Creating & Managing Boards

Creating & Managing Boards

Each Jira space can have multiple BetterBoard boards. You might have one for daily standups, one for sprint planning, and a private one for your personal view — all within the same space.

Creating a board

  1. Open BetterBoard in any Jira space
  2. Click the board name in the top-left switcher to open the board list
  3. Click New board
  4. Enter a name and choose visibility (Shared or Private)
  5. Click Create — the board opens immediately with default settings

The new board inherits no settings from existing boards. Start fresh or jump to Settings to configure columns, display fields, and filters.

The board switcher

The board switcher (top left) lists all boards available to you in the current space — both your private boards and all shared boards.

  • Shared boards are visible to everyone with space access
  • Private boards show only to you
  • Drag boards in the switcher to reorder them

Click any board in the switcher to navigate to it instantly.

Renaming a board

  1. Open the board switcher
  2. Hover over the board you want to rename
  3. Click the Edit (pencil) icon that appears to the right
  4. Type the new name and press Enter

Board names are visible to everyone who can see the board. Choose names that clearly describe the board's purpose — for example, "Sprint board (current)" or "Triage queue — unassigned".

You can also rename a board from anywhere using the command palette — press ⌘K (or Ctrl+K) and search for "Rename board". See Keyboard Shortcuts for more.

Duplicating a board

BetterBoard doesn't have a dedicated duplicate button, but you can create a copy by saving your current board's configuration as a new board:

  1. Open the board you want to copy
  2. Make any configuration changes in Display settings (or leave them as-is to get an exact copy)
  3. Click the dropdown arrow on the right side of the Save button
  4. Choose Save as a new board
  5. Enter a name and choose visibility for the new board

The new board is fully independent — changes to it don't affect the original.

Deleting a board

  1. Open the board switcher
  2. Hover over the board you want to delete
  3. Click the Delete (trash) icon that appears to the right
  4. Confirm deletion
Deleting a board is permanent. The board configuration (columns, fields, filters) is removed. Jira work items themselves are not affected.

Board limits

There is no hard limit on the number of boards per space. Boards work great with up to 1,000 work items — after that you may notice longer loading times. In practice, teams find that 3–5 boards per space covers most workflows without creating confusion.

Common board setups that work well:

  • Team standup — shared, grouped by assignee, filtered to current sprint
  • Sprint planning — shared, grouped by status, no filter (shows the full backlog)
  • My work — private, filtered to "Assignee is Me", grouped by priority
  • Triage queue — shared, filtered to unassigned work items, sorted by creation date