Synced block in notion is nothing but feature to enable a line or paragraph to coexist in two different pages simultaneously. If we make changes to that block from any page, it will reflect in all the pages where it is synced.
Very helpful feature while note taking or planning. Coda being an advanced tool than notion, I wonder if similar feature is present in coda too.
if not, have you found any workaround yet?
Hey Piyush, welcome to the Community!
In Coda you could achieve this with a table and multiple views of it. You could set up a simple single-cell undecorated table and then copy it over as a view over multiple pages. Then you would be able to edit the same cell from either of the views, and the content of that cell would be reflected in every view:
It’s not ideal because table column widths are not flexible and the text in the tables tends to be smaller, but that’s one way to reuse a block of content and make it editable from either page.
Hey Paul, Thanks for your warm welcome 
I am new to coda and from a non-technical background. From now on, you might see me often here putting up questions 
And your answer helps. Thank you so much 
I wonder if there should be a slash command perhaps:
/include -> object | formula
From what I can tell, there is no equivalent in Coda as of today. Not for text at least. There is something similar for tables, but that’s not available for all kinds of blocks.
welcome to the community @Ambroise_Dhenain
@Piyush_Patil, i use ‘synced-blocks’ all the time in notion to place a ‘description’ at the top of every page and then wherever i have a link to that page elsewhere, i include that block
so whenever i amend a page and change its description block at the top; the new description appears throughout the rest of the document wherever i have a link to the page
i now do exactly the same thing in coda as follows…
the first line on every page is a named formula that contains the description of the page (my ‘synced block’ text)
the formula name is the name of the page (i add ‘NB_’ to the front to make it easier to find in the editor)
the block looks like this
and the formula looks like this (just put the description in quotes - so the formula’s value is the text
so elsewhere in my document, everywhere i put a link to that page, i also put a reference to the formula
so it looks like this
where i build each line as follows
I then select the @ page-link and set its format to ‘inline code’ (just select and hit shift-backquote)
ps;
you will also see that i add a set of ‘breadcrumbs’ next to the page description formula like this…
which gives the user navigation to the relevant pages in the documents hierarchy
i do this as follows
its not exactly the same as the synced-block - changes can only be made on the top of the page
but at least the description is automatically displayed anywhere i type =NB_xxxx elsewhere
(@Paul_Danyliuk’s suggestion of using a single-row table DOES work both ways - your choice)
for my next big project, i will be looking to automate all this much more, so i will probably build a table of pages, descriptions and links
respect
max
it’s been 2 years now since this thread, iwas wondering if CODA has a “sync block” now like Notion in 2024? I just migrated from Notion and that was a feature that I use ALOT of. the instructions above is wayyyyyy too complicated.
Hey @Janine_D! Thanks for following up on this thread. While this is still not possible at this time, the Coda team has been tracking this as a feature request. That said, we have gone ahead and tracked your vote for this feature formally.
I am waiting for a synced block feature like Notion so that I can move the remaining notes from Notion to Coda.
In the meantime, you can create a variable table. With 2 columns Name (text) and value (canvas).
All that’s left is to call them with = (formula) and @nomVar.value
I have created a 4 minutes video of how I created a “Synced Block” alike in coda mainly one table with one column with links to other pages and then just create the view on each page you want that synced table/block. unfortunately, i cannot upload it here (.mov file) - If there is still an interest let me know
I am still waiting for this feature.
Math 24 had given a description of how it works in Coda two posts up.
Thanks. I just checked it, and I will be using it in the meantime.
But this solution adds table and needs more clicks. If I need to write on synced notes I would need 4 clicks rather than just one click on it.
This is a typical trade-off between platforms, they have different strengths. With Coda in my experience there’s much less that is not possible at all compared to other platforms, even if you have to build it yourself or find a work-around.
This method leans itself to a MUCH wider set of reuse of information.
E.g. You can have headers and footers on a page, terms and conditions in a contract, including condition based contractual paragraphs, etc.
I use this frequently to build a dictionary of definitions that can be used throughout a document, In this instance I use @ references so that the definition can pop-up in a mouse hover so that the prose is not cluttered. But the meanings are still only a mouse hover away.
But yes, 4 clicks is a dealbreaker.
I’ve noticed that when asking about a feature, no matter how useful it is and how it solves many problems (sometimes in such a simple way), you should avoid using the word “Notion”.
If you do this, you’ll get a nice text in response explaining how Coda works, etc.
This seems strange to me, because if something simply works, what does it matter if another tool does something similar?
“Coda” has everything it needs to be recognized by the public as a better tool than Notion, as it is (and yes, Notion is hyped, Coda is not), but…
This type of “prejudice” will only delay this process.
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