Simple List Text Not Displaying

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New to Adalo-- thanks for any help! I have my simple list set up to pull correctly, but all I see is grey lines. When I click the space where the session (which is my database set I used for the simple list) should be, it takes me to the correct session details screen so I can tell the data is there. I have everything set to always visible, and I have all the text set to black.

I am trying to section the different sessions out depending on what day they fall on, so my filter is just set to a true/false with the day listed in the database (e.g. I have the top list set to “All Sessions” and the filter is “Wednesday is equal to true”).

Even without the filter on for a specific day, it still displays incorrectly. What am I doing wrong?

Thanks!

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Hi Taylor!

Have you check that video where Adalo shows how to use lists?

In case you need extra help, please reply! :smiley:

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Hello, thanks for responding! I watched it before and reviewed it again. I didn’t see a resolution to the issue but I could be missing something-- is there an aspect in particular that you’re pointing me to? Do I just need to rebuild as a custom list or something?

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Hey Taylor.

To have a better test, i like to “install” my apps in my own phone via browser so you could do the same.

About the list, it looks like padding or space between rows is not enough, try that.
In the other hand, can use custom lists which are really handy.

May you show the active filters in the Simple List?

Keep in touch!
Regards

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Hi @Taylor_Burdick,

Let’s dig into this. What you are saying is:

  • it is a simple list
  • when you click on the space between the lines, you get to the correct session
  • but the session title isn’t shown.

Based on this we can conclude that:

  • the problem is not with the data in the list (otherwise you won’t get to the correct session)
  • the problem is not with the filter in the list (see above), otherwise you won’t see the entrires
  • so, logically, there is some issue with displaying text in the list entry.

Why could this happen? I can see 2 possible reasons:

  • the magic text for “Title” in the list is set up incorrectly. How to resolve - check how it is set up and try to re-create this setting.
  • the values in the database are empty (so there is no text to display).

Best,
Victor.

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Hi Victor,

Thanks for your help! I did have the magic text and database set up correctly. I ended up finding one simple list in a different screen that was working so I ended up just copying and pasting that and then changing the data/magic text. It is working now but I still have no idea what went wrong. My thought was that the spacing may have been making it not appear, although I am not sure why that would have happened since I didn’t edit the size of anything after adding the list component.

Anyway, I am appreciative of the help and would love to know more about what happened so I can avoid/learn in the future.

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