I propose an enhancement for board column management. Many of us use numerous columns for automation and data tracking, but not all columns need to be visible at all times. Currently, to hide columns, we need to create a new view, which doesn’t fully address the need for a cleaner main table view.
I suggest introducing a feature that allows users to toggle the visibility of specific columns directly in the main table view. This way, we can hide columns that are only relevant for automation purposes, without the need to create an alternative table view. This feature would offer a more streamlined and customizable user experience, making our boards cleaner and more focused on the essential data we need to see daily.
I’m keen to hear your thoughts and whether you find this feature beneficial for your workflow.
A feature similar to this does actually exist! You can collapse certain columns by clicking on the column settings and hitting collapse! I’ve found it stays this way even between toggling through boards!
True, but still shown in a small way and not completely gone.
It doesn’t look very nice to the eye and can get in the way if you have several such columns that you need to collapse.
Any reason why you aren’t using the Hide Columns feature? You can choose to hide columns, that way only Admins/people explicitly mentioned will be able to see the column
You can simply click on column settings and choose to „Hide column“
While the current options to hide and collapse columns are helpful, they aren’t quite sufficient.
Ideally, it would be great to hide entire columns on different tabs, allowing you to focus only on the relevant columns in each tab. As @Yonatan pointed out, there are currently too many columns, especially if you have a lot of automations and use one board to trigger multiple activities.
For example, if you have a client board with all your members, each tab could display a subset of columns specific to that view.
Hidden columns are again visible when the board is reopened. Collapsed columns stay collapsed and will be out of the way if visible columns are moved to the left of them.
