[Feature Request] Swimlanes on kanban boards #6859

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GiteaMirror · 2025-11-02T07:09:01-06:00

GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-02 07:09:01 -06:00

Originally created by @lonix1 on GitHub (Feb 13, 2021).

Now that we have basic kanban functionality, there are many interesting areas to pursue.

I propose that the first should be swimlanes. It allows us to split major work into smaller parts.

Ultimately it would be nice to have the same functionality that ZenHub has, but we need to get there slowly, feature by feature.

Originally created by @lonix1 on GitHub (Feb 13, 2021). Now that we have basic kanban functionality, there are many interesting areas to pursue. I propose that the first should be *swimlanes*. It allows us to split major work into smaller parts. Ultimately it would be nice to have the same functionality that ZenHub has, but we need to get there slowly, feature by feature.

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@delvh commented on GitHub (Feb 13, 2021):

Could you please elaborate a little what swimlanes are?
I have no idea what exactly it is you want. The only information you give for people unaware of swimlanes (like me) is "it allows to split work into smaller parts". But how? And how does it look like?
It might be useful if you could provide Screenshots of how it looks like on ZenHub and a little more detailed explanation on what exactly you want implemented.

@delvh commented on GitHub (Feb 13, 2021): Could you please elaborate a little what _swimlanes_ are? I have no idea what exactly it is you want. The only information you give for people unaware of swimlanes (like me) is "it allows to split work into smaller parts". But how? And how does it look like? It might be useful if you could provide Screenshots of how it looks like on _ZenHub_ and a little more detailed explanation on what exactly you want implemented.

GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-02 07:09:02 -06:00

@lonix1 commented on GitHub (Feb 13, 2021):

@delvh Swimlanes in Jira:

swimlanes: "expedite", "bugs", "everything else"

Also from wikipedia:

swimlanes: unlabeled one and "fast track / defect"

@lonix1 commented on GitHub (Feb 13, 2021): @delvh Swimlanes in Jira: <img src="https://www.oreilly.com/api/v2/epubs/9781788833516/files/assets/dd37fd5d-7e65-4cb6-9905-b6f570130844.png" /> swimlanes: "expedite", "bugs", "everything else" Also [from wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanban_board): <img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Kanban_board_example.jpg/1024px-Kanban_board_example.jpg"/> swimlanes: unlabeled one and "fast track / defect"

GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-02 07:09:03 -06:00

@delvh commented on GitHub (Feb 13, 2021):

👍 Thanks, now I know what you want included.

@delvh commented on GitHub (Feb 13, 2021): :+1: Thanks, now I know what you want included.

GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-02 07:09:03 -06:00

@almereyda commented on GitHub (Jul 5, 2022):

Other nice examples for swimlanes are given by

Taiga 6

https://resources.taiga.io/features/5minkanban/
GitLab Premium

https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/issue_board.html#group-issues-in-swimlanes

@almereyda commented on GitHub (Jul 5, 2022): Other nice examples for swimlanes are given by - Taiga 6 ![](https://resources.taiga.io/images/KANBAN_test06.jpg) https://resources.taiga.io/features/5minkanban/ - GitLab Premium ![](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/img/epics_swimlanes_v14_1.png) https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/issue_board.html#group-issues-in-swimlanes

GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-02 07:09:03 -06:00

@KlavsKlavsen commented on GitHub (Jan 24, 2023):

We also use swimlanes on assignee (in our old redmine) - so we can use it for standup - makes it easy to see what each has in their pipeline - to remember what to talk about in standup for each person :)

@KlavsKlavsen commented on GitHub (Jan 24, 2023): We also use swimlanes on assignee (in our old redmine) - so we can use it for standup - makes it easy to see what each has in their pipeline - to remember what to talk about in standup for each person :)

GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-02 07:09:04 -06:00

@4rlee commented on GitHub (Jul 3, 2023):

As another data point for how swimlanes get used, I'm team lead on a multidisciplinary project (EEs, Firmware engineers, Software engineers, and more). We use swimlanes to separate out each of the skill sets. We keep them all on the same board as they're a single project with interlinking work.

I know both Go and JS and am happy to help with the implementation if someone is looking for a hand.

@4rlee commented on GitHub (Jul 3, 2023): As another data point for how swimlanes get used, I'm team lead on a multidisciplinary project (EEs, Firmware engineers, Software engineers, and more). We use swimlanes to separate out each of the skill sets. We keep them all on the same board as they're a single project with interlinking work. I know both Go and JS and am happy to help with the implementation if someone is looking for a hand.

GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-02 07:09:04 -06:00

@KlavsKlavsen commented on GitHub (Jul 19, 2023):

if someone who knows the project well - could outline HOW this should be approached - to allow for actual merging of it into the project.. I'll also gladly assist with some coding

its very sad to work on this - to have it never merged.. and swimlanes is the biggest drawback of gitea over gitlab (or any other kanban tool) - for us

@KlavsKlavsen commented on GitHub (Jul 19, 2023): if someone who knows the project well - could outline HOW this should be approached - to allow for actual merging of it into the project.. I'll also gladly assist with some coding its very sad to work on this - to have it never merged.. and swimlanes is the biggest drawback of gitea over gitlab (or any other kanban tool) - for us

GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-02 07:09:04 -06:00

@KlavsKlavsen commented on GitHub (Jul 19, 2023):

This is actually a "first attempt" at implementing this AFAIK : https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/21963

@KlavsKlavsen commented on GitHub (Jul 19, 2023): This is actually a "first attempt" at implementing this AFAIK : https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/21963

GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-02 07:09:05 -06:00

@almereyda commented on GitHub (Nov 9, 2023):

The PR #27117, superseding #21963, is a response to #21846, and does not yet introduce separate rows for different values of a selected grouping property.

@almereyda commented on GitHub (Nov 9, 2023): The PR #27117, superseding #21963, is a response to #21846, and does not yet introduce separate rows for different values of a selected grouping property.

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2025-11-02 07:39:59 -06:00

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