Trello card comments now appear in a side tab — how to go back to the classic layout?

[Tassiane Corrêa]

Hi there!

Since mid-April 2025, I've noticed that the comments inside my Trello cards are no longer displayed underneath the card content as they used to. Instead, they now appear in a separate tab on the right-hand side of the screen.

This new layout is really affecting my workflow, as I rely heavily on having a full, continuous timeline of the card's information — including comments — in one place.

Here’s what I’ve already tried to fix or revert this change:

• Switched browsers

• Cleared cookies/cache

• Used incognito mode

• Tested on other devices

• Logged in with a different Trello account

Unfortunately, none of those worked. Is this a new permanent layout? Will there be a way to switch back to the classic view? Any help or official statement would be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance!
Tassi
April 22, 2025

[Ann Castro]

Actually, you can go to the Overview page by clicking in the upper left hand corner on "Trello".

Then on the right top just left of the search box is a dropdown. There you can opt out of the Beta. Which sorta fixes it for now.

[Virginia D.]

THANK YOU!! ( The new layout was SO Irritating!)

[Maula]

I love it on the right and now is below, nooooo.

Is there a way to choose where you want it?

[Wouter Vanderbeke]

I really liked this new view/feature! It's more compact and keeps the focus on the main content. 

I'm sad to see it gone already. I was a huge fan!

@Trello team: Keep up the good work, and don't let negative feedback get you down. (end-users are always complaining about changes ;) )

[Michelle Lile]

I've been looking at how to swap the comments section back to the right hand side - I felt it made much more sense rather than having to scroll down through all the top information before seeing what the latest information was. I guess it depends on how much info/checklists etc you have on your card, but for me it was definitely better to have the comments on the right. I loved it.

[Virginia D.]

Everyteam has a different workflow; I think the "complaints" should be viewed as valuable feedback - and I'm hoping what results is a flexible permanent feature where we can toggle between the 2 layouts to use what works best for our team/company!

Hoping for upvotes so we ALL can benefit 🙏

@Wouter Vanderbeke 

@Trello

[Ann Castro]

Same here. Super annoying.The previous card view made it so easy to scan all info at once glance. The new card view makes this horribly complicated and tedious. Please change it back!!

[Samantha Skidmore]

I'm not finding the dropdown to the left of the search box.  I am trying to go back to the classic view instead of the side by side.  Any other options to change back?

[Justin Norris]

This is affecting me too. The new layout appeared suddenly, and there is no obvious way to revert it. 

I prefer the old layout and would like to switch back. 

I really don't appreciate Atlassian making such a big change without notification or giving users a way to opt in. 

[Ann Castro]

Actually, you can go to the Overview page by clicking in the upper left hand corner on "Trello".

Then on the right top just left of the search box is a dropdown. There you can opt out of the Beta. Which sorta fixes it for now.

[Samantha Skidmore]

I'm not finding the dropdown to the left of the search box.  I am trying to go back to the classic view instead of the side by side.  Any other options to change back?

[Suzanne Lyon]

I am not liking the side view option for my uses. Additionally I was just training 3 new team members on how to use our team Trello board and 2 of the 3 have this new layout. I had never seen this layout until today and our whole team except 2 new members have the old view.

1. This is confusing for training
2. I don't understand why 2 team members using the same workspace as the rest of the team would automatically be defaulted to a new view.
3. They don't see the same options for different actions on the cards
4. having some of the team stuck in the new view with no option to change to the classic view is frustrating
5. Since I personally do not have that view I also cannot familiarize myself with it in order to help the team navigate the new layout.

I can see how some people would find this alternative view to their liking. Having the choice of which version is preferred would be the best option.

Is there any way to change the 2 newbies view to match the teams view? It is confusing for the newbies who are not tech friendly.