{"id":3537,"date":"2016-09-28T10:05:54","date_gmt":"2016-09-28T08:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usersnap.com\/?p=3537"},"modified":"2024-07-30T04:33:14","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T02:33:14","slug":"best-redmine-plugins-web-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usersnap.com\/blog\/best-redmine-plugins-web-development\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Redmine Plugins to Boost Your Project Management"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Redmine is used by many web teams around the globe. It\u2019s flexible, web-based<\/strong> and runs open source<\/a>. In this article, we are going to show you how to get more out of your Redmine projects<\/strong> by integrating it with some great Redmine<\/a> plugins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But before we dig into the Redmine, we do cover some basics of Redmine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Why Redmine?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Redmine<\/a> is a cross-platform project management application using the Ruby on Rails framework. The main use case for Redmine is managing projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And for that use case, Redmine offers a broad range of feature. Such as gantt charts, calendars, project wikis, forums, and a whole lot more. Redmine works great for an agile scrum workflow<\/strong><\/em> and is therefore used by many web development teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From my point of view, Usersnap’s integration with redmine<\/a> works great for that use case and somehow can be seen as the web-based version of Microsoft Project and JIRA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Redmine use cases: Project management and a lot more<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Just to name a few, Redmine not only tracks tasks, milestones, deliverables but also can be used for tracking bugs or managing your project files. Redmine offers a broad variety of use cases, though it\u2019s main use case remains in managing projects and providing quick & easy access to the most important things of a project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re not too familiar I\u2019d recommend taking a look at this demo Redmine project.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to install Redmine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I don\u2019t want to go into details here since there are great installation guides<\/a> available for every system. Redmine should run on most Unix, Linux, Mac and Windows systems as long as Ruby is available on this platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Creating a new Redmine project<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When setting up Redmine for your team, you can create various projects within Redmine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A project can contain unlimited sub-projects, which allows you to keep tasks of big projects still easy to monitor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All projects usually have an own project wiki embedded in the project overview and those wikis and projects can cross-link (see Wiki extension plugin).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Creating a new project is straightforward and intuitive. Though there are some things to keep in mind:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Homepage –<\/strong> the homepage view is the name of the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Public or limited access –<\/strong> you can limit access to your new project to certain team members or you can grant access to everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Modules –<\/strong> depending on the projects you want to use Redmine for, you can select different modules which you can use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Issue Tracking: track bugs and issues with Redmine<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Wiki<\/strong>: keep a documentation for your projects<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Time tracking<\/strong>: track time on tasks and deliverables<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Forums<\/strong>: collaborate with colleagues and discuss project related things<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • News<\/strong>: Create a news channel for your projects<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Calendar<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Documents<\/strong>: Store your project files<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Gantt<\/strong>: Want to create Gantt charts<\/a> – that\u2019s the place to be.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Trackers –<\/strong> this feature allows you to decide how issues can be tracked. Whether as a bug, features or support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Users –<\/strong> a project needs a team, so get your team created or ask them to register. Then you may start assigning roles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    7 best Redmine plugins that will change the way you work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    So, let\u2019s get into Redmine a bit deeper. As mentioned before, Redmine can be modified and adjusted to fit your team\u2019s needs to quite some extent. Though you might want to make use of some available Redmine plugins to get even more out of Redmine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    So here are the best Redmine plugins<\/strong> which boost your project productivity, and will bring more joy to your Redmine dashboards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1) Redmine plugin for bug reports & user feedback<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    If you\u2019re working on a web app or website project, the Usersnap<\/strong> plugin for Redmine<\/strong> is definitely a plugin you should add to your Redmine project. With the feedback and bug tracking plugin for Redmine<\/b><\/a>, you can collect all bug reports<\/a> and feedback from colleagues and customers inside Redmine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    It can also be used for alpha & beta testing your web app, since it offers easy-to-use point and click reporting tools for your testers and sends those feedback automatically to your Redmine project. Learn more about the feedback & bug tracking plugin for Redmine<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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    Check out the Redmine plugin for bug tracking<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    2) Agile Plugin for agile teams<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    The basic setup of Redmine might not be that useful for agile software engineering<\/a> or web development teams. With the Agile plugin, you can create Kanban- or scrum-like boards and charts.<\/p>\n\n\n

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    It\u2019s definitely a must-have for all agile teams using Redmine. Get the Agile plugin for Redmine.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    3) Redmine Checklist Plugin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    I\u2019d highly recommend installing this Redmine plugin since it gives you the feature of checklists (which you might be used from other project management tools.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This Redmine plugin allows you to create and modify checklists, which makes it easier to keep track of tasks and to do\u2019s. It\u2019s pretty simple. But super useful. Learn more about the Redmine Checklist plugin<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n