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Tags, reactions, kudos & flags

Label work with tags, react to posts, praise good work with kudos and flag concerns — all without leaving the thread.

What it does

Threadwork gives you two undeletable default tag categoriesPriority and Status — plus the ability to add your own. On posts, you can add an emoji reaction, give kudos to recognise great work, or raise a flag to surface a concern.

Where to find it

  • Reactions, kudos and flags are under every post in a thread's conversation.
  • Apply tags to a thread from the tag row beneath its title.
  • Manage tags at Settings → Tags (/dashboard/settings/tags).
  • Default tags (Priority, Status) are seeded for your team automatically.

Step by step

React to a post

  1. Open a thread and find a post in the conversation.
  2. Click 👍 to react, Award to give kudos, or Flag to raise a concern.
  3. Click again to remove it.

Tag a thread

  1. Open a thread. Under the title, click the dashed + Tag chip.
  2. Pick tags from any category; click a tag again to remove it. Applied tags show as coloured chips.

Tag a post

  1. In a thread's conversation, each post has its own dashed + Tag chip under it.
  2. Add tags to a post the same way — useful for marking a post to include in a report, or flagging it

as "Requires Response". Post tags are independent of the thread's tags.

Filter a board by tag

  1. On a project board, the tags in use appear as filter chips in the toolbar, each with a count.
  2. Click one or more to show only threads carrying those tags. Click Clear to reset.

Manage tag categories and tags

  1. Go to Settings → Tags.
  2. Add a category (name + colour), then add tags to it (name + colour).
  3. For a user category, add a tag by picking a person.
  4. Remove a tag with its , or delete a whole category. The built-in Priority and Status

categories are locked and can't be deleted.

What each screen shows

  • Reaction row — the three reaction buttons under each post, each showing a count and highlighting when you've reacted.
  • Thread tag row — the thread's current tags plus a + Tag picker grouped by category.
  • Board toolbar — tag filter chips with live counts.
  • Settings → Tags — every category with its tags, add/remove controls, and a "New category" form.

Tips

  • Kudos and Flags notify the post's author, so recognition and concerns both get seen.
  • The default Priority and Status categories can't be deleted, so everyone shares the same labels.
  • Use a user category for tags like Requires-Response-<name> tied to a specific person.

Troubleshooting

  • Reaction didn't stick? Reactions toggle — clicking the same one again removes it.
  • Can't delete Priority/Status? They're built-in defaults and are locked on purpose; you can still edit their tags.

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