Taskbuilder – Project Management & Task Management Tool With Kanban Board
Taskbuilder is an easy-to-use project and task management tool that helps teams organize work, track tasks, and improve productivity.
Safe pick
Yes — Taskbuilder is a safe, well-maintained plugin to use in 2026. It runs on 700+ sites, is rated 4.7/5 and was last updated 1 day ago, and scores 81/100 on our health check.
- Actively developed — last update 1 day ago
- Tested with the latest WordPress (7.1)
- Small user base (700+ active installs)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & supportDaily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Taskbuilder stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| project management | #4 |
| project manager | #17 |
| task management | #4 |
| task manager | #11 |
| team management | #19 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 from 7 reviews
About Taskbuilder
From the official readme · v6.0.7Description
Taskbuilder simplifies project management and task management with powerful features like a visual kanban board, custom fields, duplicate projects, calendar view, and due date reminders. It includes user groups, recurring tasks, overdue notifications, a built-in time tracker, Gantt charts, checklists, and email piping. With detailed dashboards and reporting, Taskbuilder helps teams stay organized and productive. It also integrates seamlessly with BuddyPress and WooCommerce for extended functionality.
Shortcodes :
[wppm_projects] - Manage projects from front-end.
[wppm_tasks] - Manage tasks from front-end.
[wppm_tasks_calendar] - Use Calendar on front-end(pro feature).
[wppm_tasks project ="insert project name here"]- If you want to display only selected project's task on page, you can add attribute as project name to tasks shortcode. It will only display tasks of selected project.
[wppm_public_projects_tasks] = Display public project's tasks from frontend.
[wppm_gantt_chart project ="insert project name here"]- You can access Gantt Chart from frontend. You have to give project name as parameter in shortcode (pro feature).
[wppm_group_projects] = To display BuddyPress group-associated projects on any frontend page. Supports filtering by Group ID [wppm_group_projects group_id="15"] or Group Name/Slug [wppm_group_projects group="group-name"] (pro feature).
[wppm_group_tasks] = Display tasks associated with BuddyPress groups on any frontend page. Supports filtering by Group ID [wppm_group_tasks group_id="15"]` or Group Name/Slug `[wppm_group_tasks group="group-name"](pro feature)`.
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🌟 Top Features
- Dashboard: Get a quick overview of projects, tasks, and team workload in one centralized place.
- Unlimited Projects: Create unlimited projects with no restrictions, even in the free version.
- Unlimited Tasks:Create unlimited tasks with no restrictions, even in the free version.
- Unlimited co-workers: There is no limit to add co-workers. You can create any number of co-workers so that you can divide your workload. You can use wordpress’s registered users as co-workers(manager, co-workers) or client.
- Free Subtasks: Create and manage subtasks for better task organization, and convert subtasks into standalone tasks — completely free.
- Client Access Mode: Add users with a client role to projects and tasks with controlled access.
- Team Collaboration: Work together with your team in real time.
- Task Comment Mentions: Mention team members directly in task comments using @mentions to notify and collaborate with the right people.
- Ajax functionality: Almost every functionality is Ajax based so that its operational speed is at its best.
- Manage Projects & Tasks From Front-end: There is no need to pay anything for manage projects and tasks from front-end.
- Checklist: Break big tasks into small ones, check things off the list, and watch that status bar go to 100% complete.
- File Attachments: Files can attached in comments.
- Responsive Design: It is designed to work on any possbile screen size so that you can operate anytime, anywhere. It is recommended to use full-width template for Project and Task page so that it will work smoothly.
- Kanban Board: Cards represent your tasks and have everything you need to get the job done. As you make progress, drag cards from list to list so that everyone knows the status of the task at hand.
- List View: You can manage tasks and project on list view.
- Filter: You can filter task and projects by Title,Project name, Status, Category, Priority,User Names.
- Advanced Filters: Quickly find the tasks you need using advanced filters such as Created By, Assigned User, Priority, Start Date, and End Date.
- Email Notifications: Customizable email notification templates available for you to customize as per your requirement. You can make use of macro tags for task & projects specific information which gets replaced dynamically.
- Global Notifications: Get notified when you are mentioned in a task comment or assigned a task.
- Custom Statuses: You can create unlimited custom statuses for projects and tasks.
- Custom Priorities: You can create unlimited custom priorities for tasks.
- Custom Categories: You can create unlimited custom categories for projects.
