{
  "id": 19599429,
  "title": "Before adding Plane labels, count what states and priorities already tell you",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/before-adding-plane-labels-count-what-states-and-priorities-already",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-12T04:34:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/hirodeath/before-adding-plane-labels-count-what-states-and-priorities-already-tell-you-2l61"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Before adding labels in Plane, it is essential to consider the existing properties, such as states and priorities, that can already classify work items. For SquadNote, there were no labels found and the 52 items were already classified into states (Completed, Started, Backlog, Unstarted, Cancelled) and priorities (High, Medium, Low). Adding labels would not provide any additional filtering capabilities since these properties already offer sufficient classification. It is also important to avoid grouping unrelated work items under a single label, such as copying HTML and CSS into a taxonomy that groups application-screen changes with social media asset production. The focus should be on selecting categories that accurately represent the work items' nature and purpose, rather than simply duplicating existing technology names.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}