Jira Calendar Gadget

[Duane Steyn]

At the moment, my Calendar shows all the issues in the same colour, no matter what their status is. Is it possible to show the Done status and In Progress statuses in a different colour, so that I can immediately see, by their colour at what stage the issue is.

[Danut M _StonikByte_ · Accepted solution]

Hi @Duane Steyn,

The gadget does coloring by Priority, not by Status.

So, if you want to get different colors, you could set the Priority field to a certain value when an issue reaches a specific status.  

Hope this helps.

Danut.

[Mary from Planyway · Accepted solution]

In Jira, customizing the Calendar gadget to display issues in different colors based on their status isn't directly supported within the default settings. However, you can achieve this visualization by using a few alternative methods:

1. Jira Dashboard Gadgets: There are several gadgets and plugins available for Jira that may offer more customization than the standard Calendar gadget. Plugins like "Enhanced Calendar" or "Advanced Roadmaps" (for Jira Premium users) might allow you to color-code issues based on their statuses.

2. Custom Dashboards with Filters: Although not as straightforward as changing colors in the Calendar gadget, you can create custom dashboards with filters that display issues by their status. You can have separate gadgets for issues in different statuses, such as "Done" and "In Progress."

3. Third-party Plugins: Explore the Atlassian Marketplace for third-party plugins that might offer enhanced calendar functionalities. For example, Planyway Calendar for Jira colors cards depending on the issue type.

4. Confluence Integration: If you use Confluence alongside Jira, you can create a Confluence page that uses the Jira Issues Macro to display issues in a table or other formats, possibly with colors (using additional styling or scripts).

5. Webhooks and API: For a more technical approach, you could use Jira's API to pull data into an external calendar tool (like Google Calendar or Microsoft Outlook) and apply custom color-coding there.

[Duane Steyn]

Thank to all. I have added priority to get different color immediately (as suggested by Danut) but will explore the other options suggest by Maria to get a permanent, tailormade solution.

[Alex Doitb Good Guy]

Hey @Duane Steyn ,

Wow, looks like we've got a proper calendar party going on here! Since everyone's throwing their hat in the ring, I'll join the fun.

We built https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1218390/calendar-for-jira at Doitb, and yeah, it does the color-by-status hing too.

You can set up conditional colors based on status, priority, assignee, whatever field you want really. So your "Done"
issues can be green, "In Progress" yellow, "Blocked" screaming red, you get the idea.

https://docs.doitb.com/calendar-for-jira/user-conditional-colors 

Adding it to your dashboard is pretty straightforward:

1. Go to your Dashboard → click "Add gadget"
2. Search for "Calendar for Jira"
3. Pick your calendar, tweak the colors in settings - done

There's also 2-way Google Calendar sync if you're juggling both worlds.

Full docs here if you want to poke around: https://docs.doitb.com/calendar-for-jira/get-started

Happy to help if you run into any questions!

Have a great day everyone!

[Anastasia Andriyanova _Teamlead_]

Hi @Duane Steyn ,

You’re right — the native Calendar gadget in Jira doesn’t allow color-coding by status out of the box.
If you’d like a bit more flexibility, our team at Teamlead (an Atlassian Marketplace Partner) built an app called Calendar for Jira, which lets you define color rules for your issues using JQL.

This means you can set colors based on status, type, priority, or any other field — for example, showing “In Progress” in yellow and “Done” in green. It helps instantly see which tasks are still active and which are completed, without switching views.

The setup is simple:
1️⃣ Open the app and go to Settings → Card Colors
2️⃣ Pick a color and write a JQL rule (e.g. status = "In Progress")
3️⃣ Save — and your issues will automatically be colored by status

Here’s a quick example of how it works.

And if any questions come up, feel free to write to me or reach us at support@teamlead.one — we’re always around to help. :)