Hi everyone! I’m building something a little outside the box with Softr and wanted to see if anyone has ideas or workarounds.
I’m creating a database of movies using Softr + Airtable. I had an idea to help surface lesser-seen titles - basically it’s “Tinder for films.” The idea is to show one random film at a time (with an image, title, and short description), and let logged-in users click either:
“Like” (adds the user to a “Liked” column on the Film sheet, and adds the title to their Favourites list through an automation I have set up in Airtable)
“Skip” (adds the user to a “Skipped” column on the Film sheet)
The film list should be filtered so each user only sees unseen films, meaning ones they haven’t liked or skipped yet.
Here’s the work in progress: Log in
My challenge:
After the user clicks “Like” or “Skip,” I’d love the page to automatically refresh (or redirect to the same URL, or ideally only the list content refreshes so the user isn’t going through a full page refresh) so the next film appears right away. I know Softr buttons in List blocks only support one action. I’ve tried workarounds like separate “Next” buttons, but it’s a little awkward from a user flow perspective.
Totally understand this is an unusual use case, but curious if anyone else has tackled something similar (e.g., refresh-after-update, pseudo-swipe experiences, or clever UX patterns within Softr’s current capabilities)?
Appreciate any ideas, even wild ones! Thanks in advance.