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We went in-depth on how to turn Airtable into a content marketing pipeline with Hannah Wiginton of On2Air. Hope it’s helpful! whalesync.com Airtable for Bloggers How Hannah Wiginton, of On2Air, used Airtable to build a content marketing pipeline.

Hey Airtable community, This week we are delighted to introduce our newest block - Maps :world_map: . Simply create a table in Airtable containing latitude and longitude coordinates and connect to Softr and the new map block will allow you to plot your locations in a matter of seconds on an interactive map. We added a number of additional custom options, including: :round_pushpin: Map default views, inc; Roadmap, Hybrid, Terrain and Satellite. :round_pushpin: Define default zoom window :round_pushpin: Customise pin colour :round_pushpin: Add pin details inc title, image and url :pen: Edit Linked Records Starting from today you can now edit linked records from directly within Softr. 🧑‍🏫 Live Workshop | Creating No-Code Apps with Softr & Airtable We would also love to invite you to a live workshop next week (29th September at 5pm CET)’. The webinar will outline the steps to building your own custom web app, including data structure and Softr integration. Learn more and

On Monday I’m launching an Airtable newsletter called Base Notes, where I’ll be sharing Airtable tips, news, and other info every week! Subscribe here if you’re interested: Airtable ✏️ Subscribe to Base Notes - Airtable Fill out the "✏️ Subscribe to Base Notes" form quickly and securely on Airtable. It’s only fitting that Airtable plays a pivotal role in the production of the newsletter, acting as the hub between Notion (writing) and MailChimp (list management and publishing). Eventually I’ll share more details about how I put everything together, and of course the best way to know when that’s available will be to subscribe. :slightly_smiling_face:

Admittedly, an edge case, but in working with the Airpress WordPress-to-Airtable API and plugin, I ran into problems when attempting to display only the first image from an attachment field. After hours spent stepping my way through the plugin, I finally discovered I’d been debugging the wrong module entirely. Discouraged, I took a break, fed the cat, got another cup of coffee – and then wondered if I might not be able to goose Airtable into giving me the data directly. Five minutes later, I had it. The example assumes an Attachment field named ‘images’, but should work with attachments of any type. To extract the URL MID(images,FIND("(",images)+1,(FIND(")",images)-1)-(FIND("(",images))) To extract the file name LEFT(images,FIND(" ",images)-1) This works because Airtable will cast an Attachment field to a comma-delimited string of values when it is acted upon by a text function. Each attachment value consists of two parts, separated by a space: the original file name (sans path) and th

Hey Everyone, We have a lot of exciting updates on Softr we’d like to share with you. See below :point_down: :robot: Zapier & Integromat Apps Softr is now officially available to use on both Zapier and Integromat, unlocking an infinite amount of possibilities with your Softr application. Check out our Zapier and Integromat use cases for more details. :bird: Dynamic Twitter List Block We’ve upgraded our Twitter block to allow you to display a collection of tweets via your Airtable base. You can also add categories or tags in a separate column, so that users are able to filter the list. :construction_worker_man: Table Block Improvements The table block is getting better with new customization options. You can now adjust the row height and column width. More improvements coming soon! :bell: In-App What’s New? Updates We want to make sure that our users don’t miss any important update. So, starting in January you will notice a new popup on your dashboard when new improvements

I took a bit of a break from a custom PIM mvp that I’m building for work to make a personal photo album for my girlfriend and myself to collaborate on together. I don’t use any social media, so this is a good bridge between the gap of trying to show someone more than just a photo, and refusing to suffer the noise that comes from an endless scroll app. Plus, my girlfriend and I are both kind of big nerds, and she absolutely loves that I built something like this for us that she can show off to her girlfriends from her phone :slightly_smiling_face:

Hello everyone! I created a 2-way Google Calendar realtime sync Airtable app for myself and thought that this might be helpful for others as well. Let me know if you would be interested in using it - happy to share.

I would like to see added a new condition that would allow an automation to stop at a certain point if conditions are met. Currently, I feel like I need to create a script to do that. Unless there is another method that I don’t see?

When an automation kicks in and creates records in a linked table, it seems as if the linked records in the interface doesn’t get refreshed. Am I the only one seeing this happen?

Hi, tried to script “show size of all attachments in all base”, and after debugging with “check null”, “check empty array”…“check array of nulls” still get unexpected result. Investigation discovered rare bug ( I checked several huge tables with tens thousands of attachments, and that’s just in one record) I suppose it’s an interupted upload result, but I surprised it exists there. Can’t be downloaded, guided to other storage. Link is not working. No problem, just to inform. I discovered that script is useless. Airtable detects similar docs and store once, with linking the same. Btw, it’s an answer to @itoldusoandso post https://community.airtable.com/t/if-same-attached-document-image-in-two-tables-within-the-base-does-it-double-the-size-of-the-base/33770?u=alexey_gusev I’m gonna to rewrite my script using Map data type, with url as key, so it will display correct total size. Sadly, it can’t use recursion used in “sum” function In case someone interested, i can put the source here.

