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Show Custom Fields

See Custom Field data when working on tasks or looking at views.

What you'll need

  • 60 Custom Field uses are available on the Free Forever Plan.
  • Unlimited uses are available on paid plans.
  • Individual Custom Fields can be hidden from all guests.
  • Guests can show Custom Fields in views, but not save changes to views they haven't created.

Task view 3.0 is currently in beta. Join the 3.0 waitlist.

Video overview

Watch the following ClickTip video on Custom Fields in ClickUp 2.0:

Show Custom Fields in Task view

Whether you're working in Task view 2.0 or 3.0, you can see all available Custom Fields below the task description.

By default, only pinned and Custom Fields with data in them are shown. Click Show empty fields in the lower-left corner to see all available Custom Fields on a task.

Custom Fields are displayed in alphabetical order unless a Workspace owner or admin has selected to sort Custom Fields manually.

Screenshot of Custom Fields in Task view.

Show Custom Fields in views

Custom Fields can be displayed in views such as List, Board, Table, and Calendar view.

You can calculate a Number Custom Field column in List and Table views.

List view

To display Custom Fields in List view:

  1. Open a List view.
  2. There are two ways to add columns:
    • On the far right, click the + icon.
    • In the upper-right, click Show and select Columns.
  3. Click Show/Hide.
    Screenshot of someone adding columns to List view.
  4. Check the Custom Fields you want to show.
  5. To add an existing Custom Field from another location in your Workspace, click Use field from library at the bottom of the dropdown.

Board view

To display Custom Fields in Board view:

  1. Open a Board view.
  2. In the upper-right corner, click Show.
  3. Click Custom Fields.
  4. Select the Custom Fields you want to display on task cards.

Screenshot of someone adding Custom Fields via Board view.

Table view

To display Custom Fields in Table view:

  1. Open a Table view.
  2. There are three ways to add columns:
  • In the upper-right corner, click the + icon.
  • In the upper-right corner, click Columns.
  • In the upper-right corner, click Show and select Columns.
  • Select the Custom Fields you want to add as columns.

Calendar view

To display Custom Fields in Calendar view:

  1. Open a Calendar view.
  2. In the upper-right, click Show.
  3. Scroll down and click Custom Fields.
  4. Check the Custom Fields you want to show on tasks.

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