diff --git a/backend/boards/apps.py b/backend/boards/apps.py
index d10d8fa..cdcb8cf 100644
--- a/backend/boards/apps.py
+++ b/backend/boards/apps.py
@@ -3,7 +3,4 @@ from django.apps import AppConfig
 
 class BoardsConfig(AppConfig):
     default_auto_field = 'django.db.models.BigAutoField'
-    name = 'boards'
-
-    def ready(self):
-        import boards.signals
\ No newline at end of file
+    name = 'boards'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/boards/signals.py b/backend/boards/signals.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 2c44daa..0000000
--- a/backend/boards/signals.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-from django.db.models.signals import post_save
-from django.dispatch import receiver
-
-from boards.models import Board, ListBoard
-from users.models import CustomUser
-
-@receiver(post_save, sender=CustomUser)
-def create_default_board(sender, instance, created, **kwargs):
-    """Signal handler to automatically create a default Board for a user upon creation."""
-    if created:
-        # Create unique board by user id
-        user_id = instance.id
-        board = Board.objects.create(user=instance, name=f"Board of #{user_id}")
-        ListBoard.objects.create(board=board, name="Backlog", position=1)
-        ListBoard.objects.create(board=board, name="Doing", position=2)
-        ListBoard.objects.create(board=board, name="Review", position=3)
-        ListBoard.objects.create(board=board, name="Done", position=4)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/core/local_settings.py b/backend/core/local_settings.py
index 9e7903c..d801d36 100644
--- a/backend/core/local_settings.py
+++ b/backend/core/local_settings.py
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ SPECTACULAR_SETTINGS = {
     'DESCRIPTION': 'API documentation for TurTask',
     'VERSION': '1.0.0',
     'SERVE_INCLUDE_SCHEMA': False,
+    'SERVE_PERMISSIONS': ['rest_framework.permissions.IsAuthenticated'],
 }
 
 REST_USE_JWT = True
diff --git a/backend/core/production_settings.py b/backend/core/production_settings.py
index dd9eeb3..c23cdb4 100644
--- a/backend/core/production_settings.py
+++ b/backend/core/production_settings.py
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ SPECTACULAR_SETTINGS = {
     'DESCRIPTION': 'API documentation for TurTask',
     'VERSION': '1.0.0',
     'SERVE_INCLUDE_SCHEMA': False,
+    'SERVE_PERMISSIONS': ['rest_framework.permissions.IsAuthenticated'],
 }
 
 REST_USE_JWT = True
diff --git a/backend/dashboard/tests.py b/backend/dashboard/tests.py
index 943c3de..9d20ab4 100644
--- a/backend/dashboard/tests.py
+++ b/backend/dashboard/tests.py
@@ -1,32 +1,35 @@
-from django.test import TestCase
+from rest_framework.test import APITestCase
 from django.urls import reverse
 from tasks.models import Todo
 from django.utils import timezone
 from datetime import timedelta
 
-from tasks.tests.utils import create_test_user, login_user
+from boards.models import Board
+from tasks.tests.utils import create_test_user
 
-class DashboardStatsAndWeeklyViewSetTests(TestCase):
+class DashboardStatsAndWeeklyViewSetTests(APITestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.user = create_test_user()
-        self.client = login_user(self.user)
+        self.client.force_authenticate(user=self.user)
+        self.list_board = Board.objects.get(user=self.user).listboard_set.first()
 
-    def create_task(self, title, completed=False, completion_date=None, end_event=None):
+    def _create_task(self, title, completed=False, completion_date=None, end_event=None):
         return Todo.objects.create(
             user=self.user,
             title=title,
             completed=completed,
             completion_date=completion_date,
-            end_event=end_event
+            end_event=end_event,
+            list_board=self.list_board
         )
 
     def test_dashboard_stats_view(self):
         # Create tasks for testing
-        self.create_task('Task 1', completed=True)
-        self.create_task('Task 2', end_event=timezone.now() - timedelta(days=8))
-        self.create_task('Task 3', end_event=timezone.now())
+        self._create_task('Task 1', completed=True)
+        self._create_task('Task 2', end_event=timezone.now() - timedelta(days=8))
+        self._create_task('Task 3', end_event=timezone.now())
         
-        response = self.client.get(reverse('stats-list'))
+        response = self.client.get(reverse('statstodo-list'))
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         
         self.assertEqual(response.data['completed_this_week'], 1)
@@ -35,69 +38,9 @@ class DashboardStatsAndWeeklyViewSetTests(TestCase):
 
     def test_dashboard_weekly_view(self):
         # Create tasks for testing
-        self.create_task('Task 1', completion_date=timezone.now() - timedelta(days=1))
-        self.create_task('Task 2', end_event=timezone.now() - timedelta(days=8))
-        self.create_task('Task 3', end_event=timezone.now())
+        self._create_task('Task 1', completion_date=timezone.now() - timedelta(days=1))
+        self._create_task('Task 2', end_event=timezone.now() - timedelta(days=8))
+        self._create_task('Task 3', end_event=timezone.now())
         
