Switching on features: labels, due dates, assignees and more

New servers start in simple mode: boards, columns, and tasks with a title and a description. Everything else is optional, so nobody has to learn what they do not use. When your boards need more, switch it on. Switching a feature off again hides it and deletes nothing.

What you can switch on

• Assignees: people and roles on tasks, who hear about them. See assigning tasks.
• Due dates, with reminders before a task is due. See due dates and reminders.
• Priorities and labels, to sort and filter tasks by. See labels and priorities.
• Comments, to discuss a task on the task itself.
• Custom permissions, to fine-tune who may do what. See roles and permissions.

In Discord

Run /kanbancord features and choose the features in the menu. Everything on switches on all of them; Simple mode switches them all off.

On the website

On the dashboard, open the server, then Server settings → Features. Switch on what you need, or press Enable everything.

Who can switch features on

Anyone with Manage Server or Administrator in Discord. With custom permissions on, whoever the rules give Manage Server Permissions. Everyone else sees a feature as soon as it is on.

Keep one board simple

A board can keep features off while the rest of the server uses them: open the board, then ⋯ → Board settings → Simple mode, and switch off what it does not need. Anyone who may edit the board can change this. A feature the server has off is off on every board.

Suggestions

When a board seems to do a feature by hand, KanbanCord suggests the feature: tags like [M] or [Bug] at the start of titles (labels), P1 or high prio (priorities), deadlines written into titles (due dates), or names on tasks (assignees). The suggestion shows above the board on the website, and on the private reply after /task create or /task edit, with a button for those who may switch the feature on. Dismiss it and it does not come back on that board. Nothing is ever switched on by itself.

More guides

• Getting started: a kanban board in your Discord server · Add the bot, create your first board and your first tasks.
• A shared to-do list for your Discord server · A todo list everyone in the server can see, update and tick off.
• Assigning tasks and sharing work in Discord · Give tasks to people or roles, and keep them in the loop.
• Due dates and reminders in Discord · Deadlines, and reminders before they pass.
• Organising tasks with labels and priorities · Coloured labels and priority levels to sort your tasks.
• Keeping your team up to date: board posts and update feeds · A live board in a channel, or a post for every change.
• Update feeds and task threads in Discord: set up, fine-tune and fix · Feeds, mentions and a thread per task, step by step.
• Roles and permissions: who can see and change each board · Discord roles from the start, fine-tuned per board and per person, with worked examples.
• The Discord Activity: your boards inside Discord · Open your boards in a call or any channel, without leaving Discord.
• The website: every board at a glance · Drag and drop, search, filters and more, live with Discord.