Swimlanes for Trello
Trello is a handy tool for keeping track of list items, but it limits you to a single row of lists. This lightweight, keep-it-simple extension for Trello allows you to create multiple horizontal "swimlanes" of lists.
- First, arrange your Trello lists. The lists for the first lane should come first, followed by the lists for the second lane, and so forth.
- Then, add either the | character or the swimmer emoji 🏊 to the header of any list that should start a new swimlane. (If your keyboard doesn't easily provide the emoji, you can copy-and-paste it from sites like this one: https://www.emojibase.com/emoji/1f3ca/swimmer )
- Any header text that comes after the character will be used as the lane's label. For instance, if you label a list with "Backlog for |Project X", that lane's label will read "Project X". (I recommend that you use a format like this, so that the list headers still make sense to people who don't have this extension.)
- Moving lists around can cause Trello to get confused and show everything in one lane again; just reload the page to fix it. You may also find it easier to toggle off the extension, re-arrange your lists, and then re-enable the extension. (This is not ideal, for certain, but it's so far unavoidable.)
Note: the extension may ask for permission to view your browsing history. This is to allow it to activate itself only on Trello pages; it is inactive anywhere else. It does not and will not collect, save, or transmit your browsing history.
Installation
You can download and install the extension from: the Chrome Web Store - Swimlanes for Trello or Firefox Add-ons
To install from source instead, please see INSTALL.md in this directory.
Usage
In Chrome, you can toggle the extension on and off by clicking on the extension's icon. (You may find it easier to re-order lists with the extension turned off.)
Contribute
Pull requests welcome!
Special Thanks
- Thank you @natchou for your List Layouts for Trello, which was the inspiration for this!