You no longer need to understand APIs to use the Data Fetcher app! Simply choose the application you want to import data from and select any options. You can install the latest Data Fetcher here. The following applications are available: Facebook Ads Google Analytics Google Search Console Webflow Adalo Binance Coingecko CoinMarketCap Alpha Vantage Clearbit Microlink (create screenshots, PDFs from URLs) ApiFlash (create screenshots from URLs) exchangerate.host Lots more applications will be added over the next few weeks. You can also request an application.

hey everyone! wanted to share a resource we put together. if anyone here’s thinking about using Airtable as a CMS - here’s how we did it. lmk if you have any questions! :slightly_smiling_face: https://www.whalesync.com/blog/using-airtable-as-a-cms

Does anyone have a super automated process for turning the data in a record into a formatted, multi-page document and then attaching it to the record? Using a button field in the flow would be fine, but I don’t want a new tab created. I don’t mind using Integromat, but want to avoid Google drive modules if possible.

Setting default values on fields has been a long-time request from Airtable users. Set defaults on fields Product Suggestions Simply the ability to set a default on fields other than numeric On a date, the obvious is Today On a string, just set a default value What are default values in fields? When you create new records (or update existing ones), you probably have multiple fields that need to have the same data every time. Default values allow you to add information to your field only 1 time. Then, each time a new record is created, that field automatically fills in with the data. You don’t have to go in and complete every single field that needs information. It’s done for you! :star: We created an easy way to set default values in your Airtable records with On2Air Amplify Here’s how: P.S. Amplify can also set defaults on previously created records! :star: Try it out by adding it to your Airtable base from the marketplace: A

So I’m a little bit “paranoid” and I wanted to backup my Airtable data into Google sheets, because… you never know :slightly_smiling_face: . I used Google Script Apps for this. The script allows you to define one or more tables and views to import along with possible attachments. The script is uploaded on GitHub: GitHub - robiningelbrecht/airtable-google-sheets-backup: This script allows you to backup your Airtable data to Google sheets.

Interfaces is an amazing Airtable feature! But, you’ve probably run into some limitations with permissions or other limitations. With On2Air Forms, you can build and share interactive forms, dashboards, and pages for your company to update or create Airtable data instantly. Get started free - https://on2air.com/forms/   On2Air Forms Features:Update existing Airtable recordsCreate new Airtable recordsCreate linked recordsEdit linked recordsView linked recordsDisplay data from your basePre-populate form fields with dataAdd SubForms inside of your form to update multiple tables and linked records from 1 formAllow editing and viewing of data even if not a User on your Airtable account (no need to purchase more Users)Create custom Dashboard/Portal pages for clients and your team with unique URLs (Login Options on long-term roadmap)Use basic and dynamic filters to limit record viewedUse URL prefills to display specific recordsAdd default values to fields per userDisplay, Hide,

Hi everyone, I have asked support for some guidance, perhaps some examples or white papers on how to deal with Purchase Orders, but so far, no response. So in the meantime, I am hoping to get information from the community. Besides of having couple (or more tables) to store the Purchase Orders and its PO Lines, I need to create the Input form to enter a PO and of course, a print out. I have played with Forms, but I don’t see how to display the master-slave tables so the user can enter as many items as they want. Is this possible in Airtable or does it need to done outside of the environment? Thanks in advance. Robert

Hello, An interesting use case for Airtable can be curating data for others and selling access to it. Curating data can save time for someone, and it might be valuable if the data serves a business goal such as lead generation. There are untapped niches in every kind of data that are still good ideas to pursue, if you make it focused on a specific audience. Airtable makes it very easy to curate and update such data with bases and views. An example to the above is this one, built with Airtable, and made specifically for agencies to find new clients. We’re not affiliated but found this to be a great example to the thesis. If you don’t have coding skills or access to developers, we’ve added a nocode embed capability to our tool SaaSBox, to launch such a curated data service as the above. Airtable does have some limitations for protecting data through a paywall, such that when you share an Airtable base, all the data in it are accessible. We solved this problem by creating views with diffe

