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automate list color / collapse

outfinder

Hi,

I really like the new feature of being able to fold / collapse Trello lists and to add different colors to them.

Unfortunately I haven't found a way to automate this with rules.

Is there a way to create a button or rule so I can automatically change the color, as well as fold/open lists?

Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance.

Kr, outfinder

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Mike - Dreamsuite Consulting

Collapsing lists happens as a browser action so no but you can automate the list colour with an automation http set...

I will write a guide for this tomorrow and link to it

outfinder

Wow, superthanks Mike!

Looking forward to it.

Rembrandt Happel

Curious to know too.

Mike - Dreamsuite Consulting

Hi @outfinder @Rembrandt Happel ,

I had prepared an advanced automation guide to do this using the Trello API.

However, Trello have made it a whole lot easier. This is now built into Trello automation...

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Rembrandt Happel

Wow, thanks Mike, overlooked that while searching. I might anyway be interested in your api guide, however, should you have it available. Because now I am searching to change the list colour based on the status of a card on another board.

Do you perhaps also have trick how to move a list to the right hand side of the board, after it's created, standard on the left?

Mike - Dreamsuite Consulting

For an introduction to using the Trello API with Trello automation for more advanced capabilities, you can check out this article:

https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Trello-articles/Mikes-Trello-Tips-Next-Level-Automations-Sync-Due-Date-of-linked/ba-p/2553793

I will be breaking this down over the next couple of weeks to hopefully make it simpler to follow.

Regarding what you want to do. You should be able to change the list colour based on a card on another board, so long as the card is linked to a card in the list that you want to change. Something like:

When a card is marked as complete, find the first card linked in attachments and set the list color to Green

I'm not sure I understand what you mean about list being created on the left??

Rembrandt Happel

Thanks, will try.

With regard to moving the list: I create lists with Zapier. In Zapier, I can set only the board and the name of the new list, not the position. All new lists appear on the left hand side on the board.

I was hoping there is a possibility to move a list to the right hand side of the board, as soon as it is created.

outfinder

I understand now that collapsing lists is browser specific; I see it is only possible with one of the browsers I use (Firefox) .

Does this mean that there is no way to automate this at all? Or just not native to Trello.

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