Select a default location for created tasks on mobile
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Guy Mannerings
I just prefer to NOT have a default list.
In v2, you were not allowed to create a Task until you selected a List. This forced you to make sure the Task was organised properly. This is a huge benefit, as it means Tasks don't get lost.
Any automatically-chosen or default option means Tasks run the risk of getting lost of mis-placed.
So I would like the option to select NO default List, and it flag in red and note create the Task until I have chosen one, as per v2.
Joey
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Stop defaulting to Personal List on task creation
Guy Mannerings
Personal list is a really annoying list to default to because it's a black hole for tasks - you forget they are there because they are not accessible from most places in ClickUp and don't work the same as the rest of ClickUp. It's so easy to miss tasks within it.
So tasks just get lost there.
The previous version, where it wouldn't let you create a task until you selected a list, was much better, because if meant tasks were organised properly instead of accidentally going in to a list you never look at.
Burak Sarac
Easy fix: by default things go to personal list, create an automation to move it wherever you like to
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Konstantin D
Burak Sarac Great suggestion! Yours is, in fact, the best workaround I've found: to create an automation from within the Personal List to move any newly-created tasks there to another list of my choice.
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Christian Methfessel
What also clould be an excellent option on mobile:
Automatically select the "last used list" when creating new tasks.
Most of the times, this will fit quite well, as people tend to create several related entries one after the other.
Sven Zimmermann
Another similar post to fix this problem in general: https://feedback.clickup.com/feature-requests/p/default-list-for-newly-created-tasks
Joey
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Default Create Task Location
Chris Ball
On mobile app there is a default launch page option but there is not option to set a default option for the add Task Button.
This is to speed say adding to Personal List or a Triage list from a mobile phone to allow for organisation later once back at a laptop.
Joey
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Joey
How is this for requirements?
Add a 'Select default list' setting in the Create and menu, with a divider between this and the create and... options
When you tap on Select default list, open the location picker and have the user select a list
In the future, choose that list INSTEAD OF personal list whenever we would normally show personal list. Still favor the list that a user is on, if they are on a list. But whenever we select Personal List in the current logic, use this list instead
If the list is deleted or not found later, automatically remove the default list setting
When a list is selected, have an X to cancel it in the create and menu
Ensure that the default list is shown as the current location immediately upon opening the modal
Chris Ball
Joey This looks good. When trying to rapidly capture stuff on your phone on the go having to plough through spaces, folders and list can be a nightmare. Default list to capture on the go fast and focus on the content, then review later... Looks good
Joey
Hi! I made this for you. I am checking with the team right now on how hard it would be to add this to replace Personal List in your workflow.