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Is there a way to hide 'Attachments' when creating a new card?

Baden Brewer

When I create a new card the default settings are to show "Description / Attachments / Checklist / Comments / Activity" within the card.

Is there a way to remove/hide the "Attachments"?

I can delete checklists, but I don't want to see 'Attachments' (Circled in Red in this image).

Accepted answers

dhughes01

I can certainly understand the benefit of moving things around now and then to help expose functions and capabilities to those who may not realize they're available.

I also agree that it takes up an awful lot of space for those who just need to create a simple card with a title and checklist. Consider that if I want to make a simple checklist, I'm forced to ignore the description, attachments, comments, and activities sections with no way to hide/remove most of the sections. That's 80% of the modal filled with unused functionality.

I think an ideal compromise would be to leave it just the way it is by default, but to add a button under actions called "Edit Sections" that would let users show, hide, and change the order of sections (with an option to set the modified order as the default).

Thank you for your time and attention. Have a great rest of the week and thanks for all your hard work in creating such an awesome and useful tool!

Denise_hz02qr

Hi everyone!

Another update here: Due to the comments we've received, we've decided to remove the attachments section when there are no attachments on a card. That will make the view of the card back more compact again.

Cheers and thanks again to everyone who suggested alternate ways of how that view could be imroved!

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Jodi LeBlanc

I just did a test of my own and when I create a card it only shows comments as the default (not what you see in your photo attached) . I use Google chrome, what browser are you using?

Jodi LeBlanc

This is from desktop

Baden Brewer

I'm using Chrome on desktop.

Baden Brewer

I logged out and logged in with an old personal account and it's not adding 'Attachment'. I think it's safe to say that this is definitely account related... but both accounts are "Free".

I'm stumped.

Jodi LeBlanc

That's really strange! Let's see if other weight in on this thread with suggestions to try

Adam_n7vmz7

This has just happened to me. I've never added an attachment before; I attached my very first attachment to a board, and now every card of every board has the attachment (and larger than normal description) section.

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Stef

Could this be a card UI improvement of some sort? I'm using a Free personal account and all my boards have the Attachments section. I noticed it just today.

Adam_n7vmz7

It could well be. I presumed it was a bug seeing as though it is taking unnecessary space. Can't drag my checklist above it either which means I have to scroll down to see my checklist items.

Tiago

It is also happening to me. I see not only the attachments section, but also a bigger description field, which, if empty, takes a lot of space!

At least they should let us move the attachments section.

Denise_hz02qr

Hi all,

What you're seeing is a recent change to the look of the card back. There isn't currently a way to remove/hide the attachments section but I'll definitely let our team know that you'd like to see an option to minimize or remove this new card section.

Let me know in case you have any other comments on this and I'd be happy to pass them on to our team as well. Thanks!

Adam_n7vmz7

Hi Denise.

It would be great if the attachments section could be removed via an option.

The new description box also seems like a bad UX. Jodi's screenshot above (https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Trello-questions/Is-there-a-way-to-hide-Attachments-when-creating-a-new-card/qaq-p/776255#M5267) shows the old description box as a single line of text that expands when clicked. This is a much better use of space. When using a small notebook, the checklist section is off-screen due to the redundant sections above.

Tiago

I agree with Adam and cannot understand the logic behind those changes. Why take so much space with optional fields? What was wrong with the previous look (one line for empty description + no attachments section)?

Checklists is, to me, more important than description and attachments, but they were moved further down the screen.

Baden Brewer

Thanks for the response Denise.

Just curious what is the likelihood of something like this being changed? And if they do decide to add the option to hide/remove the attachment box, how long would it take to implement?

Rob Jackson_3wd8g8

Is there a way to hide attachments that have been archived? I'd like them to be visible when I expand the view but on cursory glance, only want to see live attachments?

dhughes01

I can certainly understand the benefit of moving things around now and then to help expose functions and capabilities to those who may not realize they're available.

Thank you for your time and attention. Have a great rest of the week and thanks for all your hard work in creating such an awesome and useful tool!

Denise_hz02qr

Hi everyone!

Cheers and thanks again to everyone who suggested alternate ways of how that view could be imroved!

Tiago

Thanks Denise!

Amanda Dominguez Ayala

Agreed! For example, for my OKR-tracking board (which is for my eyes only), my ideal would be to have the description up at the top, followed by checklists, then comments, and then attachments at the bottom (followed by the usual Activity feed). Having the ability to move the different sections around on each card (or even to have the option to set the order for a board all at once) would be great!

Meredith Boylan

+1 to being able to move sections around, at least. I would love for Checklists to be on top. Or maybe Description and then Checklist. I would prefer Attachments (even when I use them) to be *after* the Checklists.

This would make Trello perfect, in my eyes!

Lucas_z51kwl

+1.

Would like [image] attachments in Card however current 5-4 'see less' workflow is helpful but...

Answer 1:

Option to move Attachments to bottom of Card via handle or hamburger next to or instead of paperclip icon; add 'radio' onetouch button for execute/toggle.

Atlas is a mensch; tows the Titan line post-Titanomachy; singularly dedicated to the western edge of Gaia. Please bring it Jürgen @jurgenspangl , you can do it. Thank you.

unknown

I need just the same

Carol Rose

I rarely use the "attachments" to link cards. Instead, I copy the card, board, or google drive link and paste it in the relevant description, checklist item, or activity. I link cards the same way for parent/child and/or relevancy relationships. I, too, love a streamlined approach and with the enhanced checklists, it's really easy!

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