🚀 Releases – New Wrike Community Platform, Declutter Unused Workflows, New Wrike Whiteboard Experience, and More! (01/19/2026)

Basudha Sakshyarika

TL;DR: Wrike Community is moving to a new platform with exciting features; admins can now deactivate unused workflows; Wrike Whiteboard gets a refreshed UI; Wrike API adds an async Batch API and extended bulk updates; we’re inviting feedback on installing templates into existing spaces and 2025 admin updates; and we’re also recognizing our December Community contributors.

Feature Updates

• Configuration Governance: Declutter Unused Workflows 🧹

We’re thrilled to introduce the ability to activate or deactivate workflows to help admins declutter unused or draft workflows.

What’s new?

- Use the status property to turn workflows on or off; deactivated workflows are hidden from workspace pickers but remain editable by admins.

- Existing workflow assignments remain on items but cannot be reassigned until reactivated.

- Visual notes indicate who deactivated a workflow and when.

- Helpful prompts and usage stats assist in identifying unused workflows for deactivation.

You can read more in this Community post.

• Wrike Whiteboard: Refreshed User Interface ✨

We’re excited to introduce a refreshed Wrike Whiteboard experience with a modernized and intuitive UI.

What’s new?

- Simplified navigation with two modes: Hand (navigate) and Arrow (select).

- Improved selection allowing clicks inside empty shapes and immediate selection on rectangle touch.

- Redesigned toolbar with a dedicated sticky notes button and grouped collaboration/presentation tools.

- All settings consolidated into a single menu.

- Updated and modernized look and feel for clarity and ease of use.

Check out this Community post for more details.

• Wrike API: New Async Batch API And Extended Bulk Updates 🛠️

We’re excited to announce a major upgrade to the Wrike API with a new asynchronous Batch API and expanded bulk update capabilities.

What’s new?

• Extended Bulk Update APIs
  Bulk update now supports more fields for large-scale updates without per-item loops:
• Tasks: addParents / removeParents, addResponsibles / removeResponsibles, addResponsiblePlaceholders /removeResponsiblePlaceholders, customStatus (plus existing custom fields & effort).
• Folders/Projects: ownersAdd / ownersRemove, status, customStatusId, startDate / endDate, contractType, budget(plus existing custom fields & CIT conversion).
• New Async Batch API
  For high-throughput bulk operations:
• Up to 100 operations per request (tasks + folders/projects in one batch).
• Each batch = 1 API call, easing rate limits.
• Async execution with progress tracking via async_job API.
• Quota-based safeguards (1,000 ops/account by default, expandable).
• Ideal for large imports, migrations, and automation-heavy scenarios.

Please Note:

- It is fully backward compatible

- No changes required for existing integrations unless scale or performance is a concern

Check out this API documentation for more details.

Community News

• [Important] Wrike Community Platform Migration Starts January 20 📌

We are excited to share that the migration to a new, modern Community platform begins January 20, 2026, with launch planned for February 2, 2026.

From January 20, the Community will be read-only so we can safely transfer all content. You can still browse and see updates, but can’t post or comment. Full participation will resume on February 2.

⚠️ Please Note: This read-only mode and migration only affects the Wrike Community. It does not impact the Wrike Workspace, Wrike Discover, or any other Wrike product or service. All other systems and functionality will remain fully available as usual.

Read more related to migration here.

• Installing Templates into Existing Spaces – Share Your Feedback 💡

We are excited to share that the Product Team is working on a new feature to install Templates into existing spaces and merge them with current configurations.

Our Product Team is looking for users to join a 30-minute call to preview designs and share feedback. For more details and to schedule your call, check out this Community post.

• Admin Experience Reflection: 2025 Admin Releases Feedback 👀

Throughout 2025, our product team has been enhancing the admin and scalability experience to help you build Wrike in a clearer, more reliable way.

We’d love to hear your feedback on the 2025 admin updates—such as configuration analytics, multi-space configurations, and deactivation improvements. Post your comments here.

• December 2025 Contributor of the Month 🏆

Congratulations to @Florian Kislich for being December’s Contributor of the Month, along with other standout contributors. Their expertise and support always greatly benefit the Community.

Read more about all our contributors for December here.