What it does
A workspace is the highest level of organisation in Threadwork. Inside a workspace you create projects (task lists), and inside those, threads (the actual work). Each workspace has its own members and a visibility setting that controls who can see and join it.
Where to find it
Open Structures in the top navigation — your workspaces live in the Organisation structure. (The old /dashboard/workspaces link still works and redirects to the hub; an individual workspace opens at /dashboard/workspaces/<id>.)
Step by step
Create a workspace
- On the Workspaces page, click New workspace.
- Enter a name and an optional description.
- Choose a visibility:
- Open — anyone in your team can join and view it.
- Closed — anyone can view it, but they join by invite.
- Private — only members can see it. A Private workspace (and every project and thread inside it) is
hidden from non-members and can't be opened via a direct link — they'll get a "not found" page. Org owners and admins can always open it.
- Pick a colour and click Create workspace.
Open a workspace
- Click any workspace card to open it.
- From there you can add projects and see open-thread counts.
- Click the 🔗 link button in the header to copy the workspace's URL and share it with a teammate (they
need access to open a PRIVATE workspace).
Edit workspace settings
- Open a workspace. Owners, admins and workspace admins see a gear button in the header.
- Click it to update the workspace's name, description, colour and visibility.
- Click Save changes. (Members who aren't admins don't see the gear and can't change these.)
Manage members
- Scroll to Members on a workspace.
- Owners, admins and workspace admins can add a teammate (pick them from the dropdown), change a
member's workspace role (Admin / Member / Guest), or remove someone.
- The workspace creator is added as an Admin automatically.
What each screen shows
- Workspaces grid — one card per workspace showing its colour, visibility badge, project count, member count and open-thread count.
- Workspace detail — the projects inside that workspace, with a New project button and (for
managers) a gear for settings and a ⋯ archive menu.
Archive a workspace or project
- On a workspace (or a project's board), open the ⋯ menu and choose Archive to tuck it away — it
disappears from the lists but keeps all its data. Choose Restore to bring it back. (Archiving a workspace is limited to owners, admins and workspace admins.)
- When you have any archived workspaces, a Show archived (N) button on the Workspaces page reveals them
(marked with an Archived badge) — the N tells you how many are tucked away. The button is hidden entirely when nothing is archived.
Tips
- Use one workspace per team or per client to keep things tidy.
- The colour you choose appears throughout the app so workspaces are easy to tell apart at a glance.
- Archiving is reversible and non-destructive — prefer it over deleting when work is just finished.
Troubleshooting
- Can't see a workspace, or a link gives "not found"? It may be Private and you're not a member —
ask an admin to add you. Direct links to its projects and threads are blocked for non-members too.