Notion pages rarely exist alone. Users often link them to other pages, add them to a database, or store them in a folder, to fit them into their workflows contextually. Adding properties to the Notion page enables users to record information that supports other team members’ workflows.
For example, assume your team manages a blog in Notion. You would want each article to have information about the writer, reviewer, designer, date it went live, among other details.
These properties also serve as metadata for the piece - the publisher can quickly find the URL, meta description, and other information they need to publish the page.
Furthermore, your team can record the timelines and identify the stage at which the article fell behind the deadline.
Despite the benefits it offers, adding properties is not a default page feature. New pages do not come with properties added unless they are part of a Notion database in which case, it automatically adopts the existing properties of the database.
In this guide, we detail the process of adding properties to a Notion page.
Let's get started.
1. Create a new database in Notion
You can create a new database with all the properties that you want to add to your page. But for this guide, we will use an existing employee database for reference.
Here’s what it looks like.
2. Add properties to the database
A sample card from the employee database displays all the properties assigned to it.
We will add the same properties to a brand new page in the subsequent steps.
3. Create the Notion page where you want to add the properties
We will use the Notion page displayed in the image below for reference and add properties to it.
This page, created for a new employee - Glenn Maxwell, is supposed to have the same properties as other employee cards.
3. Move the page to same page as the database
The image below displays the page created for Glenn Maxwell moved to the employee database page.
4. Drag your page into the database
Click on the 6-dots icon as displayed in the image below and drag it into the database as a new row.
Here’s what the database looks like with the new entry.
5. Edit the properties
Click on the Open option next to the new entry to open the page.
You will be able to see all the existing page properties added to the new page, as displayed in the image below.
You can add or remove properties from the page but remember that all the changes to the property apply at the database-level. If you remove the property from one card, it gets removed from all other cards as well.
In summary, this straightforward process allows you to add any desired properties to a Notion page by linking it to an existing database. The properties then get inherited automatically, providing useful metadata and context.
By following these steps, you can ensure that your Notion pages contain all the relevant details required to support your team's workflows efficiently. This approach empowers streamlined collaboration and organization across your workspace.
