Task are the most important feature in UpStream. Tasks are the actionable item that you need to complete to finish a project.

[If you have enough permissions](https://support.upstreamplugin.com/hc/upstream-plugin/articles/customizing-permissions-upstream), you can assign a Task to other users. [Click here to see which users can be assigned Tasks](https://support.upstreamplugin.com/hc/upstream-plugin/articles/add-users-upstream-project).

The progress of that Task will count towards the overall progress of the project. [Click here to read more about progress percentages](https://support.upstreamplugin.com/hc/upstream-plugin/articles/project-progress-calculated-upstream).

This video introduces Tasks in UpStream:

## Creating Tasks

Inside each project, you can add as many Tasks as you need. If you have [the Frontend Edit extension](https://upstreamplugin.com/extensions/frontend-edit/) installed, click the blue “Add Tasks”. If you don’t have this extension, you can add Tasks from the WordPress admin area.

![image](https://support.kelsiem.com/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBZ3dPIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--9b41b5094fe84d163bfe699cfc2007df124f8964/add-tasks-1024x446.png)

After clicking “Add Task”, you’ll see a modal window when you can enter the Task information:

![image](https://support.kelsiem.com/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBazhPIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--4ce59f34f51d4dbce54694797368b8b85049b3fa/add-new-task-874x1024.png)

All your Tasks for all your projects will appear in the WordPress admin area, under the Projects > Tasks link:

![image](https://support.kelsiem.com/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbk1PIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--3bbf307b1958d4358ede98d4208469a634523c38/project-tasks-link-1024x524.png)

## Disabling Tasks

If you don’t want Tasks on a single project, you can disable them for a single project by checking this box in the Tasks Settings area:

![image](https://support.kelsiem.com/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBb0VPIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--79060fe86435bba343a832293b30668bb5048c14/tasks-disable.png)

You can also disable Tasks for all your projects by going to UpStream > General and checking this box:

![image](https://support.kelsiem.com/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbVlPIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--2b9d9276629a6d2f2bed05b811c94aeffbdb7a71/disable-tasks-general-1024x117.png)

Find out more about disabling features in UpStream [by clicking here](https://support.upstreamplugin.com/hc/upstream-plugin/articles/disable-milestones-tasks-bugs-files).

## Visualizing Tasks

Tasks don’t just appear on a list. You can also see them in the [Project Timeline](https://upstreamplugin.com/extensions/project-timeline/) and [Calendar View](https://upstreamplugin.com/extensions/calendar-view/) extensions.

This image is of the Project Timeline extension. You can see that “Development”, “Website Launch”, “Website Testing” and “Wireframe Design” are the Milestones. Each Milestone has a start and end date, plus several associated Tasks.

![project timeline](https://support.kelsiem.com/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBdndOIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--fdda31c477dc1d33355d7942e9b0f4c03c05b10f/project-timeline-1024x568.png)