Basic concepts

ListoWP is built around two things: Lists and the Tasks inside them. Once you know how those fit together, the rest of the app follows.

Lists hold Tasks

A Task is a single item of work. A List is a collection of Tasks. Every Task lives in a List, and there are three kinds of List:

Private lists are yours alone. No one else can see them.
Cowork lists are shared. You can add other members of the website, assign Tasks, and comment to discuss the work together.
Your Inbox is a personal List that is always there – a place for Tasks that do not belong anywhere else yet.

Each List can display as a flat list of Tasks or as a board with columns. That is a per-List choice, so some of your Lists can be flat while others are boards.

Smart Lists

Alongside the Lists you create, ListoWP keeps a set of Smart Lists that gather your Tasks automatically. They are Due, Scheduled, Repeating, All, Done, and Inbox. You do not add Tasks to a Smart List directly – a Task appears in one when it matches, so, for example, a Task with an upcoming due date shows up under Due.

The interface

The app has three parts:

Main toolbar – across the top, for actions and navigation.
Sidebar – your Lists and Smart Lists, so you can move between them.
Content area – the List you have open, showing its Tasks.

The sidebar can be collapsed to give the content area more room, and ListoWP remembers its state in your browser.

Open a List and see its Tasks

To work with a List, pick it from the sidebar. The content area then shows that List and its Tasks. Select a Task to open its detail view, where you can read and edit the description, add Comments, and work through the rest of its sections. Choose a Smart List the same way to see the Tasks it has gathered for you.