Task Age Highlighter

WHAT IT DOES

Task Age Highlighter is a floating panel that scans the current page for task creation dates — created dates, added dates, opened dates, started dates, initiated dates, submitted dates, reported dates, and logged dates. It calculates how long each task has been open and highlights them with color-coded indicators: red for stale (old tasks that need attention), yellow for aging (approaching staleness), and green for fresh (recently created). The panel shows a summary with counts for each status and a detailed list with age in days.

WHERE IT RUNS

This script runs on any website you visit — task management tools, project management dashboards, issue trackers, or any page with task-related dates. It reads only the page you are looking at, never other tabs, bookmarks, or browser data. All data stays in your browser — nothing is sent anywhere.

HOW TO USE

Open any page with task dates. Click the Task Age Highlighter panel button in the BotGentz extension toolbar. The panel appears at the edge of the page. Set your stale and aging thresholds in days, then click "Scan Page". The tool highlights entries directly on the page and displays a summary in the panel. Use "Clear Highlights" to remove color coding, or "Copy Results" to copy the full analysis to your clipboard.

TECHNICAL MECHANISM

The tool scans the page for date patterns using regular expressions that match task-related keywords: created, added, task date, opened, started, initiated, submitted, reported, and logged. It also scans table cells and elements for date-like content near task-related keywords. Each detected date is parsed and compared against the current time to calculate age in days. If the date is older than the stale threshold, the element is highlighted red and marked as "Stale." If the date is older than the aging threshold but not yet stale, it's highlighted yellow and marked as "Aging." Otherwise, it's highlighted green and marked as "Fresh." All calculations run client-side in pure JavaScript.

THE PANEL

The panel is a floating overlay that you can drag anywhere on the screen by its header. It remembers its position per site so it reappears where you left it. The panel can be collapsed into a small handle to get it out of the way, and snapped to the edge of the page. It can be resized to fit your workflow. Press Escape to close the panel.

PLEASE NOTE

This script requires the free BotGentz extension to run. All data stays in your browser — nothing is transmitted or shared. The panel works on any website. Date detection works on many common formats but may not catch all variations. Stale and aging thresholds are configurable and saved locally. Sites change — the script may need updates to match new site structures.