Mostafa Shabanpour
Currently, ClickUp only allows grouping views by their type (all Lists together, all Boards together, etc.). There is no way to create custom groups/folders of views and, critically, no way to assign permissions to a group of views at once.
The problem:
In cross-functional projects or large teams, a single List or Folder may have 20–40+ views, each tailored to a specific sub-team, campaign, or workflow. Managing these views today requires:
Setting permissions (private/shared) on each view individually.
Users scrolling through a flat, cluttered list of views to find the ones relevant to them.
No logical grouping that reflects team structure, project phases, or campaigns.
This doesn't scale. When a new campaign launches involving 5 teams, I have to create views for each team, then manually share each view with the right people one by one. If team composition changes, I have to update permissions on every single view.
Proposed solution:
Introduce View Folders (or "View Groups") that work like lightweight containers for views:
Custom grouping: Create named groups (e.g., "Brand Team Views", "Q3 Campaign", "Executive Dashboards") and drag any view type (List, Board, Calendar, Gantt, Dashboard) into them.
Group-level permissions: Assign sharing & permissions at the folder/group level. Everyone in the group gets access to all views inside it. Individual overrides still possible.
Inheritance: When a new view is added to a group, it automatically inherits the group's permissions.
Collapsible in the sidebar: Groups collapse/expand so teams only see what's relevant to them, reducing clutter.
Mixed view types per group: A single group can contain a Board, a Calendar, and a Dashboard, whatever that team or workflow needs together.
Example:
A marketing campaign folder has 30 views. I create View Groups:
"Brand Team" (Board + Calendar + Gantt) → shared with Brand team
"Performance Team" (Table + Dashboard) → shared with Performance team
"Leadership" (Dashboard + Timeline) → shared with directors only
One permission change per group instead of managing 30 individual views. Clean sidebar, zero confusion.
Why this matters:
  • Dramatically reduces admin overhead for permission management.
  • Keeps the view bar clean and navigable for large teams.
  • Enables true team-scoped experiences within shared project locations.
  • Makes ClickUp viable for enterprise-scale view management without workarounds