         response = self.client.get(reverse('weekly-list'))
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
-
-
-# class DashboardStatsAPITestCase(TestCase):
-#     def setUp(self):
-#         # Create a test user
-#         self.user = create_test_user()
-
-#         # Create test tasks
-#         self.todo = Todo.objects.create(user=self.user, title='Test Todo')
-#         self.recurrence_task = RecurrenceTask.objects.create(user=self.user, title='Test Recurrence Task')
-
-#         # Create an API client
-#         self.client = APIClient()
-
-#     def test_dashboard_stats_api(self):
-#         # Authenticate the user
-#         self.client.force_authenticate(user=self.user)
-
-#         # Make a GET request to the DashboardStatsAPIView
-#         response = self.client.get(reverse("dashboard-stats"))
-
-#         # Assert the response status code is 200
-#         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
-
-#     def test_task_completion_status_update(self):
-#         # Authenticate the user
-#         self.client.force_authenticate(user=self.user)
-
-#         # Make a POST request to update the completion status of a task
-#         data = {'task_id': self.todo.id, 'is_completed': True}
-#         response = self.client.post(reverse("dashboard-stats"), data, format='json')
-
-#         # Assert the response status code is 200
-#         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
-
-#         # Assert the message in the response
-#         self.assertEqual(response.data['message'], 'Task completion status updated successfully')
-
-#         # Refresh the todo instance from the database and assert the completion status
-#         self.todo.refresh_from_db()
-#         self.assertTrue(self.todo.completed)
-
-
-# class WeeklyStatsAPITestCase(TestCase):
-#     def setUp(self):
-#         # Create a test user
-#         self.user = create_test_user()
-
-#         # Create an API client
-#         self.client = APIClient()
-
-#     def test_weekly_stats_api(self):
-#         # Authenticate the user
-#         self.client.force_authenticate(user=self.user)
-
-#         # Make a GET request to the WeeklyStatsAPIView
-#         response = self.client.get(reverse('dashboard-weekly-stats'))
-
-#         # Assert the response status code is 200
-#         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
diff --git a/backend/tasks/serializers.py b/backend/tasks/serializers.py
index a48330e..cf2046c 100644
--- a/backend/tasks/serializers.py
+++ b/backend/tasks/serializers.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from rest_framework import serializers
-from .models import Todo, RecurrenceTask
+from boards.models import Board
+from tasks.models import Todo, RecurrenceTask
 
 
 class GoogleCalendarEventSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
@@ -17,18 +18,22 @@ class TodoUpdateSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
     updated = serializers.DateTimeField(source="last_update")
     start_datetime = serializers.DateTimeField(source="start_event", required=False)
     end_datetime = serializers.DateTimeField(source="end_event", required=False)
-
+    list_board = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
 
     class Meta:
         model = Todo
-        fields = ('id', 'summary', 'description', 'created', 'updated', 'start_datetime', 'end_datetime')
+        fields = ('id', 'summary', 'description', 'created', 'updated', 'start_datetime', 'end_datetime', 'list_board')
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self.user = kwargs.pop('user', None)
         super(TodoUpdateSerializer, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
+    def get_list_board(self, obj):
+        return Board.objects.get(user=self.user).listboard_set.first()
+
     def create(self, validated_data):
         validated_data['user'] = self.user
+        validated_data['list_board'] = self.get_list_board(self)
         task = Todo.objects.create(**validated_data)
 
         return task
diff --git a/backend/tasks/signals.py b/backend/tasks/signals.py
index 4c9e6f2..f7436aa 100644
--- a/backend/tasks/signals.py
+++ b/backend/tasks/signals.py
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-from django.db.models.signals import pre_save, post_save
+from django.db.models.signals import pre_save
 from django.dispatch import receiver
 from django.utils import timezone
 
-from boards.models import ListBoard, Board
 from tasks.models import Todo
 
 
@@ -24,66 +23,4 @@ def update_priority(sender, instance, **kwargs):
     elif time_until_due <= urgency_threshold and instance.importance < importance_threshold:
         instance.priority = Todo.EisenhowerMatrix.NOT_IMPORTANT_URGENT
     else:
-        instance.priority = Todo.EisenhowerMatrix.NOT_IMPORTANT_NOT_URGENT
-
-
-# @receiver(post_save, sender=Todo)
-# def assign_todo_to_listboard(sender, instance, created, **kwargs):
-#     """Signal handler to automatically assign a Todo to the first ListBoard in the user's Board upon creation."""
-#     if created:
-#         user_board = instance.user.board_set.first()
-
-#         if user_board:
-#             first_list_board = user_board.listboard_set.order_by('position').first()
-
-#             if first_list_board:
-#                 instance.list_board = first_list_board
-#                 instance.save()
-
-
-@receiver(post_save, sender=ListBoard)
-def create_placeholder_tasks(sender, instance, created, **kwargs):
-    """
-    Signal handler to create placeholder tasks for each ListBoard.
-    """
-    if created:
-        list_board_position = instance.position
-
-        if list_board_position == 1:
-            placeholder_tasks = [
-                {"title": "Normal Task Example"},
-                {"title": "Task with Extra Information Example", "description": "Description for Task 2"},
-            ]
-        elif list_board_position == 2:
-            placeholder_tasks = [
-                {"title": "Time Task Example #1", "description": "Description for Task 2",
-                 "start_event": timezone.now(), "end_event": timezone.now() + timezone.timedelta(days=5)},
-            ]
-        elif list_board_position == 3:
-            placeholder_tasks = [
-                {"title": "Time Task Example #2", "description": "Description for Task 2",
-                 "start_event": timezone.now(), "end_event": timezone.now() + timezone.timedelta(days=30)},
-            ]
-        elif list_board_position == 4:
-            placeholder_tasks = [
-                {"title": "Completed Task Example", "description": "Description for Task 2",
-                 "start_event": timezone.now(), "completed": True},
-            ]
-        else:
-            placeholder_tasks = [
-                {"title": "Default Task Example"},
-            ]
-
-        for task_data in placeholder_tasks:
-            Todo.objects.create(
-                list_board=instance,
-                user=instance.board.user,
-                title=task_data["title"],
-                notes=task_data.get("description", ""),
-                is_active=True,
-                start_event=task_data.get("start_event"),
-                end_event=task_data.get("end_event"),
-                completed=task_data.get("completed", False),
-                creation_date=timezone.now(),
-                last_update=timezone.now(),
-            )
\ No newline at end of file
+        instance.priority = Todo.EisenhowerMatrix.NOT_IMPORTANT_NOT_URGENT
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/tasks/tasks/serializers.py b/backend/tasks/tasks/serializers.py
index d2863a0..12bea72 100644
--- a/backend/tasks/tasks/serializers.py
+++ b/backend/tasks/tasks/serializers.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from rest_framework import serializers
+from users.models import CustomUser
 from boards.models import ListBoard
 from tasks.models import Todo, RecurrenceTask, Habit
 
