Understand Board permissions

Learn about board permissions in TaskFord to understand each role’s access and control how users manage tasks, views, groups, and collaboration within boards.

Board permissions define what users can do within a board in TaskFord. These permissions control how users interact with tasks, views, groups, and collaboration features within a board.

Properly managing board permissions ensures that the right users can collaborate effectively while maintaining the necessary levels of control and security.

Role-based permission matrix

This matrix provides an overview of what each role can do within a board.

Custom roles allow you to define specific permissions for your users, offering flexibility beyond the default roles.

Permission Admin Editor Viewer Custom Role
Admin privileges
Administer board ✅ ❌ ❌
User management
Manage all members ✅ ❌ ❌
Invite member ✅ ✅ ❌
Board views
Update board view ✅ ✅ ❌
Delete board view ✅ ✅ ❌
Task permissions
Create task ✅ ✅ ❌
Update task ✅ ✅ ❌
Assign task ✅ ✅ ❌
Delete task ✅ ✅ ❌
Manage task links ✅ ✅ ❌
Watch task ✅ ✅ ✅
Vote task ✅ ✅ ✅
Archive task ✅ ✅ ❌
Comments
Add comment ✅ ✅ ❌
Edit comment ✅ ✅ ❌
Delete comment ✅ ✅ ❌
Attachments
Add attachment ✅ ✅ ❌
Delete attachment ✅ ✅ ❌
Group management
Create group ✅ ✅ ❌
Edit group ✅ ✅ ❌
Delete group ✅ ✅ ❌