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So many new features, we had to add a New Features feature…
Ever since we finished our massive rewrite and overhaul of our back-end we have been producing new features at a steady pace, as you may have noticed from the frequency of these blog posts. To make it easier for folks to keep up with the flood of improvements, we have added a “What’s New in Kerika” feature:
When there are new features in Kerika that were released since you last logged in, a small “What’s New in Kerika” badge will appear on the top of the app:
Clicking on this will show you a list of what’s new that you will find useful. Here’s an example:
On the mobile app the alert is a little different, because of the smaller layout: a small orange dot appears on your profile picture; click on that and you get the profile menu which now contains a What’s New in Kerika option:
Another way to stay on top of what’s happening
When you are working on several boards, we want to make sure you don’t miss any updates that might be happening elsewhere in Kerika.
There’s a new feature that helps with that: if you have open boards (or templates) with unread updates, the drop-down on the “board switcher” appears in orange:
When you click on the OPEN BOARDS button, Kerika will show you all your open boards, with the updated ones highlighted in orange:
This should help you stay on top of what’s happening across your entire Kerika world: you don’t need to switch to different boards just to see if there’s anything new.
Top Free Project Management Tools: Kerika ranks #1
SystemTek just published an article on the top free project management tools, and we are pleased to note that Kerika ranks #1 on the list, ahead of Trello, Asana, Clickup and Todoist.
The article notes that Kerika comes with:
- Free plan for Individuals
- Free plan for Nonprofit and Academic Teams.
- Unlimited Visitors
- Unlimited tasks
- Unlimited project boards
- Unlimited file storage, with Google Drive support
- Whiteboard capability
Ultimate Guide to Lesson Planning: Tips and Strategies for Teachers
Mirror Review features Kerika in an article on lesson planning! From the article:
Choosing the right lesson planner is important as it directly impacts your ability to organize teaching materials efficiently and save time in the long run. Kanban tools have gained popularity among teachers due to their visual and flexible nature. There are many tools available in the market like Clickup and Trello. But if you’re looking for a cost-effective tool that caters specifically to educators, Kerika is the standout choice.
Maximizing Task Management Tools for Personal Time Management
An article on the Top 10 Challenges to Effective Time Management that features Kerika. The Top 10 Challenges are:
- Procrastination
- Over-committing
- Lack of prioritization
- Interruptions and Distractions
- Ineffective Planning
- Multitasking
- Perfectionism
- Lack of Delegation
- Failure to Set Boundaries
- Neglecting Self-Care
The article goes on to say
Task management tools are your allies in the battle for effective time management. They come in various shapes and sizes, each offering unique features to help you stay organized and on top of your tasks. One such tool is Kerika, which offers flexibility by working seamlessly on all browsers and platforms, making it a versatile choice for individuals managing tasks across multiple devices.
Kerika just got better: why you are seeing this message more often
“Kerika just got better…” is a message you are seeing almost daily, and that’s thanks to the massive 2-year effort that overhauled our old backend and made it much easier to push out changes.
We are now rolling out bug fixes and feature improvements on a daily basis, using our modern architecture. Previously we had to batch these up and do large upgrades; now we can push out the smallest changes, when we feel they are ready to go.
Under the old architecture taking the servers down for maintenance was a painful necessity; now changes can be deployed without any downtime.
All changes still go through extensive internal testing, and new features go through a lot of usability testing in particular, before anything gets pushed out.
We just overhauled the entire back end of Kerika
An effort that took 2 years finally completed yesterday when we updated the Kerika app.
This massive project involved rewriting everything on the back-end of Kerika in order to modernize the architecture and set up us for a more rapid development of end-user functionality, as well as making it easier to release new versions in the future using Docker container.
Our old backend was not well designed: everything ran as a single monolithic server. Over the years we moved slowly away from that, by building new features as microservices, and while that helped a little, it wasn’t enough.
We had reached a point where it was taking exponentially more time to build new features, and we were facing operational risk as well because the old backend was poorly understood and document.
A complete rewrite was necessary, and we bit the bullet on that a couple of years ago. There was significant cost and complexity but our great team powered through all the challenges, particularly when it came to transitioning our main database away from MySQL (hosted as RDS, by Amazon) to a NoSQL model using Google’s Firestore service.
Now that we are done we can start delivering more functionality, starting with support for non-English languages.
Stay tuned for our first non-English language, which will be Hindi, to be offered in a couple of weeks.
6 Project Management Techniques For Work-Life Balance
Once again Kerika is featured in an article, this time on the 6 Project Management Techniques For Work-Life Balance at Namaste UI.
The techniques include:
- Treating Work-Life Balance as a Cycle
- Prioritization and Time Management
- Agile Project Management
- Delegation and Collaboration
- Setting Realistic Goals and Expectations
- Regular Evaluation and Reflection
To quote from the article:
Tools like Kerika can help you see and analyze how your projects are going, so you can find patterns, things that slow you down, and ways to get better.
The 8 Steps For Planning a Successful Email Marketing Campaign
Windows Techno recently featured Kerika an article on the 8 Steps for Planning an Email Marketing Campaign. The steps:
- Choose a Task Management Tool. (Yes, Kerika was their #1 choice!)
- Set your Goals
- Choose your Audience
- Create a Compelling Subject Line
- Write Engaging Content
- Include a clear Call To Action
- Optimize your emails for Mobile
- Include A/B Testing