@@ -8,7 +9,14 @@ class TaskSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
         fields = '__all__'
 
     def create(self, validated_data):
-        # Create a new task with validated data
+        user_id = validated_data.get('user')
+
+        try:
+            user = CustomUser.objects.get(id=user_id)
+        except CustomUser.DoesNotExist:
+            raise serializers.ValidationError("User with the provided ID does not exist.")
+
+        validated_data['user'] = user
         return Todo.objects.create(**validated_data)
 
 class TaskCreateSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
diff --git a/backend/tasks/tests/test_deserializer.py b/backend/tasks/tests/test_deserializer.py
index 306185c..758fdd1 100644
--- a/backend/tasks/tests/test_deserializer.py
+++ b/backend/tasks/tests/test_deserializer.py
@@ -1,18 +1,22 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
 
-from django.test import TestCase
+from rest_framework.test import APITestCase
+
 from django.utils import timezone
 
-from tasks.tests.utils import create_test_user, login_user
+from tasks.tests.utils import create_test_user
 from tasks.serializers import TodoUpdateSerializer
 from tasks.models import Todo
+from boards.models import Board
 
-class TaskUpdateSerializerTest(TestCase):
+class TaskUpdateSerializerTest(APITestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.user = create_test_user()
+        self.client.force_authenticate(user=self.user)
         self.current_time = '2020-08-01T00:00:00Z'
         self.end_time = '2020-08-01T00:00:00Z'
+        self.list_board = Board.objects.get(user=self.user).listboard_set.first()
 
     def test_serializer_create(self):
         data = {
@@ -23,6 +27,7 @@ class TaskUpdateSerializerTest(TestCase):
             'updated': self.end_time,
             'start_datetime' : self.current_time,
             'end_datetie': self.end_time,
+            'list_board': self.list_board.id,
         }
 
         serializer = TodoUpdateSerializer(data=data, user=self.user)
@@ -32,7 +37,7 @@ class TaskUpdateSerializerTest(TestCase):
         self.assertIsInstance(task, Todo)
 
     def test_serializer_update(self):
-        task = Todo.objects.create(title='Original Task', notes='Original description', user=self.user)
+        task = Todo.objects.create(title='Original Task', notes='Original description', user=self.user, list_board=self.list_board)
 
         data = {
             'id': '32141cwaNcapufh8jq2conw',
@@ -42,6 +47,7 @@ class TaskUpdateSerializerTest(TestCase):
             'updated': self.end_time,
             'start_datetime' : self.current_time,
             'end_datetie': self.end_time,
+            'list_board': self.list_board.id,
         }
 
         serializer = TodoUpdateSerializer(instance=task, data=data)
diff --git a/backend/tasks/tests/test_todo_creation.py b/backend/tasks/tests/test_todo_creation.py
index 7c66724..cc7dfc4 100644
--- a/backend/tasks/tests/test_todo_creation.py
+++ b/backend/tasks/tests/test_todo_creation.py
@@ -2,72 +2,72 @@ from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from django.urls import reverse
 from rest_framework import status
 from rest_framework.test import APITestCase
-from tasks.tests.utils import create_test_user, login_user
+from tasks.tests.utils import create_test_user
 from tasks.models import Todo
+from boards.models import ListBoard, Board
 
 
-# class TodoViewSetTests(APITestCase):
-#     def setUp(self):
-#         self.user = create_test_user()
-#         self.client = login_user(self.user)
-#         self.url = reverse("todo-list")
-#         self.due_date = datetime.now() + timedelta(days=5)
+class TodoViewSetTests(APITestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.user = create_test_user()
+        self.client.force_authenticate(user=self.user)
+        self.url = reverse("todo-list")
+        self.due_date = datetime.now() + timedelta(days=5)
+        self.list_board = Board.objects.get(user=self.user).listboard_set.first()
 
-#     def test_create_valid_todo(self):
-#         """
-#         Test creating a valid task using the API.
-#         """
-#         data = {
-#             'title': 'Test Task',
-#             'type': 'habit',
-#             'exp': 10,
-#             'attribute': 'str',
-#             'priority': 1,
-#             'difficulty': 1,
-#             'user': self.user.id,
-#             'end_event': self.due_date.strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S'),
-#         }
-#         response = self.client.post(self.url, data, format='json')
-#         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
-#         self.assertEqual(Todo.objects.count(), 1)
-#         self.assertEqual(Todo.objects.get().title, 'Test Task')
+    def test_create_valid_todo(self):
+        """
+        Test creating a valid task using the API.
+        """
+        data = {
+            'title': 'Test Task',
+            'type': 'habit',
+            'difficulty': 1,
+            'end_event': self.due_date.strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S'),
+            'list_board': self.list_board.id,
+        }
+        response = self.client.post(self.url, data, format='json')
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
+        self.assertEqual(Todo.objects.count(), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(Todo.objects.get().title, 'Test Task')
 
-#     def test_create_invalid_todo(self):
-#         """
-#         Test creating an invalid task using the API.
-#         """
-#         data = {
-#             'type': 'invalid',  # Invalid task type
-#         }
-#         response = self.client.post(self.url, data, format='json')
-#         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
-#         self.assertEqual(Todo.objects.count(), 0)  # No task should be created
+    def test_create_invalid_todo(self):
+        """
+        Test creating an invalid task using the API.
+        """
+        data = {
+            'type': 'invalid',  # Invalid task type
+        }
+        response = self.client.post(self.url, data, format='json')
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)
+        self.assertEqual(Todo.objects.count(), 0)  # No task should be created
 
-#     def test_missing_required_fields(self):
-#         """
-#         Test creating a task with missing required fields using the API.
-#         """
-#         data = {
-#             'title': 'Incomplete Task',
-#             'type': 'habit',
-#         }
-#         response = self.client.post(self.url, data, format='json')
-#         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
-#         self.assertEqual(Todo.objects.count(), 0)  # No task should be created
+    def test_missing_required_fields(self):
+        """
+        Test creating a task with missing required fields using the API.
+        """
+        data = {
+            'type': 'habit',
+        }
+        response = self.client.post(self.url, data, format='json')
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)
+        self.assertEqual(Todo.objects.count(), 0)  # No task should be created
 
