New Comment Options and Time Estimates’ Visibility

By ActiveCollab Team 2 min read
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Hello everyone,

Welcome to ActiveCollab’s February edition of monthly updates! Last time, we discussed batch editing of time records, and this time, we’ll go over some novelties in comment editing options and time estimate visibility.

ActiveCollab 8.0: New Comment Options

The option to edit comments is not that new, as any member can edit their comments in ActiveCollab for half an hour after posting, while Owners and project leaders can edit everyone’s comments at any time.

The new option we’re introducing in the new version regards choosing the length of this editing interval for members and extending it to 8 hours, the entire day, or a week. These limits don’t apply to Owners and project leaders, who will still be able to edit comments.


You’ll also be able to unlock comment editing completely, so people can make changes to what they posted indefinitely. All the edits will be visible and available in the history of changes, where you’ll see who edited what and when.


Another feature that will be available in ActiveCollab 8.0 is appending the contents of a comment to their task. When plenty of information is being exchanged, this option is a savior. All the important files and information will be centralized in the task’s description, so you don’t have to look for them in the discussion below.

ActiveCollab 8.0: Time Estimates’ Visibility

You may already be using time estimates on your projects extensively. They’re a great feature when it comes to planning and giving accurate quotes to your clients! But sometimes, you don’t want everyone to see them.


In ActiveCollab 8.0, you’ll be able to set the default visibility settings for the entire account. It will also be possible to personalize them from project to project.

This way, you’ll be able to choose whether you’d like to let your clients or subcontractors see your team’s estimates or not.

Uptime

ActiveCollab’s uptime in February was 100%, which is how we plan to keep it! Let us know if you ever find the app lagging or if it’s down via email or X. Don’t hesitate to give us your feedback or ask our Support Team for help with any questions!


Coming up

In March, the People page and Project expenses are next on our to-do list. But more on that in the next recap! Keep following our blog and YouTube channel to stay updated!

Other posts in the series on ActiveCollab Monthly Updates

  1. New My Work Launched, Red Dot Browser Notification
  2. Default Billable Status, New Project Budgeting Types, Duplicate Task Lists
  3. New Time Reports, Sidebar Collapse, Timesheet, Internal Hourly Rates
  4. Refurbished My Work, Notification Bell EAP, Invoice QR Code
  5. Target Project Budget, New Column View EAP
  6. Personal Timesheet, Time Report Custom Date Range
  7. In-app Chat Introduction, Default Client Visibility, Stopwatch Project Name
  8. My Work EAP, Storage Add-on, Self-hosted ActiveCollab 7.0
  9. Default Budget Alert Percentage, Task Improvements
  10. Column View Improvements, Budget Alerts, Availability-based Date Picker
  11. Refreshed Column View, Project Stopwatch, Get Paid Free Tryout
  12. 90-Day Trial, Time Tracking Enhancements, Uptime
  13. ActiveCollab Monthly Updates: December 2019
  14. Timeline View Improvements, Future Workload Planning, Project to Template
  15. Project Timesheet and Stopwatch
  16. Upgraded Editor, Activity Grouping
  17. ActiveCollab 8.0: Virtual Users and User History
  18. November Recap: ActiveCollab 8 Rollout, Calendar, Task Reports, and Invoices
  19. ActiveCollab 8.0: Assignments Dashboard, Estimates, User Profile, Teams, and Trash
  20. ActiveCollab 8.0: My Work and Estimates
  21. ActiveCollab 8.0: People Page and Subtasks
  22. ActiveCollab 8.0: Subtask Due Date and Batch Edit
  23. Subtask’s Due Date, People Page Improvements, Comment to Task, and Duplicate Notes
  24. Default Tax Rates, Invoice Taxes, Comment Time&Date
  25. List View and Task Filtering
  26. Group Tasks by Start Date, ActiveCollab 8.0: List View
  27. Improved Search Bar, ActiveCollab 8.0: List View
  28. Storage Info, ActiveCollab 8.0: Time Indicators
  29. ActiveCollab 8.0: Upcoming Early Access Program
  30. ActiveCollab 8.0: Improved Search and Task Navigation
  31. Self-Hosted Upgrade, ActiveCollab 8.0: Enhanced Search Page and Subscribers List
  32. ActiveCollab 8.0: User Card, Pin Discussions
  33. Budget Intervals, ActiveCollab 8.0: Navigate Discussions, Edit Labels, Move Task Lists
  34. Managing Recurring Tasks and Notes
  35. Recurring Tasks on Workload and Custom Availability
  36. Custom Availability and Time Tracking Limits
  37. Two-factor Authentication and Time Tab Improvements
  38. Intuitive Task List Reorder, New Task Filters, Magic Link Login
  39. Task Filters, Batch Editing, Project Progress Bar, Overview of Completed Tasks
  40. Template Start Date, New Project Header, Mobile App Stopwatch, Notification Scheduling
  41. Apply Template, G-drive & Dropbox Attachments Previews, Quick Chat Reactions
  42. New Project Icons, Increased Mobile App Speed
  43. ActiveCollab Annual Updates: 2021
  44. Completed Projects Tab, Clickable Timesheet, Mobile App Reminders
  45. New Projects Page, Convert Chat Message to Task, Webhooks Improvements
  46. New Projects Page Header, Chat Reactions, Company Days Off
  47. In-app Chat Launched, Mobile App People Page
  48. Past Workload, Attachment UI Improvements, In-app Chat EAP
  49. New Mobile App Launched, In-app Chat Custom Groups
  50. In-app Chat Improvements, In-app Reminder Notification, Mobile App Beta Testing
  51. Browser Notifications, Task Dependencies Improvements, In-app Chat EAP
  52. ActiveCollab Annual Updates: 2020
  53. New Mention Types, New Task Menu
  54. July Recap: Daily capacity overview, AI-generated tasks and subtasks, and AI expense logging
  55. ActiveCollab 8.0: Batch Edit Time Records, Early Access Program
  56. New Comment Options and Time Estimates’ Visibility
  57. Improved Invitations and Expense Tab
  58. August Recap: Better Uninvoiced report and Reminders

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