# Option to filter status updates vs user messages in projects

**URL:** <https://forum.asana.com/t/option-to-filter-status-updates-vs-user-messages-in-projects/1139544>\
**Category:** Product Ideas\
**Tags:** messages, agentic-work-management\
**Created:** [5 May 2026 06:28 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/option-to-filter-status-updates-vs-user-messages-in-projects/1139544 "2026-05-05T06:28:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Steve\_de\_Niese](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/steve_de_niese/32/70879_2.png) [@Steve\_de\_Niese](https://forum.asana.com/u/Steve_de_Niese)\
**Post date:** [5 May 2026 06:28 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/option-to-filter-status-updates-vs-user-messages-in-projects/1139544/1 "2026-05-05T06:28:47Z")

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We use the messages tab for cross-department comms, only using comments inside tasks for people in the same department.

We have a master job owned by the client success team, which serves as the place for all these comms, but the team does regular status updates now, which is causing these messages to get a bit buried.

Would be great to have options to filter messages so you can just see user posted threads vs status updates.

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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:** [5 May 2026 15:36 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/option-to-filter-status-updates-vs-user-messages-in-projects/1139544/2 "2026-05-05T15:36:33Z")

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@Steve_de_Niese,

Don’t forget to click the title to scroll to the top and vote by clicking the Vote button at the top-left (as I just did); that’s the quickest and most effective way to express your support for a request.

Thanks,

Larry

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**Author:** ![Steve\_de\_Niese](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/steve_de_niese/32/70879_2.png) [@Steve\_de\_Niese](https://forum.asana.com/u/Steve_de_Niese)\
**Post date:** [5 May 2026 22:41 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/option-to-filter-status-updates-vs-user-messages-in-projects/1139544/3 "2026-05-05T22:41:48Z")

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Thanks Larry, I’ve done that now.