I’ve noticed that a new static “Update” question field has been pushed into the “Item Creation Form”. Tech support said it currently can’t be removed, hidden, or edited. However, a workaround to use a variant “new item via forms” drop down isn’t helpful. It requires extra clicks and teaching staff to not just click “New Item”.
While I understand the intention, encouraging users to use the Updates section, this field doesn’t align with many workflows. For a number of teams and processes, adding an update at the same time as creating a new item isn’t necessary and is confusing. In many cases, the update comes after the item exists, not during creation.
It would be extremely helpful if the Updates field could be:
Optional (able to toggle on/off when designing the form)
Editable and able to be hidden when it doesn’t apply to the workflow
This flexibility allow teams to maintain clean, process-aligned forms without extra noise for end-users. Thanks for considering this improvement.
What are you trying to achieve
Monday.com pushed a new static “Updates” field on “item creation forms”. I am requesting this field be made optional, editable, or be able to be hidden, because it doesn’t suit many workflows and adds unnecessary clutter when creating new items.
Then when you select “NEW ITEM” it will pop up with your form to fill out to create your new item. This can typically be customized to require or prompt specific columns and even add conditioning. This is great to streamline submitting new projects or narrow down to only required fields in a many column board.
However, you will see this “Updates” field. It is a new static field that never used to appear and if you fill it out it will “post an update” about the item. It is not actually a column field found in the board. You cannot edit it, hide it, or anything like that.
However, as mentioned in my first post, this field does not appear when you navigate to the edit form view. I have already reviewed this with Monday’s Tech Support and they seemed confused at first too. Yet, when it was escalated I was then informed this is a new field for any new boards using the form and it is “static”. Working as intended apparently, but this is why I am requesting it be changed to allow the field to be hidden or removed because you cannot actually do what you are suggesting.
I am unsure why you are not seeing this field, however, maybe you need to test it on a new board. My older boards are unaffected.
