Boards that show progress without chasing status updates
Placker gives you a board split into lists, with every task as a card. Drag a card from one list to the next as the work progresses, so your whole team sees what's up next, in progress, and done at a glance.
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Boards in Placker
Cards move through lists that mirror your own workflow. Here is how boards keep work flowing:
- Everything on the card. Each card holds the detail that matters, from description and due date to members and attachments.
- Move it as work advances. Drag each card from one list to the next so the board always shows what's queued, in progress, and done.
- Lists match your workflow. Name and reorder the lists to fit how you work, and add new stages as they appear.
- Room for active work. Hide empty lists to clear the clutter and give the work in progress more space.
Kanban board
A board view built from lists and cards
Every piece of work is a card. Cards sit in lists (To do, In progress, Done), and the lists sit side by side on one board, so the layout itself shows you where the work stands. A card holds the detail, from its description and due date to members and attachments, while its list marks the stage it's in.
Open a board and you read the state of the project at a glance: what's queued, what's in progress, what's done. You move a card from one list to the next as the work advances, and the board stays an accurate picture of where everything is — with no separate status document to keep in sync.
Flexible lists
Fits any way you work
Those lists that mark each stage are yours to name. Call them To do and Done if that is all you need, or Intake, Triage, Scheduled, and Shipped when the process has more steps — whatever the stages of your work actually are. The board takes the shape of your workflow instead of forcing your work into a fixed template.
That holds as the work changes. Add a list when a new stage appears, reorder them when priorities shift, and turn off empty lists so the active work gets more room. A sprint board and a simple request queue run on the same building blocks; you decide how many lists there are and what each one means.
Custom attributes
Track the data your work runs on
The lists give the board its stages, and the cards moving through them carry more than a title and a due date. Add custom attributes such as text, number, date, member, or a traffic-light status to capture the data your work runs on, like a client name, an estimate in story points, or a risk flag. Each one becomes a field you can set on any card.
Switch the attributes that matter onto the card front and the board shows them at a glance, without opening a card. The data you track sits next to the work itself, so what you'd otherwise keep in a side spreadsheet lives on the board.
Listas de Verificación
Break work down inside a card
The card front holds that data at a glance, but not every task fits on a single card as one line. Inside a card you can add checklists, and inside each checklist a set of items that break the larger piece of work into concrete steps. A launch card, for example, holds a checklist for copy, one for design, and one for QA, each with its own items to tick off.
Checking items off shows how far the card has progressed, so a big task reports its own status instead of hiding it. The breakdown stays inside the card it belongs to, so you keep the detail without adding a separate card for every small step.
And when one of those items grows into work of its own, you don't have to recreate it elsewhere: Placker turns a checklist item into a child card with its parent-child card feature. The item becomes a full card — with its own description, due date, members, and checklists — while staying linked to the parent it came from, so the larger task keeps the overview and the detailed work gets a card to live on.
Cómo funciona
Boards work the same way whether your project fits in a few lists or spreads across many. Here is the flow from opening a board to moving a card.
- 1
Open your board
Open a board. Your tasks show up as cards, grouped into the lists that make up your workflow.
- 2
Set what the cards show
Open Visibility and switch on the attributes you want on the card front, such as duration and members. Turn off empty lists to give the active work more room.
- 3
Filter to the right cards
Open Filters and narrow the board by member, label, or due date. For example, show only cards due this month to plan the period ahead.
- 4
Move a card as work progresses
Drag a card to the next list when its status changes. Right-click a card for more actions: copy the card, move it, copy its link, archive it, or delete it. The change syncs everywhere the board is connected.
Casos de uso
Where teams use Placker boards to organize and track their work.
Agency delivery team
A project lead at a small agency runs client work on one board with lists for briefing, design, review, and handover. They set the card front to show the owner and duration, so a quick read shows who is loaded and which pieces are close to done.
Internal operations
An operations manager tracks incoming requests across intake, in progress, and closed. They filter to items due this week, and in stand-ups they use the Me/Team toggle so each person sees only their own cards.
Product team planning a release
A product manager keeps release work on a board and moves cards from backlog to build to test as the team picks them up. Hiding empty lists keeps the board on the stages that actually have cards.
Tips & Best Practices
Practical advice to get the most out of your workflow
Put only the two or three attributes you scan for on the card front
You can surface any custom attribute on the card front, but showing them all turns the board into noise. Pick the two or three you actually scan for, such as owner and a status flag, and leave the rest inside the card.
Copy a set up card to reuse its checklists on recurring work
When the same kind of task comes up again, copy a card that already has its checklists instead of rebuilding them. Every launch, onboarding, or release then starts with the same steps ready to tick off.
Let rules move cards and set fields as work advances
Pair your board with Automation so a card moves to Done when its checklist is complete, or gets an owner the moment it enters a list. The board stays current without anyone remembering to update it.
Add a few labels and filter the board to find work fast
As a board fills up, tag cards with a small set of labels such as type, priority, or client, then filter to pull up just what you need. It keeps a growing board searchable instead of a wall of cards you scroll through.
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