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Softr vs MiniExtensions

Are you ready to do more with Airtable, but you're stuck with Airtable's limitations? If so, you may be ready to invest in some additional software. Two of the most popular "add-on" options are Softr and MiniExtensions.

In this video, I dive into what these tools do, where they differ, and how...

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Edit Records in a Shared View

In early March 2022, Airtable gave us the ability to edit records in a shared view. For three glorious hours our thoughts were filled with possibilities, until they abruptly ripped the feature away and announced that it was granted in error.

But this feature is paramount to the workflows of...

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How to Prefill and Hide Form Fields in Airtable

Airtable forms have allowed for fields to be prefilled for years, but that function has been limited. The most notable limitation is that (until recently) we couldn't HIDE fields on a form that were prefilled. This meant that if we wanted to prefill infomation for someone that we didn't want...

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Add a Calendar to your no-code app with Softr

Are you sharing calendar data in your Softr web-app? Until recently, we didn't have a way to do this on an actual calendar, meaning we had to list dates and sort them chronologically. Needless to say, it wasn't very easy to display the information in a way that was easy to work with...

Until...

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How to Prefill Forms in Airtable

Prefilling forms is a common thing in Airtable. Maybe you have some of the info and want to save people time by prefilling it. Or, maybe you want your customers to confirm their info on file and rather than have them fill it out from scratch, you prefill it with the most recent data you have....

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Softr vs. Stacker - comparing these two front-end options - updated for 2022

Are you looking to create a unique front-end for your Airtable data?

Interfaces are a critical element for most no-code solutions that we build. Airtable helps us store the data and organize it in an optimal way. Automations then allow us to build a streamlined workflow that saves time. Then we...

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