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Trello Cards changed. Comments on right side instead of underneath

Samantha Skidmore
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June 9, 2025

When I open my trello cards, the card has changed in it's formatting.  The Description and other items are on the left and the comments are on the right.  How do I change it back to what it was where everything was underneath?

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mattkemp
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June 18, 2025

Came here to support this. I too wasted time trying to find the way to change to the layout that I prefer. Surely we are beyond forcing layouts on users. A "side-by-side" or "stacked" option for "comments and activity" would be easy to implement and inline with modern web applications.

I use Trello on a vertically oriented monitor that I have for the specific purpose of viewing certain apps that have long content (which all my Trello boards have). This is actually easy to set up in Windows and lot of people use. When I edit a checklist item, the buttons look like this, which just re-enforces that it wasn't designed or tested for common resolutions:

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The comments (which I do want to see) now annoyingly takes up half the screen, whereas if it's underneath I can easily see the most recent stuff and just scroll down further if I need more.

l610607
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June 19, 2025

Hear, hear

Michael Webster
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June 29, 2025

@Victor Dronov A few people asked, but I don't see the answer. How do we revert to the original layout?

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mattkemp
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June 30, 2025

we can't =(

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ACE
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June 9, 2025

Hello @Samantha Skidmore 
This is the new interface on the back of cards. You can't revert to the previous version or configure it to your preferences.
It's certainly not perfect, but having comments and activity on the side is better (for me) than at the bottom, since I often have long descriptions and lots of custom fields. Now I don't have to scroll down constantly.

Samantha Skidmore
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June 9, 2025

Thanks.  My co-workers Trello doesn't look like mine.  It looks like it did before.  Mine just randomly changed one day.

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Victor Dronov
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June 9, 2025

Hi @Samantha Skidmore This new experience is being gradually rolled out. Over the course of few weeks your co-workers will have the same experience.

We have been showing in-app messages and sent emails informing of the upcoming change. I understand things can be lost or skipped through during our busy work days, I've been there for sure.

If you have any thoughts to share about the new cardback design - we continue to evolve it, I'll be happy to hear your feedback!

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l610607
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June 10, 2025

Hi Atlassian - please offer the option to switch it back.

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Samantha Skidmore
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June 10, 2025

@Victor Dronov 

Thanks for your reply.  I have seen the messages about the changes happening.  I didn't realize that this was one of those changes that affects me so much.

Please give us the option to choose what view we want to use.  I can see how this would benefit others but some of us, it doesn't.  It isn't helping my productivity at all, it's actually caused more issues for me.

Thanks.

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June 10, 2025

Hello @Samantha Skidmore 
Some users are sharing their criticisms and suggestions about the latest "improvements" in Trello. Apparently, they're working on certain aspects that were left behind with the recent update.
Could you share any specific issues this change has caused you?
Thank you very much.

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Samantha Skidmore
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June 10, 2025

@ACE @Victor Dronov

Thanks for asking.

  • The box that populates when I go into a card is smaller or at least it seems smaller so it makes it difficult to easily see everything that I need
  • I like only one scroll bar that allows me to scroll all the way up or all the way down.  Having two scroll bars is annoying.  I default going to the far right scroll bar since that is where everything is for all websites.  I am expecting the left side to scroll when I am scrolling on the far right and then I realize that I have to go to the middle of the screen to scroll for the left side and then back to the right when I need to scroll for the right section.
  • It was difficult to find the share and the other items that are found in "Actions" by clicking on the ellipses.  I am clicking more than once to "Share", "Copy", "Make a Template" etc. etc.  I have to click on the ellipses and then choose the option.  I just want to choose the option.
  • I liked seeing everything on one screen and it was easier navigating the old "classic" way.
  • I have spent so much time trying to learn this new UI and trying to find a resolution that allows me to go back to the previous view.  The time I have wasted is ridiculous and am extremely frustrated.
  • I dread going into Trello now because of what I am going to see when I go there and know that it's going to take me longer than it did before to do the things that I need.  I can't dread going into Trello.  It is part of my job. 
  • Depending on what people do within Trello, I can see where the new interface is beneficial for them.  It is not beneficial for everyone.  Definitely not for me.
  • I am desperate to be able to go back to the "classic" way and am jealous of my co-workers who still have it and their UI hasn't changed.
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David Evans
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June 30, 2025

Hello, just adding my support for this.

In all honesty, and I don't want to seem too dramatic, but this is enough to make me want to find another alternative to Trello.

This side option means it covers up the entire board and feels really constricted and tight. 

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l610607
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June 30, 2025

That isn't too dramatic - you need to use what works best for you. Atlassian's whole approach to this has been disappointing.

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July 2, 2025

In all honesty I've just wasted my morning trying to find an alternative to trello. I'm on a laptop. the card opens up to a smaller screen with the relevant description on left half only. It's reduced visibility and accessibility. I work on my own the comments and activity that takes up the right hand side is redundant.

I've had to increase website page to 120% and remove the cover to have any real space to work in. I was using this as a clear space to write content for emails and blogposts and store them for referral and repurposing but the area to work in is too cramped to be able to think 

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mattkemp
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July 2, 2025

@Lorelle this'll help you I think - just turn the comments off if you don't need them, the button at the bottom of the card.

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Lorelle
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July 2, 2025

thanks @mattkemp that's a small improvement 

 

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