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If you're moving to a newer version of Kanban, you might want to look at Migration to newer versions for more info.

Version 1.7.0​

Released October 14, 2025

Review of release on the blog

Salesforce Integration​

From v1.7, JavaScript Kanban can now be used inside Salesforce. Check out this guide for more details: Integration with Salesforce.

There's also a GitHub example and an Online demo (Login: user, Password: demo).

New API​

Updates​

  • Methods​

    • The on internal method now supports config.tag and config.intercept parameters
    • The intercept internal method now supports config.tag and config.intercept parameters

  • Properties​

Removed API​

  • The editorAutoSave property is gone. You can use editor.autoSave instead

  • The dragItemsCoords and dropAreasCoords parameters are no longer in the start-drag-card

Fixes​

  • If someone uploads a batch of files or several large files, the form might update before everything is fully uploaded, and the card data sent to the server is off
  • File size only shows up for newly loaded files
  • Year and month fields don't update after clicking Done in the editor
  • When the comment textarea expands, it pushes the button out of the clickable area
  • There's a script error if you open a card that's linked to a deleted card

Version 1.6.5​

Released July 14, 2025

Fixes​

  • Setting disabled: true on menu items wasn't working
  • Adding a row to Kanban with no row structure didn't show row headers

Version 1.6.4​

Released June 12, 2025

Fixes​

  • Cards would disappear when added to columns/rows that got removed and then brought back
  • Locale labels were missing for uploader list buttons
  • Commercial version packages were missing readmes

Version 1.6.3​

Released April 8, 2025

Fixes​

  • Limits were applying to the whole column in the wrong way
  • Moving a card after closing the modal editor caused an error
  • Deletion confirmation popped up under the modal editor
  • The toolbar "more" icon would flicker during slow window resizing
  • The delete-card event always closed the editor
  • Couldn't open the editor if the priority was set to an ID not in the options

Version 1.6.2​

Released February 14, 2025

Fixes​

  • Trial package had the wrong expiration date
  • There was a warning during drag and drop on touch devices
  • Setting readonly add: false didn't remove the Add option from the column menu
  • Editor didn't show up for cards with number IDs as strings
  • Package had an outdated link to samples
  • Column scroll with lazy rendering had drag and drop glitches
  • The setConfig() method didn't update the fixed state of column headers

Version 1.6.1​

Released November 29, 2024

Fixes​

  • Toolbar's "more" icon was misaligned on narrow screens
  • RestDataProvider ignored headers set via setHeaders()
  • Calling RestDataProvider.getIDResolver gave a "not a function" error

Version 1.6​

Released November 13, 2024

Review of release on the blog

New functionality​

Updates​

  • Properties​

    • cardShape now has users.maxCount and votes.clickable
    • columnShape now has headerTemplate and collapsedTemplate
    • editor now has placement
    • items for Toolbar search now has searchResult

  • Events​

  • Methods​

    • The setConfig() method now:

      • Doesn't affect history (history can't be changed)
      • Doesn't destroy the Kanban datastore, so event listeners and Toolbar stay attached

    • setLocale() also keeps the Kanban datastore intact, so Toolbar and listeners stay as they are

    • The api parameter for Toolbar's setLocale() is now deprecated

Fixes​

  • If you're editing a comment and remove it, the textarea for new comments disappears
  • Missing localization strings are now included
  • Drag-and-drop didn't work when using scrollType: "column" with renderType: "lazy"
  • Couldn't close the editor with the close icon
  • In the Willow skin, the right part of the editor matched the progress bar background color

Version 1.5.13​

Released September 12, 2024

Fixes​

  • "Make cover" button didn't show up if the file extension was uppercase
  • Clicking a disabled Multiselect control caused an error
  • Scrolling after calling addCard() would throw an error with column scroll and lazy rendering
  • No comments were saved as "" instead of []
  • Editor styles could be overridden by global styles with a non-unique class selector. See migration section

Version 1.5.12​

Released May 2, 2024

Fixes​

  • Intercept regression: returning false didn't stop inner events
  • Disabled files could still be uploaded

Version 1.5.11​

Released March 25, 2024

Fixes​

  • Kanban CSS variables for the Dark willow skin were missing for Toolbar and Portals
  • Changes to comments and votes weren't saved to form values when autosave was off
  • Custom column submenu got null in the onClick function argument
  • Couldn't set editable mode for Datepickers in Editor
  • Console warnings showed up in Kanban examples

Version 1.5.10​

Released February 29, 2024

Fixes​

  • npm server had a broken build
  • Added the select parameter to the duplicate-card event and duplicateCard() method
  • Comment field styles in the Kanban editor were off

Version 1.5.9​

Released February 20, 2024

Fixes​

  • Kanban was affecting styles of other widgets
  • Custom column submenu items with disabled: true were still clickable
  • Couldn't set a custom upload function for the Uploader control

Version 1.5.8​

Released November 28, 2023

Fixes​

  • The currentUser TS definition was missing in the IKanbanConfig type

Version 1.5.7​

Released November 14, 2023

Updates​

Fixes​

  • disabled: true didn't work for card menu items
  • Console warnings appeared in Kanban examples
  • Couldn't reset task priority
  • Drop-down controls in the Kanban editor didn't close when clicking outside

