien_Dumore]

• Full screen width interface, on wide screen is a lot of spacing blank space on sides

• flowchart generation on how data flows/is connected throughout tables (for better understanding/brainstorming)

• local communication (apple shortcuts intergration, for nfc use)

• hyperlink open tab/change data from nfc tag

• import template from store into existing app

-suggest where to keep human interaction between users of app instead of glide app

-ChatGPT call about data information

-detect function of feature that customer chooses to use + goal company-> make suggestion how ai can help (example: feature=chat, use=communication between company and client, goal company=makes automisation solutions, ai helper suggest: “would you want this hint feature that says if you mis any requirements for project, create and keep a checklist for the items that need to be completed, suggest communication strategies, notice certain behavior that’s detrimental to goal/company/client?)

UI Calendar update

• multiple month view

• limit visible days (exclude weekends)

Chart

• go to detail screen when clicked on chunk of donut chart

If possible

• Run on private/local servers?

• automatic create columns and interface based of needs of user (easier to make software in glide) (maybe use that flowchart idea, to communicate to user quickly if the suggested ai solution would fit his use case ‘whimsical.ai & ChatGPT intergration’)

[burningmikey]

Yes Yes yes! it would help tremendously.

Also being able to duplicate a Gsheet into Glide Table and Glide Tables into Big Tables (duplicating computed columns). This will also help many to migrate their app away from Gsheet and towards Big Tables.

[Guilio_Del_Fava]

I would like to see a deeper integration with Radar’s Trip Tracking Feature. So we can build delivery apps with live driver tracking or the ability to track Vehicle Trips for a fleet company for example.

[Robert_Petitto]

@Luther

Additionally, please bring back the “live build” with @Mark. This got a lot of stuff sorted live, even if these sessions are held with only experts, that will get a lot of small stuff out of the way.

This!!!

[Trefor_Walcroft]

It’s really great to see a CEO sharing their vision with everyone. I do hope that Action automation improvements includes the basic software construct of ‘looping’, i.e. DoWhile, For/Next etc, which is sadly missing at the moment I believe, but can’t wait for more 'power’ful Actions anyway!

Also, I hope Glide does a u-turn with Call API’s and makes them available to entry level plans.

[eltintero]

Enhancements to Components:

• More components
• Enhance current components (e.g., improving image layout)

Visual and Design Improvements:

• More charts (e.g., gantt, radial)
• More design control
• A secondary color
• A few font options

Functionality and User Experience:

• Logs for actions
• Notifications for when actions don’t run
• Clickable big numbers
• Ability to choose color on calendar events
• A sub-menu for top-level navigation (like an accordion)

Compliance and Security:

• SOC-2 compliance
• HIPAA compliance

[l3oy8231]

When will it be next year I want to experience this.

[Curtis]

So happy about the new table!

[Bungchow_IDEApps]

1. Need regional setting, especially for currency/number format (example → Rp 100.000.000,00 / 5.123,50 kg). So, no need additional Glide computed column or GS column.

2. Guideline of CSS customs for components, it’s very useful for low-code developer like me

[Rimatcom]

• In a Glide list (collection), the form labels should not change every time we modify the list type (card, list, grid, etc.). Also, when we switch the actions in a list from default to custom or vice versa, rewriting all the labels is required each time the switch is made.

• Triggers in tables should be able to be executed in these scenarios:
  a- Upon adding a row
  b- Upon modifying a row
  c- Upon deleting a row
  d- At a specified date and time

• Customizable Pop-ups:
  a- Information pop-up: This pop-up will serve solely to provide important information to the user without the need to create a new form.
  b- Warning pop-up: Similar to the information pop-up but with a different color and icon.
  c- Question pop-up: Unlike the previous ones, this pop-up will return the user’s response (yes or no), and based on that information, we can trigger one action or another.

• Regionalization settings: It’s essential to consider users beyond the English-speaking world. We need to change the decimal point to a comma in numbers, and components that cannot change the placeholder should have instructions in the language of our choice.

• Ability to create other types of menus: Allow the creation of multiple branches of sub-menus.

• More complex actions that enable the development of true processes with multiple instructions.

• Ability to copy/paste tables, columns, components, entire screens between different applications. This would save a lot of time when duplicating functionalities or designs already created in other applications.

• Native capability within Glide to wrap our PWA in a native app for when clients request the ability to upload the app to the App Store or Google Play Store.

• Floating button.

• Native ability to create splash screens.

Best, Matias

[Eric_Penn]

ERROR HANDLING for ACTIONS

• Resume allows you to specify a substitute output for the module with the error and the scenario execution status is marked as a success.
• Ignore simply ignores the error and the scenario execution status is marked as a success
• Break stores the input to the queue of incomplete executions and the scenario execution status is marked as a warning.

On the other hand, if a scenario execution should be stopped, one of the following directives need to be used:

• Rollback stops the scenario execution immediately and marks its status as an error
• Commit stops the scenario execution immediately and marks its status as a success

[Dilon_Perera]

Didn’t read the replies so apologize if the below requests are duplicates!

1. Ability to put containers inside the containers.

2. Ability to add components based on the type (mobile, tablet and desktop) and view them live in the editor.

3. Chance to connect with Xano like Airtable, Excel, etc.

4. Dark Mode in the app.

5. Add tablet view.

6. Bulk update action like delete.

7. When a column group is closed don’t open until the maker clicks on it.

8. More columns in the table collection.

9. Translate everything for user’s device language

That’s for now Hope to see these in action very soon!

As always Glide rock