Counting Trello cards
Asked by Sally duncan:

Hi, Is there an easy way to have a count of the number of cards in each list. I'd like to display this in the list heading if possible - or in a card placed at the top of this list. Would be great to havethat automatically updated when a ne wcard is created by could also be ok if we had to manually generate somehow.


Answers:
author: Mike
body: Hi Sally,

This is not natively possible in Trello, but Milt's workaround is a good one. Activating any filter (including with the 'Q' shortcut key) will temporarily show you a count of all cards in each list, but this isn't persistent and won't remain there permanently.

For that, you'd need to add a third-party Chrome extension, such as this one: <https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/original-card-counter-for/ggamggchfpnmhmkeicjgpedgjcllcefp?hl=en>

These are built and maintained by third parties, but can add a great deal of functionality to Trello!

comments: author: daniel mccrobie
body: Great answer but my admin has blocked this extension. Any other ideas?


author: Marc Isikoff
body: "This is not natively possible in Trello" = Failure to produce minimally viable product. Totals are required in all Kanban like boards.

Will seek out more reliable provider.


author: Leeland Miller
body: But .length() has been a basic method in programming since the dawn of time.

How is this seemingly trivial feature of displaying a list's length not natively possible?


author: Daniel Tan
body: any that can count cards with specific labels?


author: jk64
body: **These card counter extensions are no longer working.**

Trello itself does not provide any viable alternative - I just want it to show the number of cards at the top of each list.

Surely this must be basic functionality if a simple extension used to be able to do it.

The workarounds involve other powerups which require manually adding other cards or manually editing every single list to add a "limit" option which is not practical.


author: Bruno Gomes Leal
body: I find it ridiculous that a simple function like this isn't natively available in Trello, and they even make it challenging for extensions to provide this functionality. It's simply unbelievable


author: Zoltan Komives
body: Totally. I would have though Trello was a mature product by now... :(


author: Jason Yu
body: Sad to see this is still not a thing in 2024


author: James Hough
body: I'm new, as well. Learned this only today:

Show Menu / Filter Cards /  

In the search field, enter an asterisk (\*).

comments: author: James Hough
body: That is perfect - thank you!


author: nestorgamaliel
body: Perfect!, that was great!

But in my version says "Search"

Muchas gracias


author: tross
body: I was using the filter method, but love this as it still shows all cards -- Thank you!


author: shilpa kalanjee
body: Hi I tried this on the iPad but it doesn't happen - no totals on lists and no cards seen. Please suggest an option without adding extensions or paid for power ups

thanks


author: tross
body: Shilpa be sure you type just an asterisk \* not (\*).


author: tross
body: The Asterisk works in the Filter - Search not on the main screen as it had. Thanks for bringing this to my attention..


author: mindydc88
body: I did find another workaround by using a Powerup - List Limits. I added this and had the limit set to a higher number. So I can always see the card count! It is really useful and stays always like we have in Jira.

comments: author: mindydc88
body: works like a charm, thank you!


author: Ave Horowitz
body: I use the Chrome card counter extension. It does the tick fast and easy.

comments: author: Badim
body: As of this date - they removed option to set limit to 0.

Was hand to mark rows that need to be done in first order.


author: tross
body: The "\*" in the filter field still works for me

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