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Customize your board columns

Updated June 9, 2026

Columns are the stages of your board's workflow — for example To Do, In Progress, and Done. You can add, rename, reorder, recolor, and delete them, and set a WIP limit to cap work in progress. Column changes are made by board admins.

Add a column

1

Open Add Column

From the board's options menu (⋯) choose Add Column (or use the + at the end of the columns).

2

Name and place it

In the Add New Column dialog, enter a Column Title, choose a Column Position (at the start, or after an existing column), and optionally pick a Column Type and color.

3

Create it

Click Create Column.

Edit a column

Open a column's menu (the ⋯ on its header) for:

  • Rename Column — edit the title inline.
  • Change Color — recolor the column.
  • Set WIP Limit — cap how many tasks the column can hold (e.g. 5). When full, the column shows WIP limit reached. Use Remove to clear it.
  • Column Type — tag the column's intent (To Do, In Progress, Review, Blocked, Done).
  • Delete Column — remove it.

WIP limits keep work flowing

A WIP limit on your "In Progress" column is a simple way to stop the team from starting more than it can finish — a core practice for healthy flow.

Reorder columns

From the board's options menu (⋯), choose Reorder Columns, drag the columns into the order you want, and click Save.

Delete a column

When you delete a column that still contains tasks, Milestone asks where to move them first — pick a destination column, then confirm Delete. No tasks are lost.

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