Can I customise card layout in free plan?

[Ayush Gautam]

I recently created a project on my Jira site, and have added 2 new label fields in all the issue type. I want to show those fields in the card layout, in my sprint boards, or as a filter in the backlogs tab. But, I am unable to find "board settings". Seems like only board administrator can view and change settings. I am not a board administrator but I'm the one who created the site, project, and all the tasks. I am unable to change my role as Board administrator. Is there any way I can join as a board administrator or any other way to customize the layout of cards on my boards? Thanks

[Jack Brickey · Accepted solution]

Hi Ayush, welcome to the Community. I suspect, but not sure, that you are using a Next-gen project rather than a Classic project. Board settings does not exist for NG and you cannot customize the cards. If you look to the bottom left it will say Next-gen if that is what you are using. Feel free to share a screenshot if you need further assistance.

[Ayush Gautam]

Thanks for such a quick reply Jack. Yes, it says next-gen. What is a Classic Project and how can I create it? WIll I have to make a new project?

[Jack Brickey]

You need to have the necessary permissions to create a Classic project. If you created the instance then you will. Go to Project > View all projects then click on Create Project in the upper right (drop down) and choose Classic project. Then chose which template you want, etc.

this might be useful - create-a-new-project 

[Ayush Gautam]

I found it. I'll have to create a new project. We are a B2B startup with 20+ clients which constantly need changes in our whitelabel SaaS platform. What would you suggest us to use, Classic or Next-gen, if you can tell me some differences between both? Thanks! 

[Ayush Gautam]

Thanks

[Jack Brickey]

you might find a lot of info in the Community and in Atlassian documentation. Here is one article that is a good intro to NG. I generally don't use NG much though I will say it has come a long way and is pretty slick and much simpler to administer. However, with simplicity comes restrictions. Classic is very customizable. You can create very powerful workflows w/ conditions, validators and post functions. NG has a couple of basic rules that can be setup when an issue transitioned. However, with Automation you can handle many tasks in NG that isn't available in the workflow.

[FrancoisLessard]

Hello, 

As Ayush was, I'm new to Jira and I'm looking for the way of customizing cards. I am not able to create Classic as stated in this thread, even if I'm an admin. 

How can I customize cards today?

Thanks,