Better UI to designate FOLLOWERS (not assignees)
The UI for adding followers to a task should be easier to use, similar to the "Assign" UI.
The current UI is buried in a menu, hard to get to, and hard to add people while the "assign" UI is easy and accessible. The end result is it encourages people to add too many "assignees" who aren't responsible for the task.
It could function a bit like a "CC" on an email (need to be aware, no action needed) or an "informed" designation on a RACI matrix.
Hi Alex, thanks for posting! I love how you compare this with the "CC" of an email, in its simplicity that's pretty much the main point of following, so I do agree that a faster/clearer way to designate followers could be helpful.
Hi Alex and Anastasia,
is there a way to add followers (not assignees) through mass Actions?
I need to add regularly several followers to several Tasks at a time.
It looks like there hasn't been activity on this in a while, but I totally agree with Alex Freund and Walter Bläs that the UI for followers should be better, and I also agree you should be able to add other people as followers through mass actions.
Thank you for supporting this idea Desiree Dixon! 🙌 I'm passing your feedback to the Product!
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Hi, I was just wondering if there has been any progress on this?
To view current followers of a task it still requires you to click "Edit followers".
Is there a way to add Followers as a custom field?
The issue is we are creating multiple separate tasks for different people, when realistically we could just reassign the task to a Follower who is involved with the project, but not actively working on it just yet.
If you have multiple assignees, it can be confusing to understand who is actively working on the task and who it currently sits with.
From a project management level, you can see who's currently subscribed to the task at a glance, not just the assignee.