Checklist item creation doesn't seem to be logged in a Board activity

Question

Hi, it would be really useful, since we're using these items to collect bugs for tickets - and sometimes it's impossible to understand when some of these items were added (but it's important for us). It's strange, because checked/unchecked status is logged, for example.

HEMANT SAINI · Answer

Hi @Anton Zhuraulevich

You are right. Right now Trello only logs when a checklist item is checked or unchecked in the card activity. It does not log when the item itself is created or when the text is edited.

That makes it hard to audit when bugs were added to a checklist, which I agree is important for QA and triage.

A few workarounds people use today:

1. Power-Up like Card Aging or Butler
Set up a Butler rule that says when a checklist item is added to the card, post a comment with the item name and a timestamp. You can use the variable {checklistitemname} and {now}. That gives you a permanent log in the card activity.

2. Convert checklist items to cards
If traceability matters, use the Convert to card option on critical bugs. Card creation is always logged with a timestamp. You can then link it back to the parent ticket.

3. Third party add-ons
Power-Ups like Hello Epics or Corello track checklist history, including creation and edits. Some are paid but they give you a full audit trail.

There is an open feature request for this on the Trello public board. Worth adding your vote and use case here: trello.com slash b slash dJjIPKrA slash trello-feature-requests

Search for Checklist item creation history. More votes help Atlassian prioritize it.

For now Butler is the quickest fix if you already use it.

Oleksandr · Answer

Hi Anton,

For this use case, you can try Board Assistant: https://trello.com/power-ups/685016dd47b5654ae385bba6

It gives you two practical options:

Auto comments - enable logging for Checklists, so checklist item changes are written into the card comments.

Extended Activity Log - enable the extended log and filter actions by Checklists, so you can search and review checklist-related changes across the board.