Color Coding Date Custom Fields

[Jacob Cane]

How can I set date custom fields to automatically display a color code depending on the date status?  The goal is to create a custom date field that will display as pink or red (or another color) when overdue in a similar way to how due dates show up pink or red when overdue.

[Allen -Amazing PowerUps-]

If you don't need all the advanced capabilities of custom fields (butler integration), you could try Amazing Fields.  (https://trello.com/power-ups/60e068efb294647187bbe4f5)  It allows customizing the display of dates based upon various rules.

[Carlos Garcia Navarro]

Hi @Jacob Cane ,

You can't change the color of a custom field, but you can change the color of the card based on a date field.

You can check details here (look for configuring card colors)-  https://support.atlassian.com/jira-software-cloud/docs/customize-cards/

You can also check if there is an app in the Markeplace that could address your use case: https://marketplace.atlassian.com/

[Jacob Cane]

Thanks for the answer, but these instructions appear to be for Jira.  Is there a way to change the color of a card based on a custom date field in Trello?

[Carlos Garcia Navarro]

Oops, sorry Jacob, you're right.

It seems that it's not possible to fully customize this with Trello. This post covers a similar question:

https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Trello-questions/Due-date-warning-colours/qaq-p/633404

And this article describes the color changes and alerts in Trello based on due dates:

https://blog.trello.com/custom-due-date-reminders

• Light grey: The card is due more than 24 hours in the future
• Yellow: It's within 24 hours of being due
• Red: The card is due and will remain red for 24 hours
• Light pink: Oh no, it's past due
• Green: Congrats! It's complete!

(Now you can also set due dates reminder at these intervals, if it helps:

• None
• At Time of Due Date
• 5 Minutes Before
• 10 Minutes Before
• 15 Minutes Before
• 1 Hour Before
• 2 Hours Before
• 1 Day Before
• 2 Days Before )