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Delete Airtable Records with Automation

Deleting records in Airtable isn't something you should do often. Most of the time, it's preferable to archive data instead of delete it completely. However, there are instances where deleting records does make sense. For those scenarios, wouldn't you prefer to have an automation delete those...

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The Power of Softr Forms - Use Hidden Fields & Create New Records

When building a front-end app in Softr, you'll likely want to allow your users to create new records in Airtable. For this we have Softr forms, allowing you to add a straightforward Form Block to your page, allowing users to submit responses. While the block itself is straightforward, the use...

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Airtable Biggest Limitations (& how to overcome them!)

All software has limitations and Airtable is no exception! Time and time again, clients reach out to us asking if Airtable can solve specific problems, but we are always wary of these limitations from the tool. That said, limitations in Airtable are generally simple to solve by turning to...

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Take Comments in your Softr app with the new Comments Block

Softr released a highly anticipated new feature that allows you to add comments to your Softr app. Now your team can collaborate on another level with the ability to chat directly in your app. The comments are automatically timestamped and the logged in user who left the comment is recorded....

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Count Record Edits with Automation

Have you wanted to know how many times a record was edited? Counting edits manually isn't reliable, nor is it an effective use of time. Thank goodness for automation!

In this tutorial I walk throught the simple steps to create an automation to do exactly this. We create a trigger that watches...

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Summarize Data and Automatically Link Tables

When getting summarized data from Airtable, it's common to use a rollup field. In many instances, you may need to create a specific table for rolling up the data you want to summarize. For example, you may want to look at the total number of hours of labor scheduled for a day, but without...

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