How to use notion button to track number of times it’s pressed

“I just want to know how many times this button has been clicked.”
If you've ever built a habit tracker, feedback form, voting system, or any kind of interactive workspace in Notion, you've probably wished for a way to track how often a button is pressed.

The good news? You can do exactly that — using Notion’s Button feature combined with a few simple automation settings. No third-party tools, no coding.

👇 Try the interactive tutorial below first to walk through the setup. Then scroll down for a step-by-step written guide that explains each action in more detail.

🧪 Interactive Walkthrough

📘 Step-by-Step Guide: Count Button Clicks in Notion

This guide shows you how to use Notion’s built-in automation to update a number column every time a button is clicked.

✅ Step 1: Create a Number Column to Track Clicks

Start by adding a column to your database that will store the count.

• Click the "+" at the top right of your database.
• Set the column type to Number.
• Name it something like “Click Count” or “Times Pressed”.

🔘 Step 2: Add a Button Column

Next, create the button that users will press to increase the count.

• Add another column.
• Set the column type to Button.
• Give the button a label like “Click Me” or “+1”.

⚙️ Step 3: Configure the Button Automation

Now we’ll set up the button to increment the number in your count column:

1. Click the arrow next to the button column name and choose Edit automation.
2. Click New action.
3. Select Edit pages in….
4. Click Select database, then choose This page.
5. Next, click Edit a property.
6. Select your Click Count column (or whatever you named it).
7. On the input line, click the formula symbol (fx) on the right.
8. Select This page.
9. Important: After selecting This page, type a dot (.) and choose your Click Count field from the list.
10. At the end, add + 1. Your complete formula should look like:

mathematica

This page.Click Count + 1 

11.Click Save to finish.

🚀 Ready to Test?

Return to your database and click the button you just configured. You should see the number in the “Click Count” column go up by one — exactly what we want!

💡 Use Cases for Tracking Button Presses in Notion

Now that you can track button clicks in Notion, here are some ways to use this:

• ✅ Habit tracking: Count how many days you completed a task
• 👍 Feedback system: Track how many people responded or voted
• 🎯 Project check-ins: Mark progress or updates
• 📚 Classroom tools: Record student participation