Is it possible to request that the old workflow editor is not phased out in June 2026?

Question

Not sure how many other Atlassian community members actively work on creating/editing workflows, but I am struggling with the new workflow editor and worry that when they phase out the old workflow editor in June 2026, I will lose access to the features that I currently utilize often but can only find by reverting to the old workflow editor.

I know the new workflow editor allows you to create rules on a transition (restrictions, input requests, validating details, or performing actions), but I have not been able to figure out how to create custom Post Functions, or even where to find Post Functions with the new editor. It hasn't been too much of an issue because I found the workaround of using the old workflow editor, but once that is phased out, I don't know what my options will be.

Has anyone else run into this issue? Am I missing the obvious way to navigate to Post Functions in the new editor? Please help!

Andrea Robbins · Accepted Answer

I was under the impression that the actions are post-functions. These are different than automation actions. The actions in the new workflow editor are just like the post-functions in the old one. Atlassian has been waiting to deprecate the old editor until the new one could do everything the old one could. Were the custom actions you were creating via a plugin?

Aaron Pavez _ServiceRocket_ · Accepted Answer

Hi @Rose Harris

> Is it possible to request that the old workflow editor is not phased out in June 2026?

Sadly no. This is something they will push, whether we like it or not.

I don't remember if you can create custom post functions. I'll say you can't, but possible custom post functions come from a 3rd party app?

The new editor is just a new look, and everything should be there.

Can you send us a screenshot of how the old editor looks on your side and one from the new editor?

and what you can't find (besides the custom post function)

Regards

Arkadiusz Wroblewski · Accepted Answer

Hello and welcome to the Community @Rose Harris

Honestly, there’s probably no stopping that sunset. Atlassian is set to phase out the old workflow editor starting in June 2026, so it’s likely more productive to focus on bridging the gap between the two versions.

One thing to keep in mind is that the terminology has changed. 'Post-functions' are now found under 'Perform action.' If you’re looking for the old label, that’s likely why it feels like the feature is missing.

As for the custom post-functions, if those are coming from an app, that might be the actual problem. You’ll want to check if the app developer has updated their integration to support the new editor yet.

The main question is: are you missing a standard Jira function or one provided by an app? That should narrow things down pretty quickly.