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notes from the coalface
Product notes, how-tos, and thinking on privacy-first, WordPress-native work.
Why we keep every extension separate, and give you nearly all of them
How Coalface Tasks stays light: every extra feature is a self-contained extension that is off until you turn it on. And why almost all of them are available even on our lowest plans.
read more →Connect your AI assistant to your boards with MCP
Let Claude or Cursor read and update your tasks for you. Here is what MCP is, how to set it up in a few minutes, and how to stop your AI client asking permission on every step.
read more →Moving from Trello to Coalface Tasks without losing your checklists
The thing that keeps people on a tool they have outgrown is the fear of the move. Here is exactly what comes across when you import a Trello board, and why the switch is less painful than you think.
read more →Let the busywork run itself: five automations worth setting up today
Automations are only worth it if they are easy to set up and actually save you time. Here are five concrete rules you can build in a couple of minutes each, and why each one earns its keep.
read more →From 'the site's down' text at 11pm to a task that fixes itself
The worst way to find out a client's site is down is a text message from the client. Here is how Site Health, automations and native WordPress sync turn a problem into a handled task before anyone has to panic.
read more →Stop pasting client passwords into Slack
Logins, API keys and client secrets end up scattered across chat and sticky notes because there is nowhere better to put them. Here is a place that keeps a secret with the task it belongs to, and out of everywhere else.
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