AgilePress brings Agile product/project management to WordPress using Kanban and Scrum boards.
| Author: | KMD Enterprises, LLC (profile at wordpress.org) |
| WordPress version required: | 4.8 |
| WordPress version tested: | 5.2.3 |
| Plugin version: | 1.609.2 |
| Added to WordPress repository: | 14-08-2017 |
| Last updated: | 10-10-2019
Warning! This plugin has not been updated in over 2 years. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress.
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| Rating, %: | 80 |
| Rated by: | 1 |
| Plugin URI: | https://podz.io/agilepress/ |
| Total downloads: | 1 919 |
| Active installs: | 60+ |
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NOTE: AgilePress is now a product of KMD Enterprises, LLC, the company behind Podz.io. We’ll be updating the software soon, as we’re using it for our own projects.
Welcome to AgilePress, the plugin that turns WordPress into an agile task management system!
AgilePress is based on the principles of Scrum and Kanban, which are both methodologies used in Agile project management. AgilePress isn’t just for business or software development teams, however; our Kanban board is great for keeping track of and collaborating on personal, school, or household projects.
Our aim for AgilePress is to make the product management process simple, but if you’re the person setting it up, there are a number of things you should know. We’ve written – and are constantly adding to – documentation for AgilePress on our website, AgilePress.io.
Quickstart Guide
First things first… AgilePress is like a roller-coaster: it has a back-end and you’re welcome to use it, but it’s a lot more fun up front. The best thing about AgilePress are the boards, and there isn’t much that you can’t do from the boards once they’re set up. Which is why we want to mention, right up front:
- Boards live on pages;
- Pages should be full-width whenever possible;
- You need a product go get started.
Create a Product
The first thing you need to do is create a product. A product is the output of your process; it could be building a deck, picking the best car for your next purchase, writing a term paper, or – of course – developing software. Your first step is to go to AgilePress -> All Products on the admin menu and create a product.
After you’ve created a product, you need to record at least one of the things you want to see out of your product. Without getting too far into the weeds (stories and epics and backlog-items, oh my!), let’s just go to AgilePress -> All Tasks and add at least one task. If you’re product is to build a deck, then you might want tasks for creating a design, purchasing the raw materials, and scheduling time off from work, etc. The least you need to enter for your new task(s) is Associated Product (that’s the product you just created in the previous step) and Task Status (which should probably be “To Do” for now).
Boards Live on Pages!
This is the front-end part. As long as you now have a product and at least one task associated with said product, you can jump into the board action. Go to your list of products and copy the shortcode for the Kanban board. Create a new WordPress page, paste in the Kanban shortcode, and view the page. Viola! You have a Kanban board for your product/project.
Go back to the WordPress admin panel and add the rest of your tasks (at least all of the tasks you can think of, for now). From the board notes – from the page view – you can change task settings, make comments, view attachments, and – of course – drag the notes to other columns as your tasks progress.
Now… get to work on that deck! (Or term paper, or software product, or whatever.) And if you get stuck, visit the docs on our web site or hit us up with your questions.
Thank you for choosing AgilePress!
Additional Notes
We strongly recommend:
- Install User Role Editor (if you don’t already use it);
- Use a theme with a full-width template.
Your feedback is valuable to us; please let us know what features you might like to see or of any issue that you encounter.
We are currently rebuilding the AgilePress web site (https://podz.io/agilepress/); please bear with us!