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opened 2025-11-01 21:01:27 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 2 comments
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Originally created by @xeruf on GitHub (Oct 16, 2025).

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As we are using Vikunja as primary project management and cutting out duplicating the work updates on another tool, one small lacking feature has become apparent: The ability to see whether a task has comments.

Github has these nice little icons on issues, and they would really help:

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Because for me I would like to see at a glance:
Where did something change, is there a question in a comment on a task I should respond to?
Ideally this could include unread tracking - if you haven't opened a task since the last comment was made, there could be a blue dot in this notification bubble.

This should be available in all views: Table, List, Kanban

Which alternatives did you consider using instead?

clicking at each task to see if there's something new urgh
or writing an update in our chat tool saying: "please check task xy" - which is really the kind of overhead we want to eliminate ;)

Originally created by @xeruf on GitHub (Oct 16, 2025). ### Description As we are using Vikunja as primary project management and cutting out duplicating the work updates on another tool, one small lacking feature has become apparent: The ability to see whether a task has comments. Github has these nice little icons on issues, and they would really help: <img width="90" height="216" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/cb4965c8-bea1-4498-92ea-5fc9825e3bcc" /> Because for me I would like to see at a glance: Where did something change, is there a question in a comment on a task I should respond to? Ideally this could include unread tracking - if you haven't opened a task since the last comment was made, there could be a blue dot in this notification bubble. This should be available in all views: Table, List, Kanban ### Which alternatives did you consider using instead? clicking at each task to see if there's something new urgh or writing an update in our chat tool saying: "please check task xy" - which is really the kind of overhead we want to eliminate ;)
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@NeptunedGmbH commented on GitHub (Oct 16, 2025):

+1

@NeptunedGmbH commented on GitHub (Oct 16, 2025): +1
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@mithileshgupta12 commented on GitHub (Nov 1, 2025):

Hi! I'd like to work on this feature. My plan is to:

  • Add a comment count indicator to task cards across Kanban, List, and Table views
  • Include unread tracking (visual indicator for tasks with new comments since last viewed)

Before I start, any guidance on:

  • Existing patterns for tracking "last viewed" on tasks?
  • Preferred icon/badge placement and styling?

Happy to discuss the approach further!

@mithileshgupta12 commented on GitHub (Nov 1, 2025): Hi! I'd like to work on this feature. My plan is to: - Add a comment count indicator to task cards across Kanban, List, and Table views - Include unread tracking (visual indicator for tasks with new comments since last viewed) Before I start, any guidance on: - Existing patterns for tracking "last viewed" on tasks? - Preferred icon/badge placement and styling? Happy to discuss the approach further!
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Reference: github-starred/vikunja#667