Create a Colored Label Manager custom field
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Activate coloring to labels.
Select 'Customize labels for this project' to manage predefined labels for this project independent from other projects.
Allow project admins to manage available label items for their project independent from other projects or Jira administrator’s help.
Add a description to your label to make the context more clear to your project users , Jira users can always check to see whether a label already exists before creating it; remember, too, that it might simply be a question of spelling or case variation..
Colored Label Manager custom fields can be created like Jira native custom fields
As Jira Administrator:
Click on Settings
Go to → Issues
Click on Custom fields (Side-navigation)
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Click on Create custom field Button
Select All → Search Label
→ Select Colored Labels
Click Next
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Enter a Name and Description
Click Create
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Optional: Associate the new created field with screens
Click on update
Label Manager Custom Fields behave like normal custom fields and need to be put on the correct screens to appear in projects.
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Deleting a Jira Label
Simply click the red trashcan icon next to the label you want to delete .
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Simply select the needed labels and click on the button Delete
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You will then be asked to confirm that you want the label deleted:
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