Taskboard

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This template creates task boards with up to five columns.

Importing the template

The import file is included in the archive file HW-Taskboard-en.zip. Unpack the zip file first.

On the page Special:Import follow these steps:

1. Select file and choose HW-Taskboard-en.xml.
2. Enter an Interwiki prefix. Since this field is required, simply add hw (for hallowelt).
3. Keep the selection Import to default locations.
4. Click Upload file... .

The template is now available in your wiki.

Create a taskboard

To create a taskboard

1. Create an empty wiki page.
2. Select Insert in the editor toolbar, then choose Template.
3. Insert the Taskboard template .

   

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4. Click Add.
5. Click Insert in the dialog box.

Important! Ignore the options shown in the dialog box. The task board will be defined via a form in the next step.

1. Save the page with the empty template. The page will appear blank.
   
2. Click the edit icon (pencil) on the saved page. The form for creating the task board opens.
3. Enter the topics for your task board columns and activate the corresponding checkbox. A column is only displayed if it is activated.

   

   Define task board

Additional optional settings:

1. 1. Background color for each column header
   2. Color scheme (optionally set to "soft")
   3. Card color (optionally set to "white")
2. Save the task board. You can now start adding content.

Create Task Cards

To create a task card:

1. Click the plus button in the desired column.
2. Enter the task.
   Keep the text short, as it will be used to generate the name of a subpage of the task board. The following special characters are not allowed: # < > [ ] | { }.
3. Optionally, enter a short description of the task in the Content field. This will be displayed on the task board. You can add more detailed information later on the task page itself.
4. Save the task. It will be created as a subpage of the task board. Click the task board name to return to the board. Your task will now appear in the corresponding column.

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Task priority and sorting

You can assign a priority to each task:

• high: The card is highlighted with a red border and marked with an upward arrow..
• normal: The card has no special formatting.
• low: The card is marked with a downward arrow.

Tasks are sorted first by priority (high, normal, low) and then by last modified date (most recent first).

Move Tasks

To move a task to another column, open the task page and select the corresponding topic.

Pages included in the import

The xml import creates the following files in your wiki:

• Template:Taskboard
• Template:Taskboard/Infobox
• Template:Taskboard/TaskCard
• Template:Taskboard/addButton
• Template:Taskboard/ask
• Template:Taskboard/colors
• Template:Taskboard/styles.css
• Form:Taskboard
• Form:Taskboard/Infobox
• Property:Taskboard
• Property:Taskboard/Content
• Property:Taskboard/Priority
• Property:Taskboard/Status
• Property:Taskboard/Topic

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