# Next Gen App - Modal Child page not floating

**URL:** <https://forums.knack.com/t/next-gen-app-modal-child-page-not-floating/20350>\
**Category:** Get Answers\
**Created:** [April 15, 2026, 3:44pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/next-gen-app-modal-child-page-not-floating/20350 "2026-04-15T15:44:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nathaniel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ba8739/32.png) [@Nathaniel](https://forums.knack.com/u/Nathaniel)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 3:44pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/next-gen-app-modal-child-page-not-floating/20350/1 "2026-04-15T15:44:09Z")

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I have a form I use to edit records divided into a parent and two additional child pages. First page shows up floating, when I click next to edit the next set of fields on a child page editing teh same record, the form does not float, it displays as full page. Note parent and child pages are all set to display as modal.

I believe this used to work fine in the classic builder. Has anyone experienced this? Any workarounds?

Thank you in advance

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**Author:** ![StephenChapman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.knack.com/stephenchapman/32/1759_2.png) [@StephenChapman](https://forums.knack.com/u/StephenChapman)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 9:44pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/next-gen-app-modal-child-page-not-floating/20350/2 "2026-04-15T21:44:07Z")

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Hi @Nathaniel, I can confirm this behaviour too. Ideally it should match Classic’s behaviour.  
Are you able to log a bug report ticket with [support@knack.com](mailto:support@knack.com)?

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**Author:** ![AnthonyF96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bbe5ce/32.png) [@AnthonyF96](https://forums.knack.com/u/AnthonyF96)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 1:02am UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/next-gen-app-modal-child-page-not-floating/20350/3 "2026-04-20T01:02:13Z")

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I am experiencing the same issue currently, I spoke with ‘Knavi’ the AI support agent (prior to raising a ticket) and this was the response:

> Yes - it’s effectively a Next-Gen limitation right now, not something you’re doing wrong. In Next-Gen, a form’s “Redirect to an existing page” submit action will open the destination as a full page, even if that destination is a child page set to “Display page as a modal.”
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> So it’s not a bug that’s “in progress” in the sense of “redirects will start opening as modals.” It’s just how Next-Gen submit actions work today.
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> The good news is that modal behavior is still supported for child pages in Next-Gen when the page is opened via modal-style navigation (for example, a Link Group link), and we’ve shipped fixes to make modal pop-ups open correctly in other Next-Gen cases.

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**Author:** ![Kara](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.knack.com/kara/32/2717_2.png) [@Kara](https://forums.knack.com/u/Kara)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 10:47pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/next-gen-app-modal-child-page-not-floating/20350/4 "2026-04-20T22:47:48Z")

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‘Knavi’ is partially correct - it **is** filed as a bug on our side that we will be picking up in the next couple of weeks.

Thanks for letting us know!

Kara