I want to use a wildcard in a rule for the Boardname and can't

Question

My main organising board is called [month] 2024. I update it at the start of a new month. I find this helps me not get overwhelmed (ADHD) for a load of reasons that aren't relevant!

This means my automation needs to allow for the board name changing. I tried using wildcards, but have had no joy. Can you help?

This is my automation, super simple:

when a card is added into the list "Brain dump", move the card to top of the list "Brain dump" on board "{?} 2024"

I've tried the following wildcards:

{*} 2024

{* }2024

{* } 2024

Brittany Joiner · Answer

Yep this is probably the best workaround!

Mike - Dreamsuite Consulting · Answer

Hi @Sarah Barnes

As you have discovered, using wildcards and regex doesn't work for board names, I wish it did.

It could be done using automation and the Trello API but this is quite an advanced topic. Your workaround seems to work for you though, which is great.  Nothing more satisfying than finding solutions to problems.  Keep going with it as it is the best way to learn Trello automation

Sarah Barnes_a58wlc · Answer

I found an answer: {monthname} 2024.