General settings

What the General tab in KanbanWP settings controls: the default board template, the default WIP limit, and public board links, with defaults.

The General tab under KanbanWP → Settings has three options. Click Save settings to apply them.

Default board template

This chooses the template that is preselected when you create a board. The choices are the built-in templates: Editorial, Client, Sales, Bugs and Blank.

  • Default: Blank.
  • If the saved value is not a valid template, KanbanWP falls back to Blank.
  • Changing it does not affect boards that already exist. You can still pick a different template each time you create a board.

See Board templates for what each template sets up.

Default WIP limit

This number is applied to new stages. A work-in-progress limit caps how many tasks a stage should hold.

  • Default: 0, which means no limit.
  • It must be zero or a positive whole number.
  • Existing stages keep their own limit. You can still set a different limit on any stage.

See WIP limits for how limits behave on the board.

This is a site-wide switch for sharing boards through a read-only link.

  • Default: Off.
  • While it is off, public links do not work at all, even for boards that already have a link token. The standalone link shows a “Board not found” page saying the shared link is invalid or has been disabled, and a board shortcode asks the visitor to log in.
  • While it is on, a board with a public token can be opened without logging in, either at /?kanbanwp_board=<board id>&kwp_token=<token> or through the board shortcode with kwp_token in the page URL.

A public link is read-only. It shows the board’s stages and tasks, but leaves out tasks marked internal, and it shows member display names without email addresses. The page is sent with a noindex, nofollow header so search engines are told to skip it.

The setting only allows links. Each board still needs its own token. Board managers create or revoke one with the REST route POST /wp-json/kanbanwp/v1/portal/token, and read its status with GET on the same route. See the REST API page. Revoking a token breaks the old URL immediately. Turning the site-wide switch off breaks every public URL at once, and your tokens are kept in case you turn it back on.

For how public links fit alongside logged-in sharing, read Public links.

Last updated October 13, 2026