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Show blocked tasks count in column header 🚫

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Assessment

Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
85/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
javascript, react, tailwindcss
Domain
frontend

Research direction

Start in client/src/components/Board/Column.jsx and read how the column header accesses its tasks and displays existing status information. Check how each task's blockedBy field is represented, then verify the header shows the blocked-task count when nonzero and stays unchanged when there are no blocked tasks.

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Description

good first issue

Show blocked tasks count in column header 🚫

File: client/src/components/Board/Column.jsx

blockedBy field exists on tasks but
column header shows nothing about it 💀 fr!!

Fix:
const blockedCount = tasks.filter(
t => t.blockedBy?.length > 0
).length

{blockedCount > 0 && (

🚫 {blockedCount} blocked

)}

~6 lines! blockedBy already in Task model ✅
No backend needed 🎯
Instant visibility of blockers!! 🔥

Dominant language
JavaScript
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Forks
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Merged PRs (30d)
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