-#     def test_invalid_user_id(self):
-#         """
-#         Test creating a task with an invalid user ID using the API.
-#         """
-#         data = {
-#             'title': 'Test Task',
-#             'type': 'habit',
-#             'exp': 10,
-#             'priority': 1,
-#             'difficulty': 1,
-#             'user': 999,  # Invalid user ID
-#             'end_event': self.due_date.strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S'),
-#         }
-#         response = self.client.post(self.url, data, format='json')
-#         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
-#         self.assertEqual(Todo.objects.count(), 0)  # No task should be created
+    def test_invalid_user_id(self):
+        """
+        Test creating a task with an invalid user ID using the API (OK because we retreive)
+        id from request.
+        """
+        data = {
+            'title': 'Test Task',
+            'type': 'habit',
+            'exp': 10,
+            'priority': 1,
+            'difficulty': 1,
+            'user': -100,  # Invalid user ID
+            'end_event': self.due_date.strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S'),
+            'list_board': self.list_board.id,
+        }
+        response = self.client.post(self.url, data, format='json')
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
+        self.assertEqual(Todo.objects.count(), 1)  # No task should be created
diff --git a/backend/tasks/tests/test_todo_eisenhower.py b/backend/tasks/tests/test_todo_eisenhower.py
index 41ee078..2d14877 100644
--- a/backend/tasks/tests/test_todo_eisenhower.py
+++ b/backend/tasks/tests/test_todo_eisenhower.py
@@ -1,36 +1,39 @@
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
-from django.test import TestCase
+from rest_framework.test import APITestCase
 from tasks.models import Todo
 from tasks.tests.utils import create_test_user
+from boards.models import Board
 
-class TodoPriorityTest(TestCase):
+class TodoPriorityTest(APITestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.user = create_test_user()
+        self.client.force_authenticate(user=self.user)
+        self.list_board = Board.objects.get(user=self.user).listboard_set.first()
 
     def test_priority_calculation(self):
         # Important = 2, Till Due = none
-        todo = Todo(importance=2, end_event=None, user=self.user)
+        todo = Todo(importance=2, end_event=None, user=self.user, list_board=self.list_board)
         todo.save()
         # 'Not Important & Not Urgent'
         self.assertEqual(todo.priority, Todo.EisenhowerMatrix.NOT_IMPORTANT_NOT_URGENT)
 
         due_date = datetime.now(timezone.utc) + timedelta(days=1)
         # Important = 4, Till Due = 1
-        todo = Todo(importance=4, end_event=due_date, user=self.user)
+        todo = Todo(importance=4, end_event=due_date, user=self.user, list_board=self.list_board)
         todo.save()
         # 'Important & Urgent'
         self.assertEqual(todo.priority, Todo.EisenhowerMatrix.IMPORTANT_URGENT)
 
         due_date = datetime.now(timezone.utc) + timedelta(days=10)
         # Important = 3, Till Due = 10
-        todo = Todo(importance=3, end_event=due_date, user=self.user)
+        todo = Todo(importance=3, end_event=due_date, user=self.user, list_board=self.list_board)
         todo.save()
         # 'Important & Not Urgent'
         self.assertEqual(todo.priority, Todo.EisenhowerMatrix.IMPORTANT_NOT_URGENT)
 
         due_date = datetime.now(timezone.utc) + timedelta(days=2)
         # Important = 1, Till Due = 2
-        todo = Todo(importance=1, end_event=due_date, user=self.user)
+        todo = Todo(importance=1, end_event=due_date, user=self.user, list_board=self.list_board)
         todo.save()
         # 'Not Important & Urgent'
         self.assertEqual(todo.priority, Todo.EisenhowerMatrix.NOT_IMPORTANT_URGENT)
diff --git a/backend/tasks/tests/utils.py b/backend/tasks/tests/utils.py
index b1bef0b..663cd0a 100644
--- a/backend/tasks/tests/utils.py
+++ b/backend/tasks/tests/utils.py
@@ -1,26 +1,24 @@
+from rest_framework import status
 from rest_framework.test import APIClient
+from django.urls import reverse
 
 from users.models import CustomUser
 from ..models import Todo
 
 
-def create_test_user(email="testusertestuser@example.com", username="testusertestuser",
-               first_name="Test", password="testpassword",):
-    """create predifined user for testing"""
-    return CustomUser.objects.create_user(
-        email=email,
-        username=username,
-        first_name=first_name,
-        password=password,
-    )
-
-
-def login_user(user):
-    """Login a user to API client."""
-
+def create_test_user(email="testusertestuser@example.com",
+                               username="testusertestuser",
+                               password="testpassword",) -> CustomUser:
+    """create predifined user without placeholder task for testing"""
     client = APIClient()
-    client.force_authenticate(user=user)
-    return client
+    response = client.post(reverse('create_user'), {'email': email,
+                                                            'username': username,
+                                                            'password': password})
+    if response.status_code == status.HTTP_201_CREATED:
+        user = CustomUser.objects.get(username='testusertestuser')
+        user.todo_set.all().delete()
+        return user
+    return None
 
 
 def create_task_json(user, **kwargs):
@@ -29,10 +27,7 @@ def create_task_json(user, **kwargs):
         "title": "Test Task",
         "type": "habit",
         "notes": "This is a test task created via the API.",
-        "exp": 10,
-        "priority": 1.5,
         "difficulty": 1,
-        "attribute": "str",
         "challenge": False,
         "fromSystem": False,
         "creation_date": None,
@@ -51,8 +46,6 @@ def create_test_task(user, **kwargs):
         'title': "Test Task",
         'task_type': 'habit',
         'notes': "This is a test task created via the API.",
-        'exp': 10,
-        'priority': 1.5,
         'difficulty': 1,
         'attribute': 'str',
         'challenge': False,
diff --git a/backend/users/signals.py b/backend/users/signals.py
index 817986b..22599b1 100644
--- a/backend/users/signals.py
+++ b/backend/users/signals.py
@@ -1,9 +1,74 @@
+from django.utils import timezone
 from django.db.models.signals import post_save
 from django.dispatch import receiver
 
