Skytorial and Linkedtorial 5 - GitHub Projects

Issues are great for tracking tasks, but what if you want a bigger picture of your work? or you have many issues and don’t know where to start.

That’s where Projects come in 📋✨ They let you organize Issues and tasks into boards inside GitHub. Let’s see how 👇

Create a Project:

• Go to your repository on GitHub.
• In the Projects tab, click on New project.
• Choose: 📋 Board view (columns like “To do / In progress / Done”) or 📄 Table view (spreadsheet-like).
• Give it a name (e.g., Sample Collection).

That’s it! You now have your board 🎉

Basic columns

Projects work with columns that represent task statuses. For example:

• To do
• In progress
• Done

👉 You can customize columns (rename or add) according to your workflow. e.g., “Needs review”, “Waiting for data”

Add items to the board

You can add: Issues, Pull Requests, Notes (standalone tasks)

To add an issue:

• Open an Issue in your repo.
• In the issue sidebar, find Projects.
• Select your board.

The Issue appears as a card in the initial column!

From the project, you can:

• Click on the + to add existing Issues or PRs.
• Click on + Add note to create a standalone task.

Move cards

As you make progress on a task, drag the card from one column to another. E.g.: from To do → In progress → Done. It’s a kanban board!

Everyone in the repository can view the board and rearrange tasks. This way, the team knows the status of each task.

More useful options

You can:

• Add custom fields (priority, due dates, status)
• Assign tasks directly from the board
• Filter by labels, people, or status.

Super handy for team projects.

Track progress

Projects give you an overview of work status. This helps with planning, accountability, and avoiding forgotten tasks.

🎉 That’s it for Skytorial 5 on GitHub Projects!

You now know how to: create a project, organize tasks, add issues/PRs, track & customize progress.

👉 Next Skytorial 6: Pull Requests