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Where's the left board menu gone in beta

John White_1r17w6

Hi there, I run an interation of Trello with about ten board that I need to regularly, and quickly flick between.

The new beta functionality - in addition to being a bit clunky for now - is killing my workflow.

Not only has it added an extra click, but the board menu icons have changed to big image objects rather than individual lines which means I'm also scrolling to see them all. It really is in almost every way a backwards step.

I can somehow have both the planner and inbox sections permanently on the left (neither of which I actually use), but the board switcher is a popup. Rubbish!

Please please please retain the option to have the current board switcher remain on the left hand side!

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Sakshi Verma

Hi @John White ,welcome to the community!

Thank you for sharing your feedback on the new beta version of Trello. I see that you have opted out of the beta and returned to the older version of Trello.

In the new version, to switch boards, you need to click on the switch board icon at the bottom (see screenshot).

Additionally, there is a section in the documentation that explains how to switch boards.

Thank you.

John White_1r17w6

Hi Sakshi - many thanks for your reply.

Just to be clear - as per my note - I already know how to swap boards in the Beta, I'm just offering some feedback that it's an absolutely horrible, slow, extra clicks plus scrolling experience and for me at least a massive backwards step.

Especially given that in the beta you can have inbox and planner on the left it seems crazy not to offer board swapping there too.

I was about to grab trello and upgrade for my entire office, but I think now I'll wait and see how this beta pans out.

Thanks

John

Sakshi Verma

Hi @John White

Thank you for sharing your input. I'll make sure to pass your thoughts and feedback on to our product team. Your insights are valuable in helping us improve our services. I apologise for any inconvenience you faced, and I want you to know that I'm here to help in any way I can.

You can share your feedback regarding the beta version through the Share feedback button. Feel free to share your thoughts from here.

Please feel free to reach out if you have any more questions.

Thank you

Michael Stephenson_nxswo5

I completely agree with OP. The new Beta "Central Board Panel" is utterly terrible. Having the Board menu on the left as it currently is, is vastly easier and quicker to use, particularly when you have alot of boards you are swapping between regualrly. I am not sure of the thinking behind this upcoming change, but it's poorly thought out.

I too have opted out of the Beta nad returned to the previous layouts. If we are forced to use this new Beta layout I will definitely be looking at other options. Thanks.

John White_1r17w6

Thanks chap - indeed this is a Trello ending disaster for me - the new workflow is just AWFUL - I can’t believe any person using it sees any benefit!

Michael Stephenson_nxswo5

It's another example of UI dev for the sake of dev. As you said, it's a step back in everyway.

D Casbeer

I'll echo John's position as the loss of the left hand navigation panel is troublesome and is definitely affecting my efficiencies. When will this Beta version be shelved?

Olufunke Femi-Ojo

We completely share the concerns expressed here.

Some of the proposed Beta changes are promising but overall, they - and the loss of the left-hand navigation panel and loss of easy access to dozens of our custom Work Table views - are going to be very problematic for our organisation.

Please don’t do this, as the proposed Beta workflow is much more complex and not at all intuitive (degradation of this feature and not an improvement)!

If you are unable to action this feedback and the removal of the left hand panel does go ahead in Beta, please can you at least make it OPTIONAL so that users can switch it off and continue using the insofar set up.

If this is not possible, we may have no option but to consider leaving Trello (after 8+ years).

Maciej Pilachowski

I agree with @Olufunke Femi-Ojo and work in the same organisation.

As the Finance/HR Coordinator, my extensive daily use of Trello heavily relies on its current functionality. I tested the Beta version on the first day it became available, but after two hours of struggling to get my workflows operational, I reverted to the current, more preferred version.

With the Beta version lacking functioning workflows and the highly beneficial Table views that our OPS department uses massively, I may be compelled to seek out a different collaborative platform.

Amanda Cassidy

The proposed changes will definitely make life more difficult and less efficient, I think its a nail in the coffin for Trello and it will drive our organisation away and probably others too, be very careful Trello your going to be less attractive as a software for project managers.

Sakshi Verma

Hi Everyone,

Thank you for sharing your thoughts and feedback on this change. I’ve shared all the feedback provided here with our Product Team. I sincerely apologize for any inconvenience you’ve experienced, and I want to assure you that our Product Team is closely monitoring all the feedback being shared regarding this update.

The left navigation bar has been replaced by our new Inbox and Planner features, which can be expanded to occupy the same left-side space. With the ability to view Inbox, Planner, and your board side-by-side, we’ve moved board and Workspace navigation into the navigation bar at the bottom of the screen.

