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Only project admins can manage project properties in Quire, including task statuses, tags, and approval categories. These settings are available in the project’s Properties tab and help teams customize workflows, visibility, and approval processes.

Manage Task Statuses

Project admins can add or edit task statuses to reflect their workflow.

How do I manage task statuses in a Quire project?

  1. Click the dropdown menu icon next to the project name.
  2. Select Edit Status.

open edit status option from project dropdown menu in Quire

Alternatively, you can manage statuses from project settings:

  1. Click the dropdown menu icon next to the project name.
  2. Select Options. open project options menu to access properties settings

  3. Open the Properties tab on the left-hand side.


All task statuses are listed on the Properties tab, where you can add new statuses or edit existing ones.

task status management page showing progress percentages in Quire

Note:

  • Progress percentages below 100% (excluding 100%) must be unique
  • Multiple statuses can share 100% progress (e.g. Canceled, Won’t Do)
  • Tasks marked with 100% statuses are hidden when filtering Active Tasks in Tree view

Manage Project Tags

Tags help categorize tasks and improve filtering and visibility.

How do I add or edit tags in a Quire project?

  1. Click the dropdown menu icon next to the project name.
  2. Select Edit tags. edit tags option from project dropdown menu in Quire

You can also access tags through project settings:

  1. Click Options from the project dropdown. open project properties tab to manage tags in Quire

  2. Open the Properties tab on the left-hand side.


From the Tags section, you can add new tags or edit existing ones.

tag management settings page in Quire project properties

Learn how to assign tags to a task.

Manage Approval Categories

What are approval categories in Quire?

Approval categories allow teams to send tasks for review or approval before moving forward. They help streamline workflows and ensure the right people sign off at the right stage.

How do I manage approval permissions for tasks?

Project admins can control who is allowed to request approvals and who can approve tasks.

  1. Click the dropdown menu icon next to the project name.
  2. Select Options. navigate to project properties to manage approval categories

  3. Open the Properties tab.
  4. Hover over an approval category.
  5. Click the edit (pen) icon. edit approval category permissions in project settings

You can choose permission settings for both requesters and approvers:

  • Any member
  • Admins only
  • Selected members

approval category permission settings dialog in Quire

Note: Only project admins can add or edit approval categories or manage approval permissions.

How do I create new approval categories?

Creating different approval categories is only available in the Enterprise plan. More information can be found at our pricing page.

Approval categories can represent different stages or review needs, such as design approval, content review, or final sign-off.

  1. Click the dropdown menu icon next to the project name.
  2. Select Options. navigate to project properties to manage approval categories

  3. Open the Properties tab.
  4. Click Add a new approval category. add new approval category button in Quire project settings

  5. Enter a name for the category.
  6. Define who can request approvals and who can approve them. create approval category dialog with requester and approver settings

Note: Only project admins can create or edit approval categories.

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