feature requestBusiness Operations · Sales & CRMsituationalCRMUX

HubSpot Custom Field Creation Settings Are Hard to Navigate

Users trying to create new custom fields in HubSpot CRM report that the relevant settings are difficult to locate, requiring extra time to find the right configuration options. This is a minor but recurring UX friction point in CRM field management.

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