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    OVERLORD released this 2025-05-10 03:09:06 +03:00 | 250 commits to master since this release

    First PLANKA v2 Release 🎉

    We’re excited to announce the Release Candidate for PLANKA v2! This version introduces a massive set of improvements and features, and it's already in great shape for general use. That said, since this is a Release Candidate, you might still run into a few bugs - please let us know if you do!

    🚀 What’s New in v2

    🧑‍💼 User Management

    • Global user roles
    • Load only relevant users (no access to all users for non-admins)
    • Protect user fetching by ID
    • Limit email visibility (only admins can see emails)
    • Move users to administration menu
    • Ability to deactivate users

    📁 Projects & Home Page

    • Private and shared projects
    • Responsive projects page
    • Search projects by name and project groups
    • Ability to hide projects
    • Favorite projects with favorites panel
    • Delete owned private projects when deleting user
    • Project descriptions
    • Gallery of project background images
    • Prevent deleting last project manager
    • Prevent deleting projects with existing boards
    • Ensure projects always have a manager when deleting users

    🧩 Boards & Cards

    • List types: Closed, Archive, Trash
    • Improved card deletion workflow
    • Archive all cards in closed list with one button
    • More attachment viewers
    • Display board members grouped by role
    • Syntax highlighting for text attachments
    • Custom fields
    • New Markdown editor
    • Link attachments (attach URLs)
    • Ability to change list inside card modal
    • Quick filter by current user
    • List and grid views
    • Board settings modal
    • Subscribe to entire board
    • Limit board views to grid or list
    • Set default card type per board
    • Option to always display card creator
    • Show creation details when clicking on creator
    • Separate comments and details
    • Multiple task lists
    • Assign users to tasks
    • More label colors

    🎨 Improved UX/UI & Navigation

    • Edit mode (only show board/list edit buttons when needed)
    • Redesigned card appearance
    • "Time ago" format for dates
    • Highlight recent card
    • Join card button
    • Confirm deletion actions
    • Open same-site links in current tab
    • Sticky sidebar in card modal
    • Navigate to adjacent cards with arrow keys
    • Close only active elements when clicking outside
    • Restyled comments
    • Restyled login page
    • User setting to auto-subscribe when commenting
    • Notification badge for board tabs
    • Message about new version availability

    ⚙️ Other Enhancements

    • Large-scale code refactoring
    • Migrated from Create React App to Vite
    • Limit length of all text fields
    • ...and many other small fixes and improvements

    ⬆️ How To Upgrade

    To upgrade to PLANKA v2, follow the official upgrade guide in our documentation.

    ⚖️ License Change

    For most community version users, nothing will change - please take a moment to review the new license here.


    Thanks for being part of the PLANKA community and helping us with this major release. Your feedback is invaluable!

    Full Changelog: https://github.com/plankanban/planka/commits/v2.0.0-rc.2

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