How do I add a check box to the description area of a jira project?

[ray.b]

I'm looking to add check box action items in the description of a JIRA Project ticket.

[MattTYXM]

You can switch to the source view and add HTML

<ul style="list-style-type: none">
<li>
<label style="word-wrap:break-word" for="ac-1"><input style="vertical-align:middle" type="checkbox" id="ac-1" name="ac-1" />Acceptance Criteria 1</label>
</li>
<li>
<label style="word-wrap:break-word" for="ac-2"><input style="vertical-align:middle" type="checkbox" id="ac-2" name="ac-2" />Acceptance Criteria 2</label>
</li>
<li>
<label style="word-wrap:break-word" for="ac-3"><input style="vertical-align:middle" type="checkbox" id="ac-3" name="ac-3" />Acceptance Criteria 3</label>
</li>
<li>
<label style="word-wrap:break-word" for="ac-4"><input style="vertical-align:middle" type="checkbox" id="ac-4" name="ac-4" />Acceptance Criteria 4</label>
</li>
</ul>

[Avinash Bhagawati {Appfire}]

Hi @ray.b ,

By native functionality you will not be able to add check boxes in description field. However you can use Issue Checklist Pro or Smart Checklist  for Jira enterprise in order to define acceptance criteria ,To-do list for your software projects.

https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1213231/issue-checklist-pro?hosting=cloud&tab=overview&_ga=2.235653633.1021060663.1581306926-1560727921.1571396603

https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1216451/smart-checklist-for-jira-enterprise?hosting=cloud&tab=overview&_ga=2.159631421.1021060663.1581306926-1560727921.1571396603

Thanks,

Avinash

[Jack Hunter [HeroCoders]]

Hi @ray.b 

If you don't want to pay, you can try Issue Checklist Free which is a free sibling of Issue Checklist Pro 🏆 . 

Cheers,
Jack

[ColinB]

Hi Jack,

What with economies suffering due to the global pandemic, everyone's fighting for money they hope to get in the next financial year. So getting any add-ons is a big ask. Is there any chance Issue Checklist Free could be adapted for Server as well as cloud?

Warm regards

Colin

[Jack Hunter [HeroCoders]]

Hi @ColinB,

We should be able to answer that question in 2-3 months.

Cheers,
Jack 

[Mark Haller]

I've got exactly the same question here, @ColinB :-)  I'm on server and would love to try this out on Server as trial, then free.  If it's working, I'd very likely pay anyway after that.

Could 2-3 months be switched to "days" at all? :-)  @Jack Hunter [HeroCoders] 

[Sebastian Brudziński]

@Mark Hallerthere are existing checklists apps available for server already. You can trial them for free for up to 6 months - that should be long enough for everyone to make a decision :)

You can take a look at our Multiple Checklists for Jira or other checklists available on server.

Best,
Sebastian

[Christopher Lindsey]

@Jack Hunter [HeroCoders] Do you know anything new about adopting Issue Checklist Free for the Server version of Jira?

Thanks,

Chris

[Jack Hunter [HeroCoders]]

We probably need another ~2 months to make a decision.

[Jack Hunter [HeroCoders]]

Hi, 

Since Atlassian announced the end of life for the Server offering, we won't work on the Server version. 

However, it is still to be decided about the Data Center. 

Cheers,
Jack

[Lucy Gwilliam]

If you haven't already, you can vote for the feature here: https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRASERVER-47605 

[Joe Pitt]

If you're a JIRA admin you can add a custom checkbox field to the ticket type. 

[ray.b]

Can you please provide steps to doing this?

[Joe Pitt]

Here is a link to the documentation

https://confluence.atlassian.com/adminjiraserver/adding-a-custom-field-938847222.html 

[Mark Haller]

The problem with this it the checkbox items are saved with the field when it's created.

So if you've got a ticket that a developer is populating with a list of actions to be done, which are unique to that ticket, you can't do it.

e.g. https://i.imgur.com/DyILW7n.png

That's what I want to do!  It seems so simple.  Extend the rich text field type to allow checkbox as a formatting option - just like in Confluence page editing, you can just slap a checkbox in anywhere.

[Matt Jonas]

@Mark Haller Agreed. This has been around in GitHub for ages. It's mind-boggling that Atlassian hasn't implemented this yet.

[Deleted user]

Agreed. The issue description field claims to support markdown, yet the valid markdown checkbox syntax is not available in Jira.

[george]

Agreed - Atlassian has already cross-pollinated so much between Jira and Confluence, please do checkboxes as well!

[TomR]

also Trello, another Atlassian product, has reusable checkbox lists that can be inserted in the tasks description field....

[Rocha, Felipe]

It is just too easy right?

[Marc Isikoff]

I'm trying to just have a checkmark in front of an SLA met smart value so in a gadget where some rows will show SLA time left, SLA Met because it's not a time value, but just a text statement could use a good old fashioned check mark in front.

However, like many large companies, we use Server version in our own cloud and our expectations that Atlassian will support this are close to nil (which is the same chance we will move to Atlassian's cloud).