Hello Jira Admins,
It’s been a long time coming, but today I can announce a major milestone in Jira Cloud: after years of development and feedback, the New Workflow Editor now matches the capabilities of the old editor. You can fully configure your workflows including all the rules, transitions, and properties you love. This is a key step as we prepare to deprecate the Old editor in early 2026.
The new workflow editor is a worthy successor to the old in that it now has all of the capabilities you need, while also boasting improvements like:
- A modern, intuitive experience that brings the workflow configuration process into a single, streamlined interface - no more jumping between tabs or menus.
- A future full of possibilities including AI-powered workflow configuration tools and deeper automation integrations that just weren’t possible in the old editor.
What’s Different?
This is just a taste of the changes. For an in-depth look on what’s changed, take a look at our handy guide for a seamless transition to the new editor.
Unified rules model
Validators, conditions, post-functions, and screens are now all managed under the Rules section with a few name changes to make it easier to understand. Instead of:
- creating Conditions, you’ll now see the option to Restrict transition
- adding Validators, you can Validate details when configuring your workflows. This is also where you set which screen should show based on transitions.
- creating a Post-function, you can now Perform actions
To use this, look for the Rules button in the transition details panel or toolbar. This is where you’ll manage all transition logic.
All-in-One Editing
Make all your changes in one place, see which projects use your workflow, and publish updates instantly, no more drafts or extra steps.
More features
Improvements to the New editor include:
- Better handling of saving changes from the New workflow editor
- Ability to name Global / 'Any' transitions
- Parity rule support for functions used in the Old editor.
- (coming soon) AI-powered Workflow Builder to help you manage workflows (Beta)
All of this prepares us for what we knew was coming: we’re going to deprecate the old workflow editor soon
What does the transition look like?
We’ll deprecate the Old editor in early 2026. As we always do, we’ll post a formal deprecation notice 6 months ahead of the final date.
Between now and then, we’ll deliver updates gradually over the next few months as we begin to transition Standard and Premium tenants, then Enterprise and RT customers.
In the meantime, you can still switch back to the Old editor, if needed. If you do, please give us feedback as to why through Jira. We’d love to know how we can make this transition easier for you all.
