Backpack List Column Size Reduction

[Btanemba]

How can i reduce the column height of my Laravel backpack Crud List.. I want the List column height to be smaller?

[backpack-ai-bot[bot]]

Backpack doesn’t document a built‑in setting specifically for reducing row/column height in the List operation. The knowledge sources focus on responsiveness, truncation, and fixing height bugs, but not on a configurable “compact row” option. I'm sorry, but there’s no explicit guidance on a supported way to shrink row height.

Workarounds you can consider (based on related docs/discussions):

• Truncate text to reduce wrapped content (less height): use the text column with a lower limit, e.g. CRUD::column('overview')->type('text')->limit(300); to avoid long content increasing row height (Community forum: preview truncation).
• Apply Bootstrap truncation via wrapper to keep rows from growing due to long values: add text-truncate and a max-width on columns that expand, using the wrapper option (List view styling tip).
• Ensure responsive table is enabled (if you want fewer visible columns on small screens instead of taller rows) (Responsive Table docs).
• Be aware of a past v6 bug where first column height didn’t stretch properly; it was fixed, so updating Backpack may help if you’re seeing inconsistent row heights (Fix list view CSS, Bug context).

If you need tighter rows via CSS (e.g., smaller cell padding/line-height), the sources don’t provide an official snippet. You’d need to add custom CSS targeting the list table (e.g., reducing td/th padding), but this is outside the provided knowledge.

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Relevant sources:

Github Issue (closed): Column headers width is wrong if responsive is disabled and bulk actions are enabled [Bug]
Fix for elements on long dropdowns being cut off
Github Issue (closed): Hiding columns in list view
Allow equal height rows to prevent errors displacing fields
Github Issue (closed): export button : top of grid ?
Github Issue (closed): Cannot see any column on mobile if bulk actions are enabled [Bug]
Fix list view css - wrong first column height
Github Issue (closed): Scrollbar appears bottom of table
Github Issue (closed): Listview Column Visibility Dropdown - Elements Cutoff
In the preview, the overview field description has become shorter with the image.
Datatable Style
List Operation|Responsive Table
Github Issue (closed): [Bug] Wrong first column height
List view: How to make row text smaller, and have hover over row showing values in 'title' style popup
Github Issue (closed): [Bug] CRUD Table too wide on mobile