Redmine Tags – the free Redmine cross-project tagging plugin.
For teams running Redmine who need filterable tags across every project.
Not every classification deserves a new tracker.
Redmine’s trackers, categories, and custom fields are great for structured workflow data. But “performance”, “client-X”, “tech-debt” aren’t structured – they’re ad-hoc. Creating a new tracker or custom field every time your team invents a new word inflates the configuration. After a year of growth, nobody remembers what half of it means.
Flexible classification, zero configuration overhead.
Tags are created by typing them directly on any issue. Every team member can tag without configuration – just type a tag name and confirm it. Admins manage the tag library from the admin panel: rename or delete tags to keep the library tidy as the team grows.
The result: trackers, categories, and custom fields stay reserved for structured workflow. Tags carry the informal vocabulary your team actually uses. One filter – `tag:client-acme` – surfaces every related issue across every project, instantly.
What is the Redmineflux Tags Plugin?
Redmineflux Tags is a free plugin that adds freeform tagging to Redmine issues. Create a tag by typing it, apply it to any issue, and filter by tag across your Redmine issues – without schema changes, without touching the Redmine configuration. Works alongside trackers, categories, and custom fields – not instead of them.
Tag it the way your team already talks about it.
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Classify issues the way your team already thinks.
Your team talks about work as “the Acme project”, “tech-debt”, “regression cycle”. Tags let the tool speak that language too – no need to invent a tracker or category for every concept. One-word labels carry the meaning.
Find every related issue with one tag filter.
Click any tag label on an issue to instantly see all issues carrying that tag. Or open the issue list, select the tag field from the filter dropdown, and apply – every issue with that tag appears in the result. No custom field needed, no tracker to configure. One tag covers the concept.
Zero configuration overhead.
Any team member creates a tag by typing it. Admins don’t become a bottleneck for every new classification concept. Tag library grows organically with the team’s vocabulary, and admin controls (rename, delete) keep the library clean when tags overlap or become obsolete.
Tags visible on the issue list, in the right color.
Enable the tag column on the issue list and tags appear as colored labels alongside status, priority, and assignee. Set the default tag color in plugin settings. Every tagged issue is identifiable at a glance – no need to open it to know its classification.
Clean Redmine configuration, long-term.
Because ad-hoc concepts move into tags, trackers and custom fields stay reserved for structured workflow data. A year in, the Redmine config hasn’t bloated with 60 custom fields nobody remembers. Admins keep control where it matters.
Admin keeps the tag library healthy.
The admin panel shows all tags in use across the instance. Rename a tag when vocabulary evolves – the rename applies to every issue that carries it, instantly. Delete tags that are no longer needed. Tag cleanup takes seconds, not a support ticket.
The specifics, for people who want them.
Tag on the fly, consistently.
- Inline tag input on issue create + edit forms
- Tags display as colored labels on the issue – visible at a glance
- Unlimited tags per issue · comma-separated
- Enable the tag column on the issue list – select from column options
- Admin can rename or delete any tag globally from the admin panel
Filter by tag. See every matching issue instantly.
- Tag filters on all standard Redmine issue list views
- Filter by multiple tags from the issue list filter dropdown
- Save tag-filtered queries for repeat use by the team
- Click any tag label on an issue to view all issues with that tag
- Works with existing Redmine custom-query URLs
Tag library stays clean as vocabulary grows.
- Admin UI for renaming and deleting tags globally – changes apply to all tagged issues
- Configure the default tag color from plugin settings
- Only admins and users with permissions can edit or delete tags
- Tags shown as colored hyperlinks on issue pages – click to filter
- Show the tag column on the issue list – enable from column options
What Tags changes for each role.
Project Manager
Classify issues your way. Add tags like client-acme or tech-debt to any issue – then filter by tag to see all related issues at once, without adding custom fields to every project.
Engineering Lead
Tech-debt, performance, release-scope tagging without schema changes. Vocabulary evolves with the team, not through admin tickets.
QA Lead
Regression, environment, and coverage tags applied across issue types. Filter by tag during execution.
IT Director / Admin
Rename and delete tags from the admin panel without touching individual issues. Renamed tags update across every issue that carries them instantly.
Tags gets better with these.
Three ways to get Tags.
Tags – self-hosted
- No licence fee · no expiry
- Unlimited users
- Install on any self-hosted Redmine
Essential bundle
Tags plus the plugins it works best with, at a published discount. Themes included.
See the bundle →Redmineflux Cloud
- Tags and every other plugin included
- Fixed price per team size – never per user
- Hosted, backed up and updated by us
Questions teams ask before adopting Tags.
If yours isn’t here, check the pricing page or write to support@redmineflux.com.
Why is Tags free when other plugins are paid?+
Tags is a small, focused utility – useful to everyone running Redmine. Giving it away seeds the Redmine community with Redmineflux-ness at no cost to the user. Three plugins ship free in the catalogue: Tags, Mentions, and Inline Editor. Capability plugins with deeper product surface – Gantt, Workload, Dashboard – are from $499 one-time purchase with 1 year of support included. Support renewal after 1 year 30% of plugin price.
Can tags filter issues across multiple projects at once?+
Yes. Open the Redmine issue list, select the tag field from the filter dropdown, choose a tag, and apply. The filtered view shows all matching issues from the projects you have access to. You can also click any tag label directly on an issue to jump straight to a filtered list.
Is there a limit to how many tags per issue?+
No. Multiple tags can be applied to a single issue – just type each tag and confirm. The plugin has no built-in cap. In practice, teams apply as many tags as they need for classification without any technical restriction.
Can admins control who can create new tags?+
Tag creation is available to anyone who can create or edit issues. For library cleanup, admins manage tags from the plugin admin panel – they can rename or delete tags globally. Only users with the appropriate permissions can edit or delete existing tags.
Will it work with my Redmine version?+
Yes — the plugin supports all Redmine versions. Compatibility is verified with each plugin update.
What happens to my tags if I uninstall the plugin?+
Tags store as associated records against Redmine issues. Uninstalling removes the plugin’s UI + filter behaviour – the tag data remains in the database until you explicitly purge it. Reinstalling restores everything. No destructive uninstall, no data loss, no lock-in.
Why a demo for a free plugin?+
Because installing a plugin on your production Redmine to “just try it” is a bigger commitment than clicking through a sandbox. The demo sandbox has Tags pre-installed + sample data so you can confirm it fits your workflow before touching your own instance.
Every Redmineflux plugin
Tags running inside your Redmine.
Free forever on self-hosted Redmine – or every plugin on Cloud from $69/month.