# 🚦 Custom Task types: What you need to know before you go all in

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**Created:** [13 November 2025 19:30 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/custom-task-types-what-you-need-to-know-before-you-go-all-in/1108888 "2025-11-13T19:30:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Larry\_Berger\_lpb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/larry_berger_lpb/32/276017_2.png) [@Larry\_Berger\_lpb](https://forum.asana.com/u/Larry_Berger_lpb)\
**Post date:** [14 November 2025 00:14 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/custom-task-types-what-you-need-to-know-before-you-go-all-in/1108888/2 "2025-11-14T00:14:29Z")

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Thanks, @Richard_Sather, for another incredibly comprehensive post! It’s great to have this reference to help determine in which workflows it’s safe to use custom task types.

> [@Richard\_Sather](#):
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> ⚠ Cannot apply only on tasks and not on subtasks

Should it be “Can apply…”?

Thanks again,

Larry

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