+from tasks.models import Todo
 from users.models import CustomUser, UserStats
+from boards.models import ListBoard, Board
+
 
 @receiver(post_save, sender=CustomUser)
 def create_user_stats(sender, instance, created, **kwargs):
     if created:
-        UserStats.objects.create(user=instance)
\ No newline at end of file
+        UserStats.objects.create(user=instance)
+
+
+@receiver(post_save, sender=CustomUser)
+def create_default_board(sender, instance, created, **kwargs):
+    """Signal handler to automatically create a default Board for a user upon creation."""
+    if created:
+        # Create unique board by user id
+        user_id = instance.id
+        board = Board.objects.create(user=instance, name=f"Board of #{user_id}")
+        ListBoard.objects.create(board=board, name="Backlog", position=1)
+        ListBoard.objects.create(board=board, name="Doing", position=2)
+        ListBoard.objects.create(board=board, name="Review", position=3)
+        ListBoard.objects.create(board=board, name="Done", position=4)
+
+
+@receiver(post_save, sender=ListBoard)
+def create_placeholder_tasks(sender, instance, created, **kwargs):
+    """
+    Signal handler to create placeholder tasks for each ListBoard.
+    """
+    if created:
+        list_board_position = instance.position
+
+        if list_board_position == 1:
+            placeholder_tasks = [
+                {"title": "Normal Task Example"},
+                {"title": "Task with Extra Information Example", "description": "Description for Task 2"},
+            ]
+        elif list_board_position == 2:
+            placeholder_tasks = [
+                {"title": "Time Task Example #1", "description": "Description for Task 2",
+                 "start_event": timezone.now(), "end_event": timezone.now() + timezone.timedelta(days=5)},
+            ]
+        elif list_board_position == 3:
+            placeholder_tasks = [
+                {"title": "Time Task Example #2", "description": "Description for Task 2",
+                 "start_event": timezone.now(), "end_event": timezone.now() + timezone.timedelta(days=30)},
+            ]
+        elif list_board_position == 4:
+            placeholder_tasks = [
+                {"title": "Completed Task Example", "description": "Description for Task 2",
+                 "start_event": timezone.now(), "completed": True},
+            ]
+        else:
+            placeholder_tasks = [
+                {"title": "Default Task Example"},
+            ]
+
+        for task_data in placeholder_tasks:
+            Todo.objects.create(
+                list_board=instance,
+                user=instance.board.user,
+                title=task_data["title"],
+                notes=task_data.get("description", ""),
+                is_active=True,
+                start_event=task_data.get("start_event"),
+                end_event=task_data.get("end_event"),
+                completed=task_data.get("completed", False),
+                creation_date=timezone.now(),
+                last_update=timezone.now(),
+            )
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/users/tests.py b/backend/users/tests.py
index 7ce503c..5f9bdd6 100644
--- a/backend/users/tests.py
+++ b/backend/users/tests.py
@@ -1,3 +1,39 @@
-from django.test import TestCase
+from rest_framework.test import APITestCase
+from rest_framework import status
+from django.urls import reverse
+from users.models import CustomUser, UserStats
+from boards.models import Board, ListBoard
+from tasks.models import Todo
 
-# Create your tests here.
+class SignalsTest(APITestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        response = self.client.post(reverse('create_user'), {'email': 'testusertestuser123@mail.com',
+                                                             'username': 'testusertestuser123',
+                                                             'password': '321testpassword123'})
+        # force login If response is 201 OK
+        if response.status_code == status.HTTP_201_CREATED:
+            self.user = CustomUser.objects.get(username='testusertestuser123')
+            self.client.force_login(self.user)
+
+    def test_create_user_with_stas_default_boards_and_lists(self):
+        # Stats check
+        self.assertTrue(UserStats.objects.filter(user=self.user).exists())
+
+        # check if user is created
+        self.assertEqual(CustomUser.objects.count(), 1)
+        user = CustomUser.objects.get(username='testusertestuser123')
+
+        # Check for default board
+        self.assertEqual(Board.objects.filter(user=self.user).count(), 1)
+
+        # Check for default lists in board
+        default_board = Board.objects.get(user=self.user)
+        self.assertEqual(ListBoard.objects.filter(board=default_board).count(), 4)
+
+    def test_create_user_with_placeholder_tasks(self):
+        default_board = Board.objects.get(user=self.user)
+
+        # Check if placeholder tasks are created for each ListBoard
+        for list_board in ListBoard.objects.filter(board=default_board):
+            placeholder_tasks_count = Todo.objects.filter(list_board=list_board).count()
+            self.assertTrue(placeholder_tasks_count > 0)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index f057dce..44e4b66 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
     "react": "^18.2.0",
     "react-beautiful-dnd": "^13.1.1",
     "react-bootstrap": "^2.9.1",
+    "react-datepicker": "^4.23.0",
     "react-datetime-picker": "^5.5.3",
     "react-dom": "^18.2.0",
     "react-icons": "^4.11.0",
diff --git a/frontend/pnpm-lock.yaml b/frontend/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 22fdadd..2bb6ef0 100644
--- a/frontend/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/frontend/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ dependencies:
   react-bootstrap:
     specifier: ^2.9.1
     version: 2.9.1(@types/react@18.2.37)(react-dom@18.2.0)(react@18.2.0)
+  react-datepicker:
+    specifier: ^4.23.0
+    version: 4.23.0(react-dom@18.2.0)(react@18.2.0)
   react-datetime-picker:
     specifier: ^5.5.3
     version: 5.5.3(@types/react-dom@18.2.15)(@types/react@18.2.37)(react-dom@18.2.0)(react@18.2.0)
@@ -3473,6 +3476,22 @@ packages:
       - '@types/react-dom'
     dev: false
 
