You created a relation property in a Notion database and expected sub-items to appear in a linked view. Instead, the sub-items column shows nothing or an error. This problem happens because the property types in the source and target databases are not compatible for the sub-items feature. This article explains the property compatibility requirement and … Read more
You need a structured system to track software bugs and prioritize them by impact. A Notion database with a custom severity property lets you sort issues from critical to low in one click. This article walks you through building a bug tracking database, configuring a severity select property, and applying a sort that keeps the … Read more
You edit a row in a Notion database, scroll up, and the view still shows a grayed-out row with a “Load More” button. This happens even though you just modified the database seconds ago. The root cause is Notion’s view-level row limit, which restricts how many items the page fetches from the server at once. … Read more
You want to display the same Notion database on multiple pages without duplicating data. When you copy a database view, each copy becomes an independent entity, and changes made in one copy do not appear in the other. Notion solves this with the Synced Block feature, which lets you embed a live view of a … Read more
When you try to add a new property to a Notion database, you may see a message that the property cannot be added. This error usually appears because the database schema is locked due to an active automation, a locked view, or a pending sync from a connected app. The schema lock prevents any changes … Read more
When you share a Notion database with a team, every person sees the same view by default. If you want each user to see only their own data without manually adding a filter each time, you need a method that applies a user-specific filter automatically. Notion does not offer a built-in “current user” filter, but … Read more
When you try to drag and reorder rows in a Notion database, you may see a message stating that the reorder limit has been reached at a specific row count. This happens because Notion imposes a technical limit on the number of rows you can manually reorder by dragging in a single view. Understanding this … Read more
A workflow state machine tracks the status of tasks or items through defined stages such as Draft, In Review, Approved, and Published. Without a state machine, manual status updates can lead to inconsistent data and missed transitions. Notion formulas can enforce valid transitions and display the current state clearly. This article explains how to build … Read more
Notion database views let you group items by a date property, but the default group options are fixed to day, week, month, quarter, or year. You may need a custom bucket width, such as grouping by 2-week sprints, 3-month quarters, or 10-day intervals. Notion does not offer a built-in slider or input to set arbitrary … Read more
When you store long text in a Notion database property, you may notice that only the first few lines appear in the database view. The rest of the content is cut off with an ellipsis or hidden until you click into the cell. This truncation happens because Notion database cells have a fixed display height … Read more