Fix: Stage looks wrong after moving cards

What you’ll learn

Why a product stage might look “wrong” after you drag a Kanban card, the most common causes, and how to fix it quickly.


First: what’s supposed to happen

In D2C Lab, Kanban drag-and-drop uses a simple rule:

Kanban column name = product stage name (1:1 mapping).

So when you drag a card to a column, the product stage should update everywhere (especially in Master List) to match that column.


Common “stage looks wrong” situations

Situation A — Card moved, but Master List stage didn’t change

Example:

  • You drag Sampling → Negotiating

  • Card shows in Negotiating, but Master List still shows Sampling

Situation B — Master List stage changed, but card looks like it’s still in the old place

Example:

  • Master List shows Production

  • Kanban card appears in Negotiating

Situation C — Master List shows Launch Ready but Kanban is not at the end

This is usually expected behavior (not a bug).


Quick fixes (do these in order)

1) Refresh once

Many “wrong stage” cases are just stale UI.

  • Refresh the page once

  • Recheck both Kanban and Master List


2) Check Portfolio filter (easy to miss)

Kanban and Master List both respect your portfolio filter.

Fix:

  1. Switch portfolio to All

  2. Find the product in Master List

  3. Confirm the stage

  4. Return to the correct portfolio

Sometimes you’re comparing:

  • a product in Portfolio A
    with

  • a Kanban view filtered to Portfolio B


3) Re-drag one step (forces a sync event)

If the stage didn’t update:

  1. Drag the card one column forward

  2. Then drag it back to the correct column

  3. Refresh once

This often forces the stage update to re-save.


4) Close extra tabs (prevents state conflicts)

If D2C Lab is open in multiple tabs, one tab can overwrite state.

Fix:

  • Close all D2C Lab tabs

  • Open one fresh tab

  • Log in and re-check the stage


5) Try incognito/private window

If it works in incognito but not in your normal browser, it’s likely:

  • cache/session, or

  • an extension blocking scripts.

Fix:

  • Clear site data for d2clab.co

  • Disable ad blockers/extensions for the site


Important: Launch Ready can make it “look wrong” (but it’s not)

If you clicked Calculator → Ready for launch:

  • Master List stage becomes Launch Ready

  • Kanban card does not move automatically

So you may see:

  • Kanban card in Shipping

  • Master List stage Launch Ready

This is expected.

If you want everything to look aligned, you have two options:

  • Keep Launch Ready as your “final checkpoint” and ignore the mismatch until you launch

  • Or move the Kanban card forward as your execution catches up (and move to Launched when you’re live)

(See: Launch Ready vs Launched)


If stages revert after refresh

If you drag a card and it looks correct, but after refresh it snaps back, that usually means the change didn’t save.

Try:

  • re-drag one step forward and back

  • close extra tabs

  • test in incognito

If it continues, report it as a bug (details below).


Quick checklist (30 seconds)

  • ✅ Refresh once

  • ✅ Portfolio filter = All

  • ✅ Re-drag one step forward/back

  • ✅ Close extra tabs

  • ✅ Incognito test

  • ✅ Check if Ready for launch was used (Launch Ready mismatch is normal)


If it’s still wrong (report it)

Post this in:
feedback.d2clab.co → Bug Reports

Include:

  1. Product name

  2. Column you moved from → to (example: “QC → Shipping”)

  3. What you expected vs what happened

  4. Whether refresh changed anything

  5. Whether you clicked Ready for launch recently (Yes/No)

  6. Device + browser (example: iPhone / Safari)

  7. Screen recording if possible


Related articles

  • Kanban: drag-and-drop stage mapping

  • Reverting stages (moving a card backwards)

  • Launch Ready vs Launched (what each means)

  • Fix: Kanban card not appearing (what triggers it)


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