Version 1.5.6​

Released September 13, 2023

Updates​

  • You can now import the component as an ES module

Fixes​

  • Regression in npm packages

Version 1.5.4​

Released August 9, 2023

Fixes​

  • Files uploaded earlier stuck around in the form after switching to another card
  • File upload via drag-and-drop wasn't working
  • Cards could be unexpectedly deleted if the Delete key was pressed while the form was open
  • The "Search in" dropdown went blank after selecting a card through search
  • Added links weren't deleted on the backend when undoing the add-link operation

Version 1.5.1​

Fixes​

  • TypeScript definitions are now generated properly

Version 1.5​

Released June 15, 2023

Review of release on the blog

New functionality​

  • It's now possible to set and remove links between cards on the fly
  • Links between cards can be managed on the server
  • Column headers can be fixed (example)

New API​

Updates​

Fixes​

  • Links couldn't be parsed, exported, or serialized at runtime
  • Creating the comments section failed if users weren't activated
  • Links in store would change the original data and not save right
  • Lazy rendering messed up styles for collapsed columns' hover area
  • Cards moved to new columns disappeared
  • Textarea for a new comment stayed open when editing started

Version 1.4.2​

Released April 13, 2023

Fixes​

  • Backend ID wasn't saved to local card/column/row data after adding
  • Missing TS definitions are now included
  • Dark skin styles were leaking

Version 1.4.1​

Released March 29, 2023

Fixes​

  • Sorting wasn't preserved as expected
  • Disabling a context menu through cardShape, columnShape, or rowShape didn't work right
  • Adding links in the editor without providing links in data caused issues
  • The menu on a column could be the same as on a card, or not show up at all
  • Dragging two tasks instead of one

Version 1.4​

Released March 21, 2023

Review of release on the blog

New functionality​

New API​

Updates​

Deprecated API​

  • Properties​

    • The label in menu item objects in cardShape.menu.items, columnShape.menu.items, and rowShape.menu.items is now deprecated

Fixes​

  • Menu position was off when Kanban was inside a container with margins
  • Collapsed columns were in the wrong place if you set a custom column width
  • Dropping a card into a collapsed column made it disappear
  • Collapsed columns were in the wrong place if you set a custom column width
  • In swimlanes, the card context menu was covered by the editing panel, so you couldn't delete the card

Version 1.3​

Released September 29, 2022

Review of release on the blog

New functionality​

  • Cards can be duplicated using API, a context menu (3 dots icon), or Ctrl (Command) + D shortcuts (multiple cards can be duplicated at once)
  • Kanban data can be exported to a JSON file
  • Kanban history can be managed:
    • With Undo and Redo controls on the Toolbar
    • With shortcuts:
      • Ctrl (Command)+Z - undo
      • Ctrl (Command)+Y or Ctrl (Command)+Shift+Z - redo
    • Using API

New API​

Deprecated API​

Updates​

Version 1.2.2​

Released August 30, 2022

Fixes​

  • Some icons were duplicated in menu and toolbar

Version 1.2.1​

Released July 28, 2022

Fixes​​

  • The cardHeight property didn't work with scrollType:"column"
  • Uploader didn't show uploaded files in the card editor
  • Localization didn't work for "combo" and "progress" fields in the card editor

Version 1.2​

Released June 29, 2022

Review of release on the blog

New functionality​

  • New cards can be added via a column menu (example)
  • Lazy rendering is available (example)
  • Columns can be scrolled separately (example)
  • Kanban scrolls to newly created cards, columns, and rows (API and UI) (example)
  • Cards can be sorted (API and UI) (example)

New API​

Updates​

Common​

Fixes​

  • Binding cards to swimlanes using rowKey didn't work right
  • Clicking the card menu opened the editor
  • Dragging several cards didn't work right
  • Editing cards with select: false (readonly config.md) was broken
  • Selecting newly added cards with addCard() didn't work as expected
  • The label: false and menu: false parameters in cardShape didn't behave correctly

Version 1.1.1​

Released February 28, 2022

Review of release on the blog

Fixes​

  • Custom editor field didn't work unless it was defined in cardShape config
  • Selecting the right card from the search bar dropdown menu

Version 1.1​

Released February 15, 2022

Review of release on the blog

New functionality​

  • Columns can be collapsed/expanded using an arrow next to the label
  • Columns and swimlanes can have a card limit
  • Columns can be moved via the context menu (3 dots icon)
  • Rows can be moved via the context menu (3 dots icon)
  • Multiple cards in a column can be selected using Shift + click
  • TypeScript definitions for Kanban are now available

New API​

Updates​

Properties​

  • cards is now optional

  • columns is now optional and has:

    • collapsed
    • limit
    • strictLimit

  • The color parameter in cardShape has been updated

Methods​

Events​

Version 1.0​

Released November 23, 2021

Review of release on the blog

Initial functionality​

  • Cards can be managed in these ways:

    • add new cards
    • select cards (including multiselection)
    • delete cards
    • search for cards
    • reorder cards by dragging to another column or row
    • edit card data in the editor:
      • label
      • description
      • progress
      • start date
      • end date
      • color
      • priority
      • attachments (files and pictures)
      • custom fields

  • Columns and rows can be managed like this:

    • add new columns and rows
    • delete columns and rows
    • rename columns and rows
    • collapse/expand rows

  • Localization

  • Integration with backend (Go and Node)

  • Works in all major browsers

  • Supports touch devices