Counting Trello cards

[Sally duncan]

Hi, Is there an easy way to have a count of the number of cards in each list.  I'd like to display this in the list heading if possible - or in a card placed at the top of this list.  Would be great to havethat automatically updated when a ne wcard is created by could also be ok if we had to manually generate somehow.

[Mike · Accepted solution]

Hi Sally,

This is not natively possible in Trello, but Milt's workaround is a good one. Activating any filter (including with the 'Q' shortcut key) will temporarily show you a count of all cards in each list, but this isn't persistent and won't remain there permanently.

For that, you'd need to add a third-party Chrome extension, such as this one: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/original-card-counter-for/ggamggchfpnmhmkeicjgpedgjcllcefp?hl=en

These are built and maintained by third parties, but can add a great deal of functionality to Trello!

[daniel mccrobie]

Great answer but my admin has blocked this extension.  Any other ideas?

[Marc Isikoff]

"This is not natively possible in Trello" = Failure to produce minimally viable product. Totals are required in all Kanban like boards.

Will seek out more reliable provider.

[Leeland Miller]

But .length() has been a basic method in programming since the dawn of time.

How is this seemingly trivial feature of displaying a list's length not natively possible?

[Daniel Tan]

any that can count cards with specific labels?

[Jeffrey Kemp]

These card counter extensions are no longer working.

Trello itself does not provide any viable alternative - I just want it to show the number of cards at the top of each list.

Surely this must be basic functionality if a simple extension used to be able to do it.

The workarounds involve other powerups which require manually adding other cards or manually editing every single list to add a "limit" option which is not practical.

[Bruno Gomes Leal]

I find it ridiculous that a simple function like this isn't natively available in Trello, and they even make it challenging for extensions to provide this functionality. It's simply unbelievable

[Zoltan Komives]

Totally. I would have though Trello was a mature product by now... :(

[Jason Yu]

Sad to see this is still not a thing in 2024

[Rebeca Furtado]

Thank you, Mike. 

I was looking for a quick way to see the count of cards per lists and by pressing Q did the trick for me. 

[Deleted user]

I'm new, as well. Learned this only today:

Show Menu / Filter Cards /

In the search field, enter an asterisk (*).

[James Hough]

That is perfect - thank you!

[nestorgamaliel]

Perfect!, that was great!

But in my version says "Search"

Muchas gracias

[tross]

I was using the filter method, but love this as it still shows all cards -- Thank you!

[shilpa kalanjee]

Hi I tried this on the iPad but it doesn’t happen - no totals on lists and no cards seen. Please suggest an option without adding extensions or paid for power ups 

thanks 

[tross]

Shilpa be sure you type just an asterisk * not (*).

[tross]

The Asterisk works in the Filter - Search not on the main screen as it had.  Thanks for bringing this to my attention..

[Deleted user]

I did find another workaround by using a Powerup - List Limits. I added this and had the limit set to a higher number. So I can always see the card count! It is really useful and stays always like we have in Jira. 

[mindydc88]

works like a charm, thank you! 

[tross]

The "*" in the filter field still works for me

[Ave Horowitz]

I use the Chrome card counter extension. It does the tick fast and easy. 

[Badim]

As of this date - they removed option to set limit to 0. 

Was hand to mark rows that need to be done in first order.