Feature Request: Add an Archive Column with Automatic Purge Policy

[malys]

Summary

It would be useful to add an Archive column to the Kanban board for completed or obsolete tasks.

Archived tasks would remain accessible for a configurable period before being automatically deleted.

Motivation

Today, completed tasks remain visible indefinitely or must be manually deleted.

Over time this can:

• Clutter Kanban boards.
• Reduce readability.
• Make active tasks harder to identify.
• Accumulate hundreds of historical tasks.

Proposed Solution

Add a dedicated Kanban column:

Todo
In Progress
Done
Archive

Workflow

When a task is completed:

Done
    ↓
Archive

The task remains accessible but no longer clutters operational columns.

Automatic Purge

Allow administrators or users to configure retention periods.

Examples:

Auto-purge archived tasks after:

- Never
- 7 days
- 30 days
- 90 days
- 180 days
- 365 days
- Custom

Task Metadata

Display archive information:

Archived: 2026-09-03
Purge Date: 2026-10-03

Filtering

Add filters:

☑ Show Archived Tasks
☐ Hide Archived Tasks

Bulk Actions

Support actions such as:

Archive Selected Tasks
Restore Selected Tasks
Delete Selected Tasks

Restore Support

Allow moving archived tasks back into active workflow:

Archive
    ↓
Restore
    ↓
Todo

or:

Archive
    ↓
Restore
    ↓
In Progress

Additional Enhancement

Allow different retention policies:

Done Tasks     → Archive after 30 days
Failed Tasks   → Archive after 90 days
Cancelled      → Archive after 7 days

Benefits

• Cleaner Kanban boards.
• Better long-term usability.
• Reduced manual cleanup.
• Preserved task history.
• Configurable retention for different teams.

Priority

Medium-High

Use Case

As a user, I want an Archive column with configurable automatic cleanup so that completed tasks remain available for reference without cluttering active Kanban workflows.