+  /react-datepicker@4.23.0(react-dom@18.2.0)(react@18.2.0):
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-w+msqlOZ14v6H1UknTKtZw/dw9naFMgAOspf59eY130gWpvy5dvKj/bgsFICDdvxB7PtKWxDcbGlAqCloY1d2A==}
+    peerDependencies:
+      react: ^16.9.0 || ^17 || ^18
+      react-dom: ^16.9.0 || ^17 || ^18
+    dependencies:
+      '@popperjs/core': 2.11.8
+      classnames: 2.3.2
+      date-fns: 2.30.0
+      prop-types: 15.8.1
+      react: 18.2.0
+      react-dom: 18.2.0(react@18.2.0)
+      react-onclickoutside: 6.13.0(react-dom@18.2.0)(react@18.2.0)
+      react-popper: 2.3.0(@popperjs/core@2.11.8)(react-dom@18.2.0)(react@18.2.0)
+    dev: false
+
   /react-datetime-picker@5.5.3(@types/react-dom@18.2.15)(@types/react@18.2.37)(react-dom@18.2.0)(react@18.2.0):
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-bWGEPwGrZjaXTB8P4pbTSDygctLaqTWp0nNibaz8po+l4eTh9gv3yiJ+n4NIcpIJDqZaQJO57Bnij2rAFVQyLw==}
     peerDependencies:
@@ -3520,6 +3539,10 @@ packages:
       scheduler: 0.23.0
     dev: false
 
+  /react-fast-compare@3.2.2:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-nsO+KSNgo1SbJqJEYRE9ERzo7YtYbou/OqjSQKxV7jcKox7+usiUVZOAC+XnDOABXggQTno0Y1CpVnuWEc1boQ==}
+    dev: false
+
   /react-fit@1.7.1(@types/react-dom@18.2.15)(@types/react@18.2.37)(react-dom@18.2.0)(react@18.2.0):
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-y/TYovCCBzfIwRJsbLj0rH4Es40wPQhU5GPPq9GlbdF09b0OdzTdMSkBza0QixSlgFzTm6dkM7oTFzaVvaBx+w==}
     peerDependencies:
@@ -3565,6 +3588,30 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-fBASbA6LnOU9dOU2eW7aQ8xmYBSXUIWr+UmF9b1efZBazGNO+rcXT/icdKnYm2pTwcRylVUYwW7H1PHfLekVzA==}
     dev: false
 
+  /react-onclickoutside@6.13.0(react-dom@18.2.0)(react@18.2.0):
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-ty8So6tcUpIb+ZE+1HAhbLROvAIJYyJe/1vRrrcmW+jLsaM+/powDRqxzo6hSh9CuRZGSL1Q8mvcF5WRD93a0A==}
+    peerDependencies:
+      react: ^15.5.x || ^16.x || ^17.x || ^18.x
+      react-dom: ^15.5.x || ^16.x || ^17.x || ^18.x
+    dependencies:
+      react: 18.2.0
+      react-dom: 18.2.0(react@18.2.0)
+    dev: false
+
+  /react-popper@2.3.0(@popperjs/core@2.11.8)(react-dom@18.2.0)(react@18.2.0):
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-e1hj8lL3uM+sgSR4Lxzn5h1GxBlpa4CQz0XLF8kx4MDrDRWY0Ena4c97PUeSX9i5W3UAfDP0z0FXCTQkoXUl3Q==}
+    peerDependencies:
+      '@popperjs/core': ^2.0.0
+      react: ^16.8.0 || ^17 || ^18
+      react-dom: ^16.8.0 || ^17 || ^18
+    dependencies:
+      '@popperjs/core': 2.11.8
+      react: 18.2.0
+      react-dom: 18.2.0(react@18.2.0)
+      react-fast-compare: 3.2.2
+      warning: 4.0.3
+    dev: false
+
   /react-redux@7.2.9(react-dom@18.2.0)(react@18.2.0):
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-Gx4L3uM182jEEayZfRbI/G11ZpYdNAnBs70lFVMNdHJI76XYtR+7m0MN+eAs7UHBPhWXcnFPaS+9owSCJQHNpQ==}
     peerDependencies:
diff --git a/frontend/src/App.jsx b/frontend/src/App.jsx
index 625b9b8..a917ca5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.jsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { SideNav } from "./components/navigations/IconSideNav";
 import { Eisenhower } from "./components/EisenhowerMatrix/Eisenhower";
 import { PrivateRoute } from "./PrivateRoute";
 import { ProfileUpdatePage } from "./components/profile/profilePage";
-import { Dashboard } from "./components/dashboard/Dashboard";
+import { Dashboard } from "./components/dashboard/dashboard";
 import { LandingPage } from "./components/landingPage/LandingPage";
 import { PublicRoute } from "./PublicRoute";
 import { useAuth } from "./hooks/AuthHooks";
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/dashboard/KpiCard.jsx b/frontend/src/components/dashboard/KpiCard.jsx
index 85c74c9..b1d02b3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/dashboard/KpiCard.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/dashboard/KpiCard.jsx
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
-import { BadgeDelta, Card, Flex, Metric, ProgressBar, Text } from "@tremor/react";
+import {
+  BadgeDelta,
+  Card,
+  Flex,
+  Metric,
+  ProgressBar,
+  Text,
+} from "@tremor/react";
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { axiosInstance } from "src/api/AxiosConfig";
 
