Epic Cards for Trello
Epic Cards by Screenful is a Trello Power-Up that allows grouping cards into larger bodies of work (epics). As cards are completed, the progress of the work is shown in the epic card. Get the power to manage and track work on a high level. Organize your work across all of your boards!
Organize work across all Trello boards
Step 1: Add the Power-Up to your board
You can activate this add-on from the Power‑Ups section in the Trello menu. Just go to the IT & Project Management category, scroll down to Epic Cards by Screenful and add it to your board by clicking the Add button.
Step 2: Select lists
Select the lists (i.e. columns in your Trello board) that you want to keep your epics in. Whenever a card is added to that list, it becomes an epic. Select the tasks done list. This is the column where cards are moved once they are completed.
Step 3: Create epics
Creating an epic is as easy as creating or moving a card to a list in your Trello board. Every card that sits on an epic list is automatically made an epic, and other cards can be assigned to it.
Step 4: Assign tasks
Every card that is not an epic has a menu that allows assigning it to an epic. The list contains the names of the cards in your epic lists. To assign a card to an epic, simply select the epic from the menu.
Step 5: Track the progress of your epics
Inside the epic card, you'll see a list of tasks assigned to that epic. Clicking the name of the task brings you to the task card. You can get back to the list by clicking the epic name in the task card. This is a great way to connect your various boards together through epics!
Power-Ups Bundle Pricing
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Monthly
$14.90
/month
Unlimited users
Unlimited boards
Unlimited epics
Unlimited priorities
Unlimited card sizes
Unlimited dependencies
Annual
Save $78 / year
$99
/year
Unlimited users
Unlimited boards
Unlimited epics
Unlimited priorities
Unlimited card sizes
Unlimited dependencies
FAQ
Common questions
How should I structure my boards when working with multiple teams/projects?
Here’s a blog post that describes some options for structuring your boards when using the Power-Up on the multi-board setup.
How do I create an epic?
You can create an epic by adding a card into a list of your Trello board. Your epic cards sit on a specified list and all the cards added to that list become epics.
How do I add a task to an epic?
You can add any of the cards in your Trello board to an epic by clicking the Add to epic link on the top of the card. The menu contains the names of the cards that have been added to the epics list.
How do I complete a task?
You can complete a task by moving the task card to the list that is selected to be the task done list. Once a task is completed, it will be shown under the done tab in the epic card and the progress bar is updated accordingly.
How do I complete an epic?
You can complete an epic by clicking Complete epic link in the epic card. Once an epic is completed, individual cards can no longer be assigned to it.
Do Epics work across multiple Trello boards?
Yes, epics are shared across each Trello board within the workspace that has the Power-up activated. That means that you can add a card to an epic that sits on another board. When you move a card from one board to another, the epic association remains.
How are the task lists ordered in the epic cards?
The Open list is ordered according to the time the cards were added to the epic. The most recently added card is shown first in the list. If you want to move a task to the top of the list, just reassign it to the epic.
Why my epics are not shared between my boards?
Epics are shared only between boards that belong to the same Trello workspace so make sure that all the boards that you want to share with are in the same workspace. Also, sharing must be enabled in the Power-Up settings on each of those boards.
Troubleshooting
Check your internet connection
The Power-Up needs an internet connection to work. If your connection is interrupted or slow, the Power-Up may appear to be working, but it may not be able to update data on your boards. The Power-Up may not recover automatically if you regain the connection after an interruption.
Reload the page
If your internet connection has been interrupted or slow, that may have an effect on the Power-Up functionality. Once you regain connection, the Power-Up may not recover automatically. Reload the page (Trello board) to make sure that the Power-Up has recovered from interruption.
Try reauthorising the Power-Up
- Click on the Power-Up in Trello main menu.
- Select Remove Personal Settings.
- Click Clear Data (removes the auth token only).
- Click Board button and authorize the Power-UP.