Hi,
I am trying to create collections from Xano in a new application but it seems that the data is copied to a table in WeWeb.
Is this how it is supposed to work now?
Thanks
Steve
Hey Steve!
Just to clarify, WeWeb does not copy or store your Xano data.
If you use the WeWeb backend to view your Xano data and make API calls, those calls are routed through WeWeb servers.
However, if you’d like to use WeWeb strictly as the frontend and keep using Xano/Supabase for backend, make sure to enable “Fetch all views via the frontend.”
When this option is enabled, your data stays in your backend and is fetched directly from the WeWeb frontend when needed. It is not copied into WeWeb or routed through WeWeb servers before being displayed.
Does that make sense?
Thanks
Hi Joyce,
I was still not understanding how to get queries done in views and as I was having a look back at another project
realised that the Plugins and Collections icons were missing from the left.
So under Settings, I saw “Show Plugins”
and clicked it and the Plugins icons showed up. I then clicked on it and clicked Xano and it brought the existing Xano config and when I went back to main interface screen, the Collections icons was there.
Not sure if this is how it is supposed to work.
Steve
Hi Steve,
Since you’ve created a View on top of your Xano data, a collection has already been created for you, and you can now bind it directly to your UI.
You can find it under the Data tab, like this:
With the new Integrations, you no longer need to create a collection on the frontend.
You can now handle queries such as: filtering, sorting, and selecting which fields to expose directly inside the View. Here’s our full documentation on Views.
Plugins are the older way of connecting your Xano data. We’ll continue to support them, but they won’t receive new updates going forward.
So I’d recommend using Integrations instead of Plugins.
Does that help?