Introduction

The Counter Gadget allows you to display the number of issues in large font with the optional footer text. The background colour can be set either fixed or changing (e.g. from Green to Red as the count increases). It is useful for Jira wallboards.

It comes with basic colours or colour changing mode which change colour based on the number set in configurations.

Inserting Counter Gadget on the dashboard

To add a 3 Counter Gadget on the dashboard,

1. Click on Add Gadget button on the Dashboard view to add a new gadget
2. The Gadget Directory will pop up
3. Enter "Counter" in the search box to filter the matching gadget
    
   
   
   
4. Click on the Add it Now button to add the gadget.
5. Click on the Close button to return back to the Dashboard

Configuring Counter Gadget

Fill in the preferences for the gadget. Under the "Max Value Type" option, you can choose to have either a fixed value or a dynamic value from the number of issues in another filter, to be the maximum value. The different  configurations available are illustrated below.