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Links are messy so the ‘Open URL’ function for the new Button Field is great. Unfortunately it only supports one link at a time. So when I have a lookup or rollup pulling links from another table, we’re back to fishing through messy links instead of getting to use a button.

Ideally multiple buttons would appear - in the same way that multiple linked records can existing within one field.

Note the top ‘Open URL’ button is disabled:

Super cool idea! How do you expect to title the individual buttons? Currently, they have to be titled manually. Are you expecting the multi-button field to auto label them some how?

Super cool idea! How do you expect to title the individual buttons? Currently, they have to be titled manually. Are you expecting the multi-button field to auto label them some how?


Good question. Link 1, Link 2, Link 3 … would be fine for a minimum viable product. Maybe hover to reveal the full URL (not sure what the mobile equivalent to that would be).


If more specific labeling is preferred, stretch goals might be:



  • one ‘Open URLs’ button, but on click, display a modal featuring the links. So it’s kind of like you’re inviting the messy links by clicking, and it’s easier to read them since it’s a larger window than some cells.

  • formula property in the button field where user string interpolation can be defined

  • extract the domain, then fallback to numbering when repeated domains are encountered

  • forget this button business and add an editable property to the link field so that users can specify a hyperlink

Yes please: this would be great for gallery embeds: e.g. for my album Smalltown Dreamer LP to have links to e.g. stream track & watch music video in one row rather than wasting vertical space:

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