We've simplified creating child work items in the work item view
🆕 Rolling Out — New This Week
Product: Jira platform
| Announced | 26 Jan 2026 |
| Rollout started | 26 Jan 2026 |
| Rollout ended | — |
| Source | Atlassian blog ↗ |
Description
Section titled “Description”We’ve decluttered and simplified the work item view. To create a child work item or add any related work, you can: Open any type of work item (not a subtask). Select the plus icon below your work item’s name. Select Create child work item. Enter a summary for your child work item, and select Create or press enter.
Status history
Section titled “Status history”| Date | Status | Week |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Jan 2026 | 🆕 Rolling Out — New This Week | ↗ |