# Recommend Plugins

**URL:** <https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/recommend-plugins/2320>\
**Category:** Plugins\
**Created:** [July 18, 2022, 11:50am UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/recommend-plugins/2320 "2022-07-18T11:50:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![theo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@theo](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/theo)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 11:50am UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/recommend-plugins/2320/1 "2022-07-18T11:50:41Z")

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Hey,

I’m building a kanboard for my company and I wanted to know what plugins you recommend.

Best regards

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**Author:** ![alfredb](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kanboard.discourse.group/alfredb/32/1051_2.png) [@alfredb](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/alfredb)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 1:13pm UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/recommend-plugins/2320/2 "2022-07-18T13:13:24Z")

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Rather than a recommendation, here is my list:

- Calendar
- Essential
- Gantt
- HighlightCodeSyntax
- MarkdownPlus
- StarredProjects
- Task2pdf
- Wiki

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**Author:** ![RainerBielefeld](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kanboard.discourse.group/rainerbielefeld/32/1076_2.png) [@RainerBielefeld](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/RainerBielefeld)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 2:12pm UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/recommend-plugins/2320/3 "2022-07-18T14:12:42Z")

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My Plutins:

Nearby all plugins have completely insufficient description on [Kanboard Plugins](https://kanboard.org/plugins.html) overview page and also on GithHub pages

# 👌 Work fine

## [Group\_assign](https://github.com/creecros/group_assign)

Allows multiple assignees and so this plugin is very useful to configure a useful notification management in bigger projects

## [MarkdownPlus](https://github.com/creecros/MarkdownPlus)

(Improved Markdown, with check boxes, emoji shortcode, inline html, etc…)

## [Paste image to markdown](http://...)\_ 1.0.3

(Allows to paste images directly into markdown enabled textfields (task descriptions, comments, etc) - requires markdownplus)  
Makes attaching screenshots much more comfortable

## [ProjectInvitation](https://github.com/ipunkt/KanboardProjectInvitation)

(Plugin is used to invite new users to actual Project by typing user’s email. Input for invitation is located in Project)

## [Task2Pdf](https://github.com/creecros/Task2pdf)

(Creates a a printer friendly PDF from current Task, also allows to create a PDFof all open Tasks)

## [Wiki](https://github.com/funktechno/kanboard-plugin-wiki)

(“Wiki” for project documentation - common text area)

# ❔ Questions open

## Calendar

(Embedded calendar into Kanboard)  
Description is misleading. That’s not a real Calendar app, but only a tool to show Gantt Charts in Calendar view.

## Self Registration [Plugin Registration v1.0.8](https://github.com/kanboard/plugin-registration/)

( allows people to sign up to Kanboard)  
Owner / Moderator does not get a notification that new user self registration needs confirmation)

## TaskProgressBar

Seems to work unreliably for me. Progress bar mostly not shown?

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**Author:** ![creecros](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kanboard.discourse.group/creecros/32/156_2.png) [@creecros](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/creecros)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 10:13pm UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/recommend-plugins/2320/4 "2022-07-18T22:13:11Z")

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Good to know people still use my plugins, and that they are found useful.

Personally believe one of the most useful ones for me was:

> **[GitHub - creecros/SendEmailCreator: Kanboard Plugin to add various automatic...](https://github.com/creecros/SendEmailCreator)**
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> Kanboard Plugin to add various automatic email actions - GitHub - creecros/SendEmailCreator: Kanboard Plugin to add various automatic email actions

Specifically, the ability to email impending due dates for tasks.

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**Author:** ![Chaosmeister](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kanboard.discourse.group/chaosmeister/32/589_2.png) [@Chaosmeister](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/Chaosmeister)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2022, 6:52pm UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/recommend-plugins/2320/5 "2022-07-19T18:52:27Z")

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We use Kanboard for Softwaredevelopment & Bug- + Featuretracking

These are our installed plugins:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/kanboard1/original/2X/a/accb22c21853f7b479fec38a4013a2b4e9c389bf.png)

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**Author:** ![lucas](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kanboard.discourse.group/lucas/32/1584_2.png) [@lucas](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/lucas)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 6:15am UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/recommend-plugins/2320/6 "2023-03-30T06:15:34Z")

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Hello, thank you for your list.

Have this list changed or do you still use the same plugins?

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**Author:** ![alfredb](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kanboard.discourse.group/alfredb/32/1051_2.png) [@alfredb](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/alfredb)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 6:33am UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/recommend-plugins/2320/7 "2023-03-30T06:33:19Z")

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It has changed, of course.

