2026.05.0: Multi-Column Form Layouts & Custom Display Values on Linked Records
- Multi-Column Field Layout in Forms allows grouping related fields side-by-side in equal-width columns, up to 5 fields per row, with responsive collapse to single column on mobile
- Custom Display Value on Linked Records lets you override the default display column on a per-link basis across grid, gallery, kanban, link picker, expanded forms, calendar, timeline, map view, audit logs, and formula references
- Multi-Field Link Picker Search now matches across multiple fields again with virtual scrolling and chunked cache for smooth performance on large tables
- Timeline View now updates in realtime when bars are added, moved, or resized by collaborators
- User cells in shared and public views now expose only name and avatar, with email addresses removed from cell payload
- Form view hides AutoNumber and UUID fields since they cannot be set by form submitters
- NocoDocs search and replace on large documents fixed freeze and out-of-memory crash
- Form show-on-condition for V2 LTAR fields now evaluates against the linked record's display value
- Snapshot creation and restore fixed missing date import, tightened snapshot-name validation, and sanitises derived base titles automatically
🚀 NocoDB : Feature Release
Availability
| Feature | CE / Free | Paid / Enterprise |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Column Field Layout in Forms | ❌ | ✅ |
| Custom Display Value on Linked Records | ❌ | ✅ |
| Multi-Field Link Picker Search | ✅ | ✅ |
Multi-Column Field Layout in Forms
Multi-Column Field Layout is available on the Plus plan and above on Cloud, and with Enterprise license on self-hosted.
Multi-Column Field Layout lets you group related fields side-by-side in equal-width columns. Put first and last name on the same line, fit city, state, and zip into a single address block, or group any inputs that belong together, up to 5 fields per row.
To group fields, drag a field card onto another field's row in the form builder. Both snap to equal width and share the row. Long Text, Attachment, and JSON fields always occupy a full row, since their inputs are too tall or wide to share.
Your layout carries through to the shared form URL. On desktop, fields render exactly as configured; on mobile (under 768 px), rows collapse to a single column for readability.
Learn more about Multi-Column Field Layout →
Custom Display Value on Linked Records
Custom Display Value is available on the Plus plan and above on Cloud, and with Enterprise license on self-hosted.
Custom Display Value lets you override the default on any Link to Another Record (LTAR) field, on a per-link basis. Pick the column that makes the most sense for that link: an email on Tasks → Owner, an external ID on Deals → Account, a tier on Tickets → Customer.
Your choice applies everywhere a linked record appears: cell pills in grid, gallery, and kanban; the link picker dropdown; expanded forms; calendar and timeline inline cards; map view tooltips; audit log entries for link and unlink events; and references in search, filter, sort, group-by, and formula. The setting is preserved across export, import, and base duplication.
Learn more about Custom Display Value →
Multi-Field Link Picker Search, Restored
The link picker dropdown search now matches across multiple fields again. In 2026.04.0, search was scoped to the display value column only for reliability. With this release, broader field search returns, and the dropdown uses virtual scrolling with a chunked cache so it stays smooth on tables with thousands of linked records. Available across all plans.
Improvements and Fixes
- Timeline View now updates in realtime - Bars added, moved, or resized by another collaborator appear on your Timeline immediately, without a page refresh.
- NocoDocs search and replace on large documents - Fixed a freeze and out-of-memory crash that could occur when searching or running replace-all in long documents.
- User cells in shared and public views - User fields now expose only the name and avatar on shared and public views. Email addresses are no longer included in the cell payload.
- Form show-on-condition for V2 LTAR fields - Conditional show/hide rules on form fields now evaluate against the linked record's display value for V2
Link to Another Recordfields, matching how the rule reads in the form builder. - Form view hides AutoNumber and UUID fields - Auto-generated identifier fields are now hidden in the Form fields panel, since they cannot be set by the form submitter.
- Snapshot creation and restore - Fixed a missing date import that broke snapshot creation from base settings, tightened snapshot-name validation so snapshots restore cleanly, and the snapshot restore flow now sanitises derived base titles automatically.
What's Changed
- chore: lint by @DarkPhoenix2704 in https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb/pull/13756
- Nc fix(nocodb): match V2 oo links via fk_mm swap in getRelatedLinksColumn by @rameshmane7218 in https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb/pull/13752
- fix: preserve timezone info in DateTime select for group-by lookup headers by @rameshmane7218 in https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb/pull/13757
- Nc feat: custom display value field for LTAR columns by @rameshmane7218 in https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb/pull/13590
- fix: badge handling by @mertmit in https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb/pull/13773
- Nc fix(nc-gui): evaluate form show-on-condition against display value for V2 LTAR by @rameshmane7218 in https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb/pull/13754
- Nc fix/search by @dstala in https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb/pull/13784
Issues closed
- [closed] V1→V2 Link upgrade: multiple breaking bugs force self-hosted build #13780
- [closed] 🐛 Bug: Some images uploaded as attachments did not generate thumbnails. #13769
- [closed] 🐛 Bug: "Row moved" notification appears when editing non-group fields in the Empty group #13760
- [closed] 🐛 Bug: Group By DateTime field shows group headers with wrong timezone offset (+8h mismatch) #13755
- [closed] 🐛 Bug: Form view "Show on conditions" does not evaluate linked record fields correctly #13748
- [closed] PATCH /api/v1/db/meta/columns/{id} silently ignores new colOptions entries when column already has options #13575
- [closed] 🐛 Bug: filtering does not work on lookup fields #13552
- [closed] 🐛 Bug: Multi select "Alphabetize" miss some when we have many choice #13539
- [closed] 🐛 Bug: [Self-hosted] Unable to download files from attachment fields from Base V3 #12943
- [closed] 🔦 Feature: User-type field default "Me" #10915
- [closed] 🔦 Feature: Edit the size limit to import bigger excel files #5858
Full Changelog: https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb/compare/2026.04.5...2026.05.0