How to build a favorites list in Bubble

The simplest way to build a favorites list in Bubble is to give the User a field that stores a list of Things (for example a list of Products), then use a workflow that adds or removes the current item to that list when the user clicks a “Favorite” button. To show the user’s favorites, you simply run a search constrained to items that are in that list.

Core Setup

Create a field on the User in the Data tab:

• Field name: favorites
• Type: the type of item being favorited (ex: Product)
• This field is a list

This lets each user store many favorited items without creating extra data types.

Button Logic (Add / Remove)

Place a button or icon in your repeating group (ex: a heart). Then create a workflow:

• If the user has not favorited this item: Make changes to current user → favorites add current cell’s Product
• If the user already favorited it: Make changes to current user → favorites remove current cell’s Product

You detect this by checking: Current User's favorites contains Current cell's Product.

// Example condition inside the workflow
Current User's favorites contains Current cell's Product

Displaying the Favorites

Create a repeating group and set its data source to:

• Current User's favorites

This instantly loads only items the user favorited — no extra filtering required.

Important Notes

• Make sure privacy rules allow the user to see the items they favorited.
• This method is best when favorites are simple. If you ever need analytics (ex: count or timestamps), create a separate Favorite data type instead.