QuickTasker
Task management plugin designed to help you organize your projects, streamline workflows, and get tasks done efficiently.
Solid choice
QuickTasker is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. Is rated 5/5 and was last updated 1 month ago, and scores 62/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (<10 active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
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Daily downloads
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Rankings
Where QuickTasker stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| kanban board | #34 |
| project management | >100 |
| task board | #43 |
| task management | >100 |
| task manager | >100 |
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews
About QuickTasker
From the official readme · v1.59.1Description
QuickTasker is an open source kanban-style task management plugin for WordPress. Organize work into boards and stages, collaborate with WordPress users or dedicated QuickTasker users, and extend your workflow with automations, webhooks, and an API.
Organize your work
- Create boards with multiple stages and move tasks between them to track progress.
- Categorize and prioritize work with labels.
- Capture additional task data with custom fields.
- Highlight tasks with colors and set due dates.
- View board overview with task stats and charts.
- Archive completed tasks to keep boards focused.
Collaborate with your team
- Grant board access to existing WordPress users, or invite dedicated QuickTasker users who manage their tasks through a built-in front-end page.
- Control what each user can do with per-user permissions.
- Assign tasks to users.
- Let users review tasks they created or were assigned on a personal “My Tasks” page.
- Leave private (team-only) or public comments on tasks and users.
- Keep users informed with board notifications.
- Attach files to tasks.
- Track QuickTasker user sessions to monitor activity.
- Review logs of changes across the plugin.
Extend and integrate
- Automate repetitive work with board automations.
- Send task events to external services via webhooks.
- Access your data programmatically with API tokens.
- Collect tasks from visitors with a public task form Gutenberg block.
- Import boards from other task management tools or QuickTasker installations.
- Export tasks to PDF or boards to JSON.
Installation
- Install QuickTasker either via the WordPress.org plugin directory, or by uploading the files to your server.
- Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
Changelog
1.59.1
- Updated third-party libraries to address security advisories.
1.59.0
- Read and post task comments directly from the My Tasks page.
1.58.0
- Improved log messages to be more readable.
- Added more filtering options and a Board column to the Logs page.
- Added spam protection for the tasks app that rate limits QuickTasker users and auto-bans repeat offenders.
- Various security improvements across user sessions, file uploads, custom styles, exports and custom fields.
- Reworked the tasks app Notifications page with clickable cards, filter and date-range controls.
1.57.0
- Improved mobile experience across admin pages.
- Reorganized the user details view with separate tabs for details and comments.
- Moved user activity logs into their own window for easier viewing.
- Fixed an issue where a user’s activity log could show entries from an unrelated user.
1.56.0
- Added a “My Tasks” admin page that lists tasks the current user created and tasks assigned to them, gated by a new “Access to My Tasks page” capability.
- Added per-board toggles in board settings to enable or disable log generation for automations, webhooks and API tokens independently.
- Split the task modal into Task and Comments tabs so comments use the full modal width.
- Moved task logs out of the task modal into a dedicated logs modal.
- UI polish across log modals, the user assignment dropdown and the notifications header.
1.55.0
- Added a Public Task Form Gutenberg block that lets visitors submit tasks to a selected board from any page.
- Fixed an issue where the automation, webhook and API token logs modals showed no entries.
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FAQ
QuickTasker: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 3, 2026
Is QuickTasker free?
Yes. QuickTasker is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is QuickTasker safe to use in 2026?
QuickTasker is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. Is rated 5/5 and was last updated 1 month ago, and scores 62/100 on our health check.
How many websites use QuickTasker?
QuickTasker is active on <10 WordPress websites and has been downloaded 3,758 times since it launched in October 2024. It was downloaded 134 times in the last 30 days.
Does QuickTasker work with WordPress 7.1?
QuickTasker is officially tested up to WordPress 7.0.6, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does QuickTasker need?
QuickTasker requires PHP 7.2.28 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was QuickTasker last updated?
The latest version, 1.59.1, was released on August 28, 2026 (1 month ago).
Who makes QuickTasker?
QuickTasker is developed and maintained by Siim Kirjanen.
What are the best alternatives to QuickTasker?
The most popular alternatives to QuickTasker are PublishPress Planner (6K+ installs), GemBoards (20+ installs) and Alba Board (<10 installs).
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