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Comments and notifications

Comment on a card​

  1. Open the card.
  2. Under Comments, click Write a comment....
  3. Type your comment.
  4. Click Add comment, or press Ctrl + Enter (⌘ + Enter on a Mac).

To mention someone, type @ and pick a board member from the list. They get a notification even if they don't follow the card.

Below each of your own comments, Edit and Delete let you change or remove it. Project managers can delete any comment. The Actions tab, next to Comments, shows the card's history, such as who moved it and when.

Viewers can only comment if a manager has allowed it. See Roles and permissions.

The bell​

The bell at the top right shows how many unread notifications you have. Click it to see them:

  • Click a card's name to open that card.
  • Click the trash icon next to a notification to dismiss it.
  • Click Dismiss all to clear the whole list.

Opening a card also clears its notifications. Numbers on projects, board tabs and cards show where your unread notifications are.

What you're notified about​

You get a notification when someone else:

  • adds you to a card,
  • mentions you in a comment,
  • comments on a card you follow, or
  • moves a card you follow to another list.

Planka doesn't notify you about due dates. Planka on this server doesn't send email, so check the bell.

Follow cards and boards​

In Planka, following is called subscribing.

  • A card: open it and click Subscribe under Actions. Click Unsubscribe to stop.
  • A whole board: click the ⋮ button at the top right of the board and choose Subscribe. You're then notified about comments and moves on every card on the board, and its cards show Board subscribed.

Planka subscribes you to a card automatically when you're added to it, and when you comment on it. To change what happens automatically, open Settings → Preferences and use Subscribe to card when commenting and Subscribe to my own cards by default.

Send notifications to another app​

On the Notifications tab in Settings, you can also send your notifications to an outside service, such as a chat app. Planka uses a tool called Apprise for this, which works with over 100 services. Ask your admin before you set one up.

Project managers can do the same for a whole board, on the Notifications tab of the board's settings. That sends the board's new cards, moved cards and new comments to the service.