YouTrack Cloud 2026.2 Help

Manage Dashboard Widgets

Dashboard widgets provide quick access to information and insights from your YouTrack environment. You can add multiple widgets to a dashboard and configure each widget for a specific purpose.

You can use preinstalled widgets or install apps that provide additional widgets. For installation instructions, see Manage Apps.

There are several operations that you can use to customize widgets on your dashboard. To open the list of options that are available for a widget, click the More options icon in the widget.

Add a Widget

To add a widget to the dashboard:

  1. From the main navigation menu, select Dashboards.

  2. Open the dashboard that you want to customize.

  3. Click the Add widget button.

    The control to add a widget to a dashboard.

  4. Select the widget you want to add to the dashboard.

  5. Configure the settings of the widget.

    • The settings are dependent on the widget selected.

  6. Click Save.

The widget is added to your dashboard.

Edit a Widget

If you want to modify the settings of the widgets on your dashboard, you can edit them at any time.

To edit an existing widget:

  1. From the main navigation menu, select Dashboards.

  2. Open the dashboard that has the widget you want to edit.

  3. Click the More options icon in the top right corner of the widget that you want to edit.

  4. Select the Edit option.

  5. Modify the settings or content of the widget.

  6. Click the Save button.

    The edited changes are displayed in your widget.

Refresh a Widget

Dashboard widgets are designed for dynamic data, giving you up-to-date information that you can use while tracking your project issues. YouTrack gives you options on how often you would like your widgets to refresh.

To set the refresh interval for a widget:

  1. From the main navigation menu, select Dashboards.

  2. Open the dashboard that contains the widget.

  3. Click the More options icon in the top-right corner of the widget.

  4. Select the Edit option.

  5. Use the up or down arrows to set the refresh interval.

    Controls for setting the widget refresh interval

  6. Click Save.

The widget now refreshes at the selected interval.

If you want to display the latest data without waiting for its next scheduled refresh, you can refresh a widget manually.

To refresh a widget manually:

  1. From the main navigation menu, select Dashboards.

  2. Open the dashboard that contains the widget.

  3. Click the Refresh icon in the top-right corner of the widget.

Clone a Widget

You can create a clone of an existing widget on your dashboard. This option comes in handy when you want to add a similar widget with minor changes.

To clone a widget:

  1. From the main navigation menu, select Dashboards.

  2. Open the dashboard that has the widget you want to clone.

  3. Click the More options icon in the top right corner of the widget that you want to clone.

  4. Select the Clone widget option.

    A copy of the widget is added to your dashboard.

Move a Widget

You can move a widget from the current dashboard to another dashboard.

To move a widget to another dashboard:

  1. From the main navigation menu, select Dashboards.

  2. Open the dashboard that has the widget you want to move.

  3. Click the More options icon in the top right corner of the widget that you want to move to another dashboard.

  4. Select the Move to another dashboard option.

  5. In the Move the widget to another dashboard dialog, select the name of the target dashboard.

  6. Click the Move button.

    The widget is moved to the selected dashboard.

Share a Widget

If you would like to give a widget with the settings you created to other users, you can share the widget with a link.

To share a widget with a link:

  1. From the main navigation menu, select Dashboards.

  2. Open the dashboard that has the widget you want to share.

  3. Click the More options icon in the top right corner of the widget that you want to share.

  4. Select the Share link option.

  5. Click the Copy button in the Share link dialog and send it to your teammates.

    • When a user pastes this link into the address bar in their web browser, the shared widget is added to their current dashboard. This can either be the dashboard that they're currently viewing in YouTrack or the dashboard that they most recently accessed.

    • If the person with whom you shared the widget doesn't have permission to view the data that is used in the widget, the widget is empty.

Remove a Widget

If you no longer want to see a widget on your dashboard, you can remove it.

To remove a widget from a dashboard:

  1. From the main navigation menu, select Dashboards.

  2. Open the dashboard that has the widget you want to remove.

  3. Click the More options icon in the top right corner of the widget that you want to remove from the dashboard.

  4. Click the Remove option.

  5. Click the Delete button in the confirmation dialog.

    The widget is removed from your dashboard.

20 July 2026
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