- Appearance Setting: Customizable Appearance to match up with your theme.
- Shortcode Attribute: Display selected project’s task on frontend. If you want to display only selected project’s task on page, you can add attribute as project name to tasks shortcode. It will only display tasks of selected project.For ex- add shortcode [wppm_tasks project =”insert project name here”] on page. It will only shows tasks of project which you added as a project parameter in task’s shortcode.
- Archive Tasks and Projects: Keep your workspace organized by archiving completed or inactive tasks and projects instead of permanently deleting them.
🙌 After reading this feature list, you can probably imagine Taskbuilder is the most advanced and powerful task & project management plugin in the market. Give Taskbuilder a try.
Premium Add-Ons :
- Calender – Get daily, weekly, or monthly view of task timelines with drag and drop feature. Filter them by Title,Project name, Status, Category, Priority,User Names if necessary.
- Email Piping – Email piping allows users to create tasks directly from their email inboxes. This will save a lot of time to visit your website every time, log in to their account, and then create a new task.
- Custom Fields – You can add Custom Field to the tasks and for projects. There are 5 types of custom fields you can create. i.e. Text, Number, Date, Dropdown, File Upload.
- Time Tracker – Time tracker tracks the exact time you spent on your tasks. Timer with start, stop feature for every task.
- Gantt Chart – Gantt Chart add-on effectively time manage your tasks and visualize upcoming deadlines for any project. Projects planners also use Gantt charts to maintain a bird’s eye view of projects.
- Duplicate Project – Duplicate Project add-on allows you to clone existing project and you will get same project with(tasks+checklists).
- Report – Report add-on allows you to create detail project progress reports for any project and customize which data should be shown in the report. You can then download report in PDF or CSV format.
- Buddypress – Buddypress Integration add-on allows you to create and manage projects,tasks in buddypress group on your own WordPress site.
- WooCommerce – WooCommerce Integration add-on automatically create task after order received. You can set order details in task description.
- Due Date Reminder – Due date reminder are super helpful for keeping your team on track to hit deadlines. Email notification will send to customer before due date of task.
- Usergroup – Using usergroup add-on you can assign group of users to project and those group assign to project can be assign to tasks of project.
- Recurrent Task – Recurrent Tasks add-on allow administrators to effortlessly schedule recurring tasks for routine tasks The system automatically generates these tasks at the defined times, providing a streamlined approach to essential and repetitive processes. With versatile recurrence periods, customizable scheduling options, and the ability to set start and end dates.
- Overdue Notifier – Overdue Notifier is a add-on that automatically sends email notifications when a task’s due date has passed and the task is not yet completed.
👨💻 DOCUMENTATION AND SUPPORT
Available Translations :
Available in below languages.
* Romanian
* French (France)
* German (Germany)
* German(formal)
* Turkey
* Portuguese (Brazil)
If you are a translator, you can get free access to all premium add-ons for a year in exchange for translating them into your language if it is not available already. We will renew the Premium subscription next year if you continue contributing to the translation. If interested, don’t hesitate to contact us via our support page.
Installation
This plugin is almost plug and play!
Modern Way:
- Go to the WordPress Dashboard “Add New Plugin” section.
- Search For “Taskbuilder”.
- Install, then Activate it.
Old Way:
- Upload
Taskbuilderto the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
Frequently asked questions
Q. Who can create projects?
A. Only Admin’s can create projects and edit them.
Q. Who can create tasks, checklist, comments?
A. Admins and every co-workers from a project can create these.
Q. Can every member see every project?
A. Only admins (administrator) can see all of them. Other user roles can only see their assigned projects.
Q. Can the plugin be extended?
A. Sure, lots of actions and filters are added by default and will add more of them.
Changelog
V 6.0.7(October 2,2026)
- New(Pro fearure): BuddyPress Group Projects shortcode [wppm_group_projects] to display group-associated projects on any frontend page. Supports filtering by Group ID [wppm_group_projects group_id=”15″] or Group Name/Slug [wppm_group_projects group=”group-name”].
