{"id":200174,"date":"2025-07-04T10:53:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T14:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.attendancebot.com\/blog\/?p=200174"},"modified":"2025-07-04T10:53:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T14:53:18","slug":"coolest-things-to-do-with-jira","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.attendancebot.com\/blog\/coolest-things-to-do-with-jira\/","title":{"rendered":"20 coolest things you can do with Jira"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jira probably wasn\u2019t your first love. It was more like a hand-me-down\u2014already running when you got there, loaded with half-working workflows, mystery custom fields, and dashboards no one admits to creating.<\/span><\/p>\n

At first, you used it to move tickets across a board. Maybe log a bug. Maybe tag someone in a comment and hope for the best.<\/span><\/p>\n

But somewhere along the way, you started to wonder:<\/span>
\n<\/span> \u201cIs this it?\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n

Spoiler: It\u2019s not.<\/span><\/p>\n

Behind Jira\u2019s clunky UI and confusing settings menu lies a surprisingly powerful engine. Automations. Integrations. Reports that tell a story. Features that quietly shave hours off your team\u2019s week. The kind of stuff that makes people say, <\/span>\u201cWhoa, I didn\u2019t know Jira could do that.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

This blog is your shortcut to that moment.<\/span><\/p>\n

We\u2019re walking through <\/span>20 of the coolest things you can do with Jira\u2014no fluff, no jargon.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ready? Let\u2019s dive in.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"what<\/p>\n

Wait\u2014What <\/b>Is<\/i><\/b> Jira, Really?<\/b><\/h3>\n

If you think Jira is just for tracking bugs, you’re missing the good part.<\/span><\/p>\n

At its core, <\/span>Jira is a work management platform\u2014designed by Atlassian to help teams plan, track, and ship work. It\u2019s deeply customizable, endlessly extendable, and used by everyone from software teams to legal departments to run projects, streamline processes, and make sense of chaos.<\/span><\/p>\n

It started as a tool for software devs, but it\u2019s grown into something much bigger:<\/span>
\n<\/span> \u2705 Issue tracking<\/span>
\n<\/span> \u2705 Agile boards<\/span>
\n<\/span> \u2705 Automations<\/span>
\n<\/span> \u2705 Reporting<\/span>
\n<\/span> \u2705 Integrations with everything from Slack<\/a><\/strong> to GitHub to Google Sheets<\/span>
\n<\/span> \u2705 Custom workflows for just about any process<\/span><\/p>\n

But here is the secret: Most teams barely scratch the surface.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you’re only using Jira to move tasks across a board, you’re leaving a ton of power on the table. So let\u2019s pop the hood and look at what Jira can do.<\/span><\/p>\n

20 Coolest Things You Can Do With Jira (That Your Team Probably Isn\u2019t Using Yet)<\/b><\/h2>\n

1. <\/b>Set It and Forget It<\/i><\/b> With Automation Rules<\/b><\/h3>\n

Imagine this: You update a ticket\u2019s status, and without lifting a finger, Jira sends a Slack message, assigns the next reviewer, and moves it into the right column.<\/span>
\n<\/span> That\u2019s not a dream\u2014it\u2019s <\/span>Jira Automation<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Head to <\/span>Project Settings \u2192 Automation<\/b>, and you can set rules like:<\/span><\/p>\n