Subscribers
A subscription is how you tell Plane to keep you in the loop on a work item. When you're subscribed, you get notified whenever something changes — a state update, a new comment, a priority shift, an assignee change.
You don't always have to subscribe manually. Plane subscribes you automatically when you create, edit, or comment on a work item, when you're assigned to it, when someone @-mentions you, or when an admin has set you up as a project-level subscriber.
Subscribe to a work item
Open any work item and click Subscribe in the header at the top of the work item. It's there in the peek view and on the full page. The button switches to Unsubscribe to confirm.
From that point on, you'll get in-app and email notifications whenever someone makes a change to that work item.
Unsubscribe from a work item
Open the work item and click Unsubscribe. That's it — you'll stop receiving notifications for it immediately.
If you were auto-subscribed (because you were assigned, for example), unsubscribing works the same way. Being removed as an assignee doesn't automatically unsubscribe you — you have to do that yourself if you want to stop getting notifications.
Subscribe to multiple work items at once Pro
If you need to subscribe to several work items in one go:
- Select the work items you want from a project list view.
- In the bulk operations toolbar that appears, click the bell icon.
- Click Subscribe in the modal and you'll be subscribed to all selected items.
This subscribes you, specifically. It doesn't change anyone else's subscriptions.
Set up project-level subscribers Enterprise Grid
Role: Project Admin
Project subscribers are members who are automatically subscribed to every work item in a project — both existing ones and any new ones created going forward.
- Go to Project Settings → Members.
- Find the Project subscribers section.
- Add the members you want to auto-subscribe.
When you add someone as a project subscriber, Plane subscribes them to all current work items in the project in the background. They'll also be subscribed automatically to any new work items created afterward.
The trade-off is volume. Project subscribers get notifications for every tracked change on every work item in the project. If a project is active, that adds up quickly. Notification preferences help here — you can reduce the email noise without losing in-app visibility.
Manage who's subscribed to a work item Enterprise Grid
You can see and edit the subscriber list directly from a work item.
- Open the work item.
- Next to the Subscribe button, you'll see a member selector showing current subscribers.
- Add or remove members as needed.
Only workspace members can be added as subscribers. You need edit permission on the work item to make changes here.
View all work items you're subscribed to
You can see every work item you're currently subscribed to. Go to the Your Work page and look for the Subscribed tab. It shows all work items across all projects where you're an active subscriber.
How you get auto-subscribed
| Situation | Subscribed automatically? |
|---|---|
| You create a work item | Yes |
| You edit a work item | Yes |
| You comment on a work item | Yes |
| You are assigned to a work item | Yes |
| Someone @-mentions you | Yes, if you're a member of the work item's project |
| You are a project subscriber | Yes, to all work items in the project |
If you don't want updates on a work item you touched, click Unsubscribe. Plane won't subscribe you again unless you make another change.