makeplane / makeplane/plane

Feature request: Option to propagate parent issue status changes to all sub-issues

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Description

Problem

When the status of a parent issue is changed (e.g., from 'Todo' to 'Done'), its sub-issues do not get updated automatically. Each sub-issue has to be updated manually, which is tedious and error-prone for issues with many children.

Suggested solution

Provide at least one of the following:

  1. Automatic propagation: Changing the status of a parent issue automatically applies the same status to all of its sub-issues.
  2. Optional propagation: Add an option (e.g., a toggle or a prompt) that asks whether the status change should cascade to sub-issues when changing a parent's status.

An option (rather than unconditional automatic behavior) is probably safer, since users may want different statuses on sub-issues in some workflows (e.g., blocking states).

Additional context

  • This would be very useful for hierarchies where sub-issues are steps of a larger task.
  • Similarly, unassigning or other bulk operations on parents could also be considered for propagation.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by tracing how parent issue status changes and sub-issue relationships are handled across the project. Review the existing status-update flow and any related UI or API entry points. Done should mean a clearly chosen automatic or optional propagation behavior updates sub-issues safely while preserving workflows that require different statuses.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
full-stack
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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