= Time Tracking

Support for basic time tracking is an oft requested feature (#710), but is not implemented in Trac. Time tracking functionality can be added to Trac however, and this page is an overview of working solutions.

1. PluginList#ProjectTimeManagementTicketSystemExtensions recommends to use a combination of plugins, each covering time tracking functionality.
1. There is also a more comprehensive list of [https://trac-hacks.org/tags/timing time tracking plugins].

The most popular time tracking plugins are:

The '''[th:TimingAndEstimationPlugin Timing And Estimation Plugin]''' provides a ticket change daemon that allows you to add time and display the total. Also see the [https://trac.acceleration.net/TestForTimingAndEstimation demo version], so you can try and decide if it is right for you, as well as report bugs.

The '''[th:TracHoursPlugin TracHours plugin]''' provides a different approach to time tracking. Instead of adding hours via a ticket field, separate views are available for adding and reporting hours.

The '''[th:BudgetingPlugin BudgetingPlugin]''' provides splitting the work-effort for a ticket in several smaller pieces. You can configure tasks (for example implementation, documentation, etc.) and assign users.

The '''[th:WorkLogPlugin WorkLog Plugin]''' provides the ability to 'clock in' and 'clock out' and displays which users are currently working on tickets. If either the [th:TimingAndEstimationPlugin] or [th:TracHoursPlugin] is used, the spent time will be recorded to a ticket when the user 'clocks out'.

The '''[th:EstimatorPlugin]''' allows you to enter upfront estimations of the remaining time to completion of a ticket.