Before you start using Handy Status, you should define what statuses you need to use for your tasks and other activities. A status set can include one or multiple statuses which are fully customizable. Once you've created the status sets you need in your Confluence, insert them with the Handy Status macro.

You can find several predefined status sets to start using the app immediately after installation. Later, you can delete these sets if you don't need them in your Confluence.

How to create a status set

  1. Go to the Apps > Handy Macros section on the top menu bar.
  2. Locate the Manage Handy Status tab.
  3. Click the Create status set button on the left sidebar or on the center of a page.
  4. Set the status set name and click the  icon.
  5. Add statuses to the set.
  6. Define status names, backgrounds, and text colors.

How to add descriptions to statuses in a set

  1. Go to the Apps > Handy Macros section on the top menu bar.
  2. Locate the Manage Handy Status tab.
  3. Locate the status set where you need to add descriptions.
  4. Select the Description column for a particular status.
  5. Enter the status description  text using up to 150 symbols or emojis.

How to sort and filter status sets

  1. Go to the Apps > Handy Macros section on the top menu bar.
  2. Locate the Manage Handy Status tab.
  3. Locate the existing status sets in the left sidebar of the page.
  4. Locate the Sort by and Filter buttons on the top.
  5. Select the criteria that you need for sorting and filtration.
  6. See the sets corresponding to the selected criteria.

Available sorting options

  1. A-Z - alphabetical order
  2. Z-A - reversed alphabetical order
  3. Newest - oldest - based on the creation date (from newest)
  4. Oldest - newest - based on the creation date (from oldest)

Available filters
You can apply several filters at the same time.

  1. Created by me - sets created by the current user (with the creation timestamp after )
  2. Last used (up to 10) - up to 10 last used sets
  3. Most used (up to 10) - up to 10 most frequently used sets
  4. Not migrated - created directly in Confluence Cloud