<p>It was never possible to customise the element index source settings per user; it was always a &quot;global&quot; setting that changed the sources for all users.</p>
<p>The only difference between Craft 3 and Craft 4 is that in Craft 4, the settings are tracked in the <a href="https://craftcms.com/docs/4.x/project-config.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">project config</a>, instead of only being saved to the database. This is why it's no longer possible to change these settings in environments where <code>allowAdminChanges</code> is <code>false</code>.</p>
<p>The good news is that in the upcoming Craft 4.3 release, individual users will be able to customise the visible table columns via a new &quot;View&quot; menu in the element index. Essentially, this will finally allow per-user index source configurations, while keeping the &quot;default&quot; settings in version control alongside other parts of the Craft CMS schema.</p>
<p><strong>Edit:</strong> Craft 4.3.0 has been released, with the new &quot;View&quot; menu in element indexes.</p>
<p>More info: <a href="https://github.com/craftcms/cms/discussions/11355" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://github.com/craftcms/cms/discussions/11355</a></p>

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Aha, it was never per-user? I wasn't aware, then it makes sense. Thank you very much!
jishi
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Exactly – I'll revise the answer to make that clearer.
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<p>Running Craft 4.2.8, I only see this when allowAdminChanges=true, otherwise this Customize icon is gone. How come?</p>
<p>This is not the case in latest Craft 3. Or is there some caching problem here? Clearing caches doesn't make a difference though. Seems like an odd choice, this settings is AFAIK per-user and is merely a UI adaption.</p>

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Customies entries list is only visible with allowAdminChanges=true?
# Customies entries list is only visible with allowAdminChanges=true?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-10-24)

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Running Craft 4.2.8, I only see this when allowAdminChanges=true, otherwise this Customize icon is gone. How come?

This is not the case in latest Craft 3. Or is there some caching problem here? Clearing caches doesn't make a difference though. Seems like an odd choice, this settings is AFAIK per-user and is merely a UI adaption.

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2022-10-24. Score: 1

It was never possible to customise the element index source settings per user; it was always a "global" setting that changed the sources for all users.

The only difference between Craft 3 and Craft 4 is that in Craft 4, the settings are tracked in the [project config](https://craftcms.com/docs/4.x/project-config.html), instead of only being saved to the database. This is why it's no longer possible to change these settings in environments where `allowAdminChanges` is `false`.

The good news is that in the upcoming Craft 4.3 release, individual users will be able to customise the visible table columns via a new "View" menu in the element index. Essentially, this will finally allow per-user index source configurations, while keeping the "default" settings in version control alongside other parts of the Craft CMS schema.

**Edit:** Craft 4.3.0 has been released, with the new "View" menu in element indexes.

More info: <https://github.com/craftcms/cms/discussions/11355>

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Aha, it was never per-user? I wasn't aware, then it makes sense. Thank you very much!  
> **username_1**: Exactly – I'll revise the answer to make that clearer.  

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