## Dropped:

- Gantt
- Task2pdf

## Added

- Mailmagik
- PasteImageToMarkdown
- Taglist
- TagManager

## Further

- I replaced Wiki by a self maintained version.
- Several own developed but unpublished plugins.

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**Author:** ![lucas](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kanboard.discourse.group/lucas/32/1584_2.png) [@lucas](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/lucas)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 6:55am UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/recommend-plugins/2320/8 "2023-03-30T06:55:54Z")

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Hopefully, you will publish wiki-replacement plugin.

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**Author:** ![alfredb](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kanboard.discourse.group/alfredb/32/1051_2.png) [@alfredb](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/alfredb)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 7:07am UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/recommend-plugins/2320/9 "2023-03-30T07:07:02Z")

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Maybe one day, but rather not, since I develop primarily for myself.

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**Author:** ![lucas](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kanboard.discourse.group/lucas/32/1584_2.png) [@lucas](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/lucas)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 1:52pm UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/recommend-plugins/2320/10 "2023-03-31T13:52:10Z")

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As you dropped released Wiki plugin, I believe that’s the reason behind it.

Does it give issues with the latest release?

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**Author:** ![alfredb](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kanboard.discourse.group/alfredb/32/1051_2.png) [@alfredb](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/alfredb)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 2:22pm UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/recommend-plugins/2320/11 "2023-03-31T14:22:01Z")

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Yes, there are many. And I don’t like wow things are done there. And it’s not (well-)maintained at all.

Enter ‘wiki’ in the search function brings up tons of issues and rants.

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**Author:** ![lucas](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kanboard.discourse.group/lucas/32/1584_2.png) [@lucas](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/lucas)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 2:28pm UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/recommend-plugins/2320/12 "2023-03-31T14:28:50Z")

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So from public plugins, your list looks like this:

- Calendar
- Essential
- HighlightCodeSyntax
- MarkdownPlus
- StarredProjects
- Mailmagik
- Paste Image to Markdown
- Taglist
- Tagmanager

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**Author:** ![aljawaid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kanboard.discourse.group/aljawaid/32/1090_2.png) [@aljawaid](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/aljawaid)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/recommend-plugins/2320/13 "2023-03-31T15:01:32Z")

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Just so you know, TagManager includes the TagList feature of the plugin.

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**Author:** ![lucas](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kanboard.discourse.group/lucas/32/1584_2.png) [@lucas](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/lucas)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 3:03pm UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/recommend-plugins/2320/14 "2023-03-31T15:03:01Z")

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So no need to install Taglist separately, right?

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**Author:** ![lucas](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kanboard.discourse.group/lucas/32/1584_2.png) [@lucas](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/lucas)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 3:05pm UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/recommend-plugins/2320/15 "2023-03-31T15:05:27Z")

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By the way, what public plugins combo do you use?

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**Author:** ![aljawaid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kanboard.discourse.group/aljawaid/32/1090_2.png) [@aljawaid](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/aljawaid)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 3:07pm UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/recommend-plugins/2320/16 "2023-03-31T15:07:15Z")

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if you install tagmanager, you dont need taglist

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**Author:** ![aljawaid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kanboard.discourse.group/aljawaid/32/1090_2.png) [@aljawaid](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/aljawaid)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 3:07pm UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/recommend-plugins/2320/17 "2023-03-31T15:07:46Z")

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I didnt understand what you mean?

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**Author:** ![lucas](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kanboard.discourse.group/lucas/32/1584_2.png) [@lucas](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/lucas)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 3:08pm UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/recommend-plugins/2320/18 "2023-03-31T15:08:36Z")

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Can you share a list of plugins you use from  
[Kanboard Plugins](https://kanboard.org/plugins) ?

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**Author:** ![aljawaid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kanboard.discourse.group/aljawaid/32/1090_2.png) [@aljawaid](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/aljawaid)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 3:17pm UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/recommend-plugins/2320/19 "2023-03-31T15:17:33Z")

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I only use and refer to plugins within the Kanboard Extensions Directory inside Kanboard, not the web page you have mentioned, as the directory is more accurate and updated (if you have already installed or using Kanboard)

I have 38 plugins installed, let me figure a way to copy a list and I will share later

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**Author:** ![alfredb](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kanboard.discourse.group/alfredb/32/1051_2.png) [@alfredb](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/alfredb)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 3:28pm UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/recommend-plugins/2320/20 "2023-03-31T15:28:29Z")

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> [@aljawaid](#):
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> Just so you know, TagManager includes the TagList feature of the plugin.

Thanks for the hint, good to know. But I’ve planned to remove TagManager as soon I got time to resolve my overall tag mess. 😁

[Next page](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/recommend-plugins/2320.md?page=2)