- New(Pro fearure): BuddyPress Group Tasks shortcode
[wppm_group_tasks]to display tasks associated with groups on any frontend page. Supports filtering by Group ID[wppm_group_tasks group_id="15"]or Group Name/Slug[wppm_group_tasks group="group-name"]. Use[wppm_group_projects]and[wppm_group_tasks]together to create a centralized Group Projects & Tasks dashboard. - New(Pro fearure): Automatic BuddyPress Group Member Synchronization. Automatically adds new Group Members to associated Taskbuilder Projects and removes them when they leave the Group. Applies only to projects created with “Automatically add all group members as project users” enabled. Added setting under Taskbuilder → Settings → BuddyPress Integration → Removing members from a Group to control member removal synchronization.
- New(Pro fearure): Buddypress Integration group owner can create project.
- New(Pro fearure): You can select option while creating project to automatically assign all group member to project.
- New(Pro fearure): The Group Name has been added to the Task List table.
- New(Pro fearure): The Group Name has been added to the Project List table.
- New(Pro fearure): Group name in table redirected to associated group.
- New(Pro fearure): Group Tasks in Calendar. Display the BuddyPress Group name with the Task name for group-associated tasks, making it easier to identify the Group for each task.
V 6.0.6(September 17,2026)
- New: Added Subtasks – break a task down into child tasks with their own status and assignee, tracked separately from the main task list.
- New: Added a setting to show or hide Global Popup Notifications(Dashboard > Taskbuilder > Settings > General > Default Mention Notifications).
- New: Added Advanced Project Filters for easier project management and organization.
- New: Added an Appearance setting to customize the Project List header button color.
- Fix: Fixed a SQL injection vulnerability in task date filters.
- Fix: Fixed an issue where resetting filters in Archived Tasks displayed active tasks.
- Fix: Fixed Project Task Kanban filter reset issue.
- Fix: Fixed an issue where buttons were not displaying correctly in the Open Task view.
- Fix: Fixed a fatal error that occurred when the Timer add-on was deactivated.
V 6.0.5(August 26,2026)
- Improvement: Updated the Dashboard “View All” links to correctly redirect to Today’s Tasks, Upcoming Tasks etc. based on the selected section.
- Fix: Duplicate Project now correctly clones all tasks along with the project.
V 6.0.4(August 22,2026)
- Fix: Mention comment Notification not updated.
V 6.0.3(August 22,2026)
- Fixed Global Notification popup JavaScript 404 error.
- Fixed missing notification.js file in the plugin package.
V 6.0.2(August 21,2026)
- New: @Mentions in Task Comments – Mention users(Only user from current task’s project) in task comments using @username. Mentioned users will receive a notification in the global notification popup and an email notification. Assigned users will also receive task assignment notifications in the global notification popup. User can access task from link provided in notification.
- New: Advanced Task Filters — Quickly filter tasks by Created By, Assigned User, Priority, Start Date, and End Date.
- Improvement: Moved the Archived Projects submenu to the Project List. You can now access and manage archived projects directly from the Project List instead of using a separate menu.
- Improvement: Renamed the default task list view option from “Card View” to “Kanban View” in General Settings.
- Improvement: Added Create Project, Project List, and Archive Project buttons to the Project List for easier project management.
- Fix: Resolved a fatal error caused by duplicate filter names between the Recurrent Task and Custom Fields add-ons, which prevented projects from being created.
- Fix: Fixed an issue where tasks from archived projects could not be searched in the task list.
- Fix: Fixed a function name conflict between the Calendar add-on and another add-on that prevented the Calendar menu from being accessible.
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Taskbuilder: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 3, 2026
Is Taskbuilder free?
Yes. Taskbuilder is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Taskbuilder safe to use in 2026?
Yes — Taskbuilder is a safe, well-maintained plugin to use in 2026. It runs on 700+ sites, is rated 4.7/5 and was last updated 1 day ago, and scores 81/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Taskbuilder?
Taskbuilder is active on 700+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 45,306 times since it launched in October 2021. It was downloaded 1,545 times in the last 30 days.
Does Taskbuilder work with WordPress 7.1?
Yes. The developer has tested Taskbuilder up to WordPress 7.1.2, the latest release. It requires WordPress 5.6 or newer.
What PHP version does Taskbuilder need?
Taskbuilder requires PHP 7.4 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Taskbuilder last updated?
The latest version, 6.0.7, was released on October 2, 2026 (1 day ago).
Who makes Taskbuilder?
Taskbuilder is developed and maintained by taskbuilder.
What are the best alternatives to Taskbuilder?
The most popular alternatives to Taskbuilder are FluentBoards (6K+ installs), Project Manager (5K+ installs) and UpStream: a Project Managem… (500+ installs).
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