@@ -46,10 +53,16 @@ export function KpiCard() {
         <div>
           <Metric>{kpiCardData.completedThisWeek}</Metric>
         </div>
-        <BadgeDelta deltaType={kpiCardData.incOrdec}>{kpiCardData.percentage.toFixed(0)}%</BadgeDelta>
+        <BadgeDelta deltaType={kpiCardData.incOrdec}>
+          {isNaN(kpiCardData.percentage) || !isFinite(kpiCardData.percentage)
+            ? "0%"
+            : `${kpiCardData.percentage.toFixed(0)}%`}
+        </BadgeDelta>
       </Flex>
       <Flex className="mt-4">
-        <Text className="truncate">vs. {kpiCardData.completedLastWeek} (last week)</Text>
+        <Text className="truncate">
+          vs. {kpiCardData.completedLastWeek} (last week)
+        </Text>
       </Flex>
       <ProgressBar value={kpiCardData.percentage} className="mt-2" />
     </Card>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/dashboard/PieChart.jsx b/frontend/src/components/dashboard/PieChart.jsx
index ca825bc..754ac64 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/dashboard/PieChart.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/dashboard/PieChart.jsx
@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@ export function DonutChartGraph() {
         const completedTask = response.data.total_completed_tasks || 0;
 
         const donutData = [
+<<<<<<< HEAD
           { name: "Completed task", count: completedTask },
+=======
+          { name: "Completed task", count:  completedTask},
+>>>>>>> 4a3f253e3049f97ef4479dd423642897a56e13fc
           { name: "Total task", count: totalTask },
         ];
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/dashboard/ProgressCircle.jsx b/frontend/src/components/dashboard/ProgressCircle.jsx
index 4a290d9..aa3a0a3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/dashboard/ProgressCircle.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/dashboard/ProgressCircle.jsx
@@ -33,9 +33,18 @@ export function ProgressCircleChart() {
   return (
     <Card className="max-w-lg mx-auto">
       <Flex className="flex-col items-center">
-        <ProgressCircle className="mt-6" value={progressData} size={200} strokeWidth={10} radius={60} color="indigo">
+        <ProgressCircle
+          className="mt-6"
+          value={progressData}
+          size={200}
+          strokeWidth={10}
+          radius={60}
+          color="indigo"
+        >
           <span className="h-12 w-12 rounded-full bg-indigo-100 flex items-center justify-center text-sm text-indigo-500 font-medium">
-            {progressData.toFixed(0)} %
+            {isNaN(progressData) || !isFinite(progressData)
+              ? "0%"
+              : `${progressData.toFixed(0)}%`}
           </span>
         </ProgressCircle>
       </Flex>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/dashboard/dashboard.jsx b/frontend/src/components/dashboard/dashboard.jsx
index 1901ebb..005f98a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/dashboard/dashboard.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/dashboard/dashboard.jsx
@@ -154,7 +154,9 @@ export function Dashboard() {
                       color="rose"
                     >
                       <span className="h-12 w-12 rounded-full bg-rose-100 flex items-center justify-center text-sm text-rose-500 font-medium">
-                        {progressData.toFixed(0)} %
+                        {isNaN(progressData) || !isFinite(progressData)
+                          ? "0%"
+                          : `${progressData.toFixed(0)}%`}
                       </span>
                     </ProgressCircle>
                     <br></br>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/kanbanBoard/kanbanBoard.jsx b/frontend/src/components/kanbanBoard/kanbanBoard.jsx
index 2bda08b..2635cff 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/kanbanBoard/kanbanBoard.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/kanbanBoard/kanbanBoard.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 import { useMemo, useState, useEffect } from "react";
 import { ColumnContainerCard } from "./columnContainerWrapper";
-import { DndContext, DragOverlay, PointerSensor, useSensor, useSensors } from "@dnd-kit/core";
+import {
+  DndContext,
+  DragOverlay,
+  PointerSensor,
+  useSensor,
+  useSensors,
+} from "@dnd-kit/core";
 import { SortableContext, arrayMove } from "@dnd-kit/sortable";
 import { createPortal } from "react-dom";
 import { TaskCard } from "./taskCard";
@@ -26,7 +32,9 @@ export function KanbanBoard() {
 
   // ---------------- Task Handlers ----------------
   const handleTaskUpdate = (tasks, updatedTask) => {
-    const updatedTasks = tasks.map((task) => (task.id === updatedTask.id ? updatedTask : task));
+    const updatedTasks = tasks.map((task) =>
+      task.id === updatedTask.id ? updatedTask : task
+    );
     setTasks(updatedTasks);
   };
 
@@ -168,8 +176,14 @@ export function KanbanBoard() {
       justify-center
       overflow-x-auto
       overflow-y-hidden
-  ">
-      <DndContext sensors={sensors} onDragStart={onDragStart} onDragEnd={onDragEnd} onDragOver={onDragOver}>
+  "
+    >
+      <DndContext
+        sensors={sensors}
+        onDragStart={onDragStart}
+        onDragEnd={onDragEnd}
+        onDragOver={onDragOver}
+      >
         <div className="flex gap-4">
           <div className="flex gap-4">
             {!isLoading ? (
@@ -181,7 +195,9 @@ export function KanbanBoard() {
                     createTask={createTask}
                     deleteTask={deleteTask}
                     updateTask={updateTask}
-                    tasks={(tasks || []).filter((task) => task.columnId === col.id)}
+                    tasks={(tasks || []).filter(
+                      (task) => task.columnId === col.id
+                    )}
                   />
                 ))}{" "}
               </SortableContext>
@@ -194,7 +210,11 @@ export function KanbanBoard() {
         {createPortal(
           <DragOverlay className="bg-white" dropAnimation={null} zIndex={20}>
             {/* Render the active task as a draggable overlay */}
-            <TaskCard task={activeTask} deleteTask={deleteTask} updateTask={updateTask} />
+            <TaskCard
+              task={activeTask}
+              deleteTask={deleteTask}
+              updateTask={updateTask}
+            />
           </DragOverlay>,
           document.body
         )}
@@ -302,7 +322,11 @@ export function KanbanBoard() {
 
     const isOverAColumn = over.data.current?.type === "Column";
     // Move the Task to a different column and update columnId
-    if (isActiveATask && isOverAColumn && tasks.some((task) => task.columnId !== overId)) {
+    if (
+      isActiveATask &&
+      isOverAColumn &&
+      tasks.some((task) => task.columnId !== overId)
+    ) {
       setTasks((tasks) => {
         const activeIndex = tasks.findIndex((t) => t.id === activeId);
         axiosInstance
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/kanbanBoard/taskCard.jsx b/frontend/src/components/kanbanBoard/taskCard.jsx
index 86a2036..13817a8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/kanbanBoard/taskCard.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/kanbanBoard/taskCard.jsx
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 import { useState } from "react";
-import { BsFillTrashFill } from "react-icons/bs";
 import { useSortable } from "@dnd-kit/sortable";
 import { CSS } from "@dnd-kit/utilities";
 import { TaskDetailModal } from "./taskDetailModal";
+import { GoChecklist, GoArchive } from "react-icons/go";
 
 export function TaskCard({ task, deleteTask, updateTask }) {
+  // State to track if the mouse is over the task card
   const [mouseIsOver, setMouseIsOver] = useState(false);
 
