It would be nice to be able to set the displayed Title of a URL type field (or a Formula with URL type). This is currently supported in Rich Text links (and everywhere else on the internet), but not URL type fields.
Also needed is a new Formula function to set both the Title and URL to be returned from from a URL-type Formula field.
This a major pain point for me especially in trying to integrate/link fibery to other systems. In most situations, the URL are really long and ugly, so while this seems insignificant, it feels like a big quality of life improvement.
This thread has some great ideas and precedent examples:
This request is basically the same idea as youāve expressed here (I was inspired by Excelās HYPERLINK formula function):
I had a fairly similar idea to you in terms of implementation (at least for formula based URLs):
Iām sorry for keep bumping the topics around the URL/hyperlink fields. I keep running into this issue and every time it reminds me to try and see if there any possibility something like this might be in the pipeline.
Added my vote as well. We also have very ugly long URLs in the right panel of a contact or more entity that sometimes is 5 lines and takes a lot of space.
I tried to create a new Links database with a formula field to display a clickable link with Name and URL combined, but did not succeed yet, since the formula URL type field apparently cannot construct such link, it assumes the value is merely a URL.
This is a great step in simplifying how URLs are displayed. Thank you again for prioritizing what most folks might consider inconsequential.
I still think it would be hugely beneficial if you were able to set a text title (ideally with some form of formula support for the text).
I think it would also be really great if you were able to customize the icon and the colour similar to what is now possible for Automation Buttons. The cherry on top would be if you could drive the button icon and colour using formulas to make them extra dynamic!
I think this will make URL fields (and formula driven URL fields) behave like front-end buttons that transfer users to other systems, which is mostly what my use cases have been so far.