Hey everyone, I’m Eoin, a Product Manager on Jira. I’m excited to announce that card covers have come to the board view of all project types. Card covers allow you to visually enhance your workflow by adding images directly to your cards on the board view, making it easier to identify, organize, and prioritize your work at a glance. They help you group tasks in a more visual way and bring a little more personality to your work!
Simply upload an image or select an image you’ve already uploaded as an attachment to display as the card cover and bring your board view to life!
To add or change an issue’s cover image on the board on a company-managed Software project or a Business project:
Hover over an issue.
Select ••• (more) on the issue.
Select Edit cover image.
Upload an image or select an image you’ve already uploaded as an attachment.
Once you upload an image as a cover image, it will also become an attachment to the issue.
Note on team-managed Software projects, you can add images as card covers through the Attachments panel within the issue view.
Customize your personal view of the entire board by showing or hiding all cover images:
On the board, select View settings.
Select or de-select Cover images.
Note on team-managed Software projects, this is a project setting rather than a user level setting.
One of my favourite examples of card covers is within a content creation process, where card covers feature thumbnails of images. This allows team members to quickly identify tasks related to specific pieces of content, like social media posts, ad creatives, or product visuals, without having to open each card.
Create cards for each content idea: Instagram post, Facebook ad, etc.
Card covers feature thumbnails of initial concepts or rough drafts (sketches, color palettes, mood boards) to quickly distinguish between the different content ideas.
As tasks move to the development phase, the card covers are updated with in-progress visuals. For instance, an Instagram card might show the edited image or design layout, while a YouTube video card could display a still shot from the video shoot.
This visual cue allows team members to see the status and content type at a glance, without having to open each card.
Cards are moved to the "Review" column on the board. Card covers display the final version of each piece of content, making it easy for stakeholders to provide feedback on specific visuals.
The team can leave comments for final approval.
This workflow can help streamline team collaboration, enhance visual clarity, and speed up task recognition, especially when working with complex or large projects.
Please share how you are using card covers in the comments below!
Also please let us know if you encounter any performance issues, on loading or on scrolling for example. As mentioned above, it's possible to turn Card covers off if needed.
Thanks!
Eoin
Senior Product Manager
Atlassian
Sydney
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