Steps to reproduce
- Create a base with a Kanban view grouped by a status property.
- Turn “Hide empty columns” off.
- Change the only note with a given status (for example “Backlog”) to a different status.
Did you read and follow the Troubleshooting Guide? [Yes/No]
Yes
Expected result
The Backlog column stays on the board, empty.
Actual result
The Backlog column disappears. It isn’t just hidden: searching the page in DevTools finds no element for it at all, even with the board scrolled to the last column. It looks like the Kanban view only creates columns for values that appear in the current results, so the toggle has nothing to show.
Workaround: keep a placeholder note in each status so every column always has at least one card.
Environment
SYSTEM INFO:
Obsidian version: 1.14.2
Installer version: 1.8.9
Operating system: Darwin Kernel Version 25.5.0: Tue Jun 9 22:26:22 PDT 2026; root:xnu-12377.121.10~1/RELEASE_ARM64_T8132 25.5.0
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Language: en
Catalyst license: insider
Insider build toggle: on
Live preview: on
Base theme: light
Community theme: Retroma 3.1.1
Snippets enabled: 1
Restricted mode: off
Plugins installed: 7
Plugins enabled: 7
1: Outliner v4.10.2
2: Tag Wrangler v0.6.5
3: Local Backup v0.2.5
4: Multi Properties v1.4.3
5: CSS Editor v1.14.1
6: Style Manager v0.5.0
7: Bases Tag Colors v1.4.1