Additionally, there’s a quick and easy way to find any board across all your Workspaces without needing to use your mouse. Simply press 'b' on your keyboard from anywhere in Trello, start typing the name of the board, and then press Enter to open it.

Thank you again for your understanding and for taking the time to share your feedback!

Carina Denkenwolf

I agree with @Olufunke Femi-Ojo also! Please do not ruin this!

John White_1r17w6

Dear Sakshi - with the greatest of respect, I think it’s clear that everyone here understands the changes proposed in the beta - our universal feedback is that they don’t work with respect to board navigation.

Clicking the new navigation bar, pressing B, typing, searching - these are all much much much worse ways of doing something that already works perfectly. There’s absolutely no benefit to adding these additional clicks, key strokes etc to a workflow that already works.

Please please please confirm this message is understood - with thanks for your effort we really don’t need you to try and convince us the new way is better (it isn’t) or explain to us how it works (we know).

many thanks.

Michael Stephenson_nxswo5

What he said ^ ... we all completely understand how the new switcher works. It's just a worse switcher than the current, superior one.

As John stated, searching via pressing "b" and typing in a board name is in no way quicker than simply clicking once on an already open list, paritcularly when literally everything else on the interface is mouse driven, and my hand is already on the mouse.

Pushing the planner and inbox isn't something we need to hear, we know what it does, the switcher is the problem, it just doesn't work as well for everyone as you'd like.

Karl Macnaughton_7w6o21

Yes, I definitely agree with this. The 'b' option isn't the answer as it generates a clumsy little box that things don't fit in properly in the lower centre of the screen, which is not somewhere it feels natural to look. It's now really awkward to flick between boards when it was just _so_ easy before.

The inbox and planner features just seem pointless to me. Maybe other users will find them worthwhile but they're just not something I see a need for.

This is yet another example of an amazingly functional app 'innovating' and making things worse and messing up your work flow for no gain.

Jen Ross

Where is the workplace table and calendar view that was on the left hand board as well? I am unable to look at all boards at once in any capacity.

Olufunke Femi-Ojo

@John White Just wondering if it’s possible to reopen this thread and unaccept the answer, as there are still a few unresolved points. If that’s not possible, I’m happy to start a new thread.

Dana_mxds6y

Agree with both of you. Hiding navs doesn't work for websites so why would it work for org tools?

John White_1r17w6

Hi there I’m new here and didn’t know what I was doing when I accepted the first answer - however have now unaccepted it so hope that works!

Sonia_gam5te

Hello everyone...

Another newbie here, and another person concerned enough to post for the very first time.

This Trello issue report/ticket seems to broadly correspond to this thread.

I have upvoted it already, I would suggest that more people upvote as well.

https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/TRELLO-1271

Whatever it takes to stop this "improvement".

John White_1r17w6

Hi Sonia - from my phone all i can do is read the ticket - not upvote?

Alexandros Mathopoulos

👋🏻 Hi all! Lex here from the Product Management team. Just wanted to share an update that the team has been hard at work reviewing and coming up with potential solutions/improvements based on all the navigation feedback y’all have been sharing!

In the next week or so I will share a detailed walkthrough of the improvements we will be making based on all the navigation feedback we have been receiving. We believe many of these improvements will address the top pain points/issues many have shared about the current experience.

Appreciate your honest feedback and patience! The team is on it and we will share more details soon.

Joe Travers

I just LOVE (sarcasm) that multiple Atlassian people have "answered" this question and yet NONE of them understand it or offer any kind of answer but just spout some stupid customer service canned response.

I'm actively looking for another service to move my tasks and projects (and money) to if they get rid of the board sidebar.

My kingdom for tech people who pay attention to UX. Jesus.

Alexandros Mathopoulos

Hi Joe! We shared a detailed update here on our plans to address much of the top feedback we are hearing around navigation. Some of these improvements have rolled out and others (like ability to pin the board switcher as a panel) are coming in the next few weeks! Our engineering team is working as hard as they can to make some of these improvements.

Joe Travers

Well thank goodness, because I've started to look at Clickup. If the board switcher panel is something that happens (soon) and keeps the productivity gains everyone here cares about (you ARE a productivity app, after all), then I'll continue to pay you.

If it becomes hard to be productive in Trello, people are going to leave.

Joe Travers

Hey @Alexandros Mathopoulos - thanks again for the above response about being able to pin the board switcher sidebar, but you've now deployed the beta to users and that pin switcher option is no where to be found.

At least it's now where your instructions say it should be.

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