Manage Views from the Formidable → Views listing page. There you can edit, duplicate, delete, restore, and preview the Views on your site.

Customize the View listings display

The Views listing page includes the following columns.

• View Title: The name of the View. A View that isn't published shows its status after the title, such as Draft.
• Application: Shows which Application includes the View.
• ID: The unique number that identifies the View. Type it in the search bar to find that View.
• Description: The summary text saved with the View. This column is available in Extended view.
• Form: The form the View gets its entries from.
• View Type: The layout the View uses: Grid, Table, Calendar, Map, Timeline, or Classic.
• Content: A short preview of the Listing Page content.
• Dynamic Content: A preview of the Detail Page content.
• Date: The date the View was published. A draft shows the date it was last modified.
• Key: The text identifier used in the View's page URL. It can be customized and must be unique.
• Former ID: The ID a View had in very old versions of Formidable Forms. Most Views show N/A.
• Actions: Click the </> icon to open the Embed view window. From there, add the View to an existing page, create a new page for it, or copy its shortcode. Learn more about how to publish a View.
  

  

Customize the View columns

To choose which columns show on the Views listing page, click the Screen Options tab at the bottom right corner of the page. Check the columns you want to see. Each choice is saved right away.

The Content, Dynamic Content, Date, and Former ID columns are hidden until you check them. The View Title and Key columns always show.

To show the Description column, select Extended view and click Apply. Then check Description. In Compact view, the Description box adds no column.

Screen Options also sets the Number of items per page, which is 20 by default. It includes these View mode options too:

• Compact view: This is the default mode. It shows only the View title in the first column.
• Extended view: This mode shows each View's description, or the start of its content, under its title.

Click Apply to save the number of items per page and the View mode.

Search Views

The Views listing page includes a bar to search for Views that have been created. The search looks for the words in the View title, description, and Listing Page content.

To search, type in a search term. Then click the Search button.

• Search by ID: Type only the View ID, such as 1360. A search made only of a number shows the View with that ID. It doesn't show Views that have that number in their title. When no View has that ID, the list shows No Views Found.
• Search for a title with a number: Add a word from the title to the number. For example, search for Report 2001 to find a View named Report 2001.
• Find a View by key: The search doesn't match View keys. Click the Key column heading to sort the list by key instead.

Filter Views

The Views listing page includes a dropdown list of all the forms. To see only the Views that use a single form, select the form in the dropdown. Then click the Filter button.

Edit Views

To edit a View, hover over the View title column and select Edit. The View opens in the View builder, where you can change its content and settings.

Duplicate Views

To duplicate a View, hover over the View title column and select Duplicate. Formidable creates a copy of the View with the same title and opens the copy in the View builder.

Delete Views

To delete a View, hover over the View title column and select Trash. The View moves to the Trash list, so you can restore it later.

To delete multiple Views at the same time, use Bulk actions.

1. Select the Views you want to delete by clicking the checkbox next to the View title.
2. Click the Bulk actions dropdown and select Move to Trash.
3. Click the Apply button.
   

   

Restore Views

To restore a View, click Trash at the top of the Views listing page. Then hover over the View title column and select Restore. The restored View is available again on your Views listing page.

To remove a View for good, select Delete Permanently instead of Restore. To permanently delete every View in the Trash list at once, click Empty Trash.

Preview Views

To preview a draft View before you publish it, hover over the View title column and select Preview. It opens a preview link that shows the View the way it looks on a published page. For a published View, this link is called View.