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Using the Asana plugin

Display your Asana tasks on your TRMNL.

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Written by Kory Smith
Updated this week

Our integration with Asana allows you to view tasks from your tasks list, organized by sections like "Do Today," "Do Later," or any custom sections you've created.

Step 1: Create the Plugin

Navigate to Plugins and search for "Asana." Click to create a new plugin instance.

Step 2: Connect Your Account

Click "Connect with Asana" on the right side of the screen. You'll be redirected to Asana's authorization page.

Sign in to your Asana account (if not already signed in) and click "Allow" to grant TRMNL access to your workspaces and tasks. We only use this access to display your tasks on the TRMNL.

Step 3: Select Your Workspace

After authorization, you'll be returned to TRMNL. Select the workspace you want to pull tasks from using the dropdown menu.

Step 4: Select Sections

Choose which sections from your My Tasks to display. You can select multiple sections:

  • Full view: Up to 3 sections visible

  • Half & Quadrant views: Up to 2 sections visible

Step 5: Configure Display Options

  • Show Project Name: Display which project each task belongs to (useful if tasks span multiple projects)

  • Show Completed Tasks: Include completed tasks in the display

  • Sort Tasks: Choose how tasks are ordered within each section:

    • Default: Asana's native order

    • Due Date: Earliest due dates first

    • Alphabetical: A to Z

Step 6: Save and Activate

Click Save to activate the plugin. Your tasks will appear on your next device refresh, or use Force Refresh to load immediately.

What's Displayed?

Each task shows:

  • Task name

  • Due date (if set)

  • Project name (if enabled)

Tasks are grouped by section with section headers displayed when viewing multiple sections. But when only one section is displayed, there's no section header

Limitations

The Asana integration focuses on the My Tasks view. The following Asana features are not currently supported:

  • Project views (only My Tasks sections)

  • Team/shared task lists

  • Subtasks

  • Task comments or attachments

  • Goals, Portfolios, or Workload views

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