Hey all :wave: , we’re really thrilled to be able to share this with you - we’ve just raised our 1st funding round at Codemap! We want to say a huge THANK YOU to the Airtable community for all the support over the past year since our launch - what a journey this has been! Our story so far is just another proof of how game-changing no-code is - keep on building! :raised_hands: With 2021 soon coming to an end, we also wanted to share a helpful resource and a showcase of what our community on Codemap has been working on over the past year and beyond - last week we released the largest curated database of 800+ no-code projects built by experts & teams on Codemap. The builds are categorized by types, stacks, and many more others key parameters, so you can discover what others are building with Airtable and how! Check out the showcase here to get ideas for your current or next build! Don’t hesitate to share any thoughts or feedback with us. Wishing everyone a great remainder of the y

Hey Airtable community :wave: It’s time for this weeks updates at Softr. We have rolled out a number of new updates this week we would love to share with you. :new: Improved Airtable Formatting We are always keeping a close eye on any new updates to Airtable’s API to bring Softr customers the best experience. Thankfully Airtable recently provided a number of formatting improvements so we jumped at the opportunity to bring you these changes asap. These improvements include: • Improved date and time formatting • Support for currency symbols and decimal places • Display of linked records without the need for lookup fields :page_facing_up: Reorder Pages Previously when adding new pages we stacked them in alphabetical order. However, over time, with larger applications, organising and navigating to your pages in the studio could become cumbersome. Starting from today you can now reorder your pages. It’s the small things in life that make a difference and this is no exception Simply gr

Hi there! We would like to show a Page Designer clone called Cumulo Docs. It’s awesome but we are biased. Here are the main features: :smiling_face_with_sunglasses: Drag and Drop editor for creating stunning layouts for your Airtable data :sparkles: Multiple Records supported in a single page :books: Multiple Pages supported too :confetti_ball: API support for PDF Creation :zap: Works with Free Airtable accounts also (because Cumulo Docs uses your API key) It’s available at https://www.cumulodocs.com Here’s a screenshot of an Invoice created by CumuloDocs: Prefer a video? Here’s a short video (~5 mins) where I create the same invoice from scratch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeJR9n3JW0M Do check it out and leave us know your comments and feature requests. Cheers!

Hi all, As I’ve noticed on the community forum it’s a common issue so I decided to share with you our solution on “ How to add a card to a filtered Kanban view for staff member ”. We use Airtable as a project management tool that consolidates financial and operational data. It means we work project based and one or more people work on a project. For planning our work we use Kanban views to followup tasks. For management and time-tracking reasons we want to bundle all tasks from all staff in one database. This results in a filtered Kanban view per staff member. Unfortunately, when you simply filter on a staff member (linked to another table) and try to add a card to the Kanban view, the card will disappear because the staff member is not automagically linked to the card when you add it. Solution Instead of filtering on a linked value, filter on a “Created by” field. Because this is an automated field, the card will remain visible in the filtered Kanban view. Hope this helps! Any feedb

Hi all, As I’ve noticed on the community forum it’s a common issue so I decided to share with you our solution on “How to add a new record in a view filtered on a lookup value”. We use Airtable as a project management tool that consolidates financial and operational data. It means we work project based and one or more people work on a project. It results in big tables where for example financial data is filtered per project (which is a lookup value from another field). Because this filter is applied on a lookup value, the record disappears when you add a record because it fails to fill in the field automagically. Solution Thanks to the recently introduced nested filtering, we have found a solution which makes use of some kind of “timer”. By filtering on the timer and an automated “Created by” field, this record will stay visible for the user who inputs it. The following steps should be followed: Add a “Created by” field Add a “Created” field Add a “Last modified” field Add a formula w

I’m surprised I am the first to reference this comprehensive and noteworthy effort by the folks over at Sync Inc. blog.syncinc.so The Complete Developer's Guide to Airtable A deep dive into all the ways to build on Airtable. But even more impressive - the authors entirely resisted plugging their own SQL technology until a very brief mention of it at the end of this very lengthy and detailed blog post - true professionals who value and appreciate content over cash. Take a read - you’ll probably bookmark this and use it as a reference until they make it into a book. :winking_face:

It’s time for holiday shopping :santa: and you have to figure out what gifts to get the Airtable, database-loving fanatic in your life! Or maybe you’re the Airtable buff and you need to get yourself something special! _ We’ve got your list of best gifts for the Airtable enthusiast in your life. From the latest tech gear to unique fun gifts to the best Airtable apps, here’s your gift guide for all those who love Airtable. On2Air | Accomplish Anything with Airtable – 1 Dec 21 Gift Guide for the Airtable Fanatic | On2Air Here's your gift guide for the Airtable database-loving fanatic in your life! From the latest tech gear to unique fun gifts to the best Airtable apps, here's a list of the best gift ideas. BIG thank you to these folks for being part of the list - @Grow_With_Jen - @ScottWorld - @kuovonne - @BenGreen - @Mariusz_S - @Alli_Alosa - @Baseweave_Developers - Matt Bourn - @Benito_Abraham - @Seamus_Campbell