+  // DnD Kit hook for sortable items
   const { setNodeRef, attributes, listeners, transform, transition, isDragging } = useSortable({
     id: task.id,
     data: {
@@ -15,50 +17,129 @@ export function TaskCard({ task, deleteTask, updateTask }) {
     },
   });
 
+  // Style for the task card, adjusting for dragging animation
   const style = {
     transition,
     transform: CSS.Transform.toString(transform),
   };
 
-  {
-    /* If card is dragged */
-  }
+  // ---- DESC AND TAG ---- */
+
+  // Tags
+  const tags =
+    task.tags.length > 0 ? (
+      <div className="flex flex-wrap mx-3 mt-4">
+        {task.tags.map((tag, index) => (
+          <div
+            key={index}
+            className={`text-xs inline-flex items-center font-bold leading-sm uppercase px-2 py-1 bg-${tag.color}-200 text-${tag.color}-700 rounded-full`}>
+            {tag.label}
+          </div>
+        ))}
+      </div>
+    ) : null;
+
+  // difficulty?
+  const difficultyTag = task.difficulty ? (
+    <span
+      className={`text-[10px] inline-flex items-center font-bold leading-sm uppercase px-2 py-1 rounded-full ${
+        task.difficulty === 1
+          ? "bg-blue-200 text-blue-700"
+          : task.difficulty === 2
+          ? "bg-green-200 text-green-700"
+          : task.difficulty === 3
+          ? "bg-yellow-200 text-yellow-700"
+          : task.difficulty === 4
+          ? "bg-purple-200 text-purple-700"
+          : "bg-red-200 text-red-700"
+      }`}>
+      difficulty
+    </span>
+  ) : null;
+
+  // Due Date
+  const dueDateTag =
+    task.end_event && new Date(task.end_event) > new Date()
+      ? (() => {
+          const daysUntilDue = Math.ceil((new Date(task.end_event) - new Date()) / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24));
+
+          let colorClass =
+            daysUntilDue >= 365
+              ? "gray-200"
+              : daysUntilDue >= 30
+              ? "blue-200"
+              : daysUntilDue >= 7
+              ? "green-200"
+              : daysUntilDue > 0
+              ? "yellow-200"
+              : "red-200";
+
+          const formattedDueDate =
+            daysUntilDue >= 365
+              ? new Date(task.end_event).toLocaleDateString("en-US", {
+                  day: "numeric",
+                  month: "short",
+                  year: "numeric",
+                })
+              : new Date(task.end_event).toLocaleDateString("en-US", { day: "numeric", month: "short" });
+
+          return (
+            <span className={`bg-${colorClass} text-[10px] font-xl font-bold px-2 py-1 rounded-full`}>
+              Due: {formattedDueDate}
+            </span>
+          );
+        })()
+      : null;
+
+  // Subtask count
+  const subtaskCountTag = task.subtaskCount ? (
+    <span className="bg-green-200 text-green-600 text-[10px] font-xl font-bold me-2 px-2.5 py-0.5 rounded">
+      <GoChecklist /> {task.subtaskCount}
+    </span>
+  ) : null;
+
+  // ---- DRAG STATE ---- */
+
+  // If the card is being dragged
   if (isDragging) {
     return (
       <div
         ref={setNodeRef}
         style={style}
-        className="
-        opacity-30
-      bg-mainBackgroundColor p-2.5 items-center flex text-left rounded-xl border-2 border-gray-400  cursor-grab relative
-      "
+        className="opacity-30 bg-mainBackgroundColor p-2.5 items-center flex text-left rounded-xl border-2 border-gray-400 cursor-grab relative"
       />
     );
   }
 
+  // If the card is not being dragged
   return (
     <div>
+      {/* Task Detail Modal */}
       <TaskDetailModal
         taskId={task.id}
         title={task.content}
         description={task.description}
         tags={task.tags}
         difficulty={task.difficulty}
-    f    challenge={task.challenge}
+        challenge={task.challenge}
         importance={task.importance}
+        updateTask={updateTask}
       />
+
+      {/* -------- Task Card -------- */}
       <div
         ref={setNodeRef}
         {...attributes}
         {...listeners}
         style={style}
-        className="justify-center items-center flex text-left rounded-xl cursor-grab relative hover:border-2 hover:border-blue-400 shadow bg-white"
+        className="justify-center flex flex-col text-left rounded-xl cursor-grab relative hover:border-2 hover:border-blue-400 shadow bg-white"
         onMouseEnter={() => {
           setMouseIsOver(true);
         }}
         onMouseLeave={() => {
           setMouseIsOver(false);
         }}>
+<<<<<<< HEAD
         <p
           className={`p-2.5 my-auto w-full overflow-y-auto overflow-x-hidden whitespace-pre-wrap rounded-xl shadow bg-white`}
           onClick={() => document.getElementById(`task_detail_modal_${task.id}`).showModal()}>
@@ -74,6 +155,35 @@ export function TaskCard({ task, deleteTask, updateTask }) {
             <BsFillTrashFill />
           </button>
         )}
+=======
+        {/* -------- Task Content -------- */}
+        {/* Tags */}
+        {tags}
+        <div>
+          {/* Title */}
+          <p
+            className={`p-2.5 my-auto w-full overflow-y-auto overflow-x-hidden whitespace-pre-wrap rounded-xl bg-white font-semibold`}
+            onClick={() => document.getElementById(`task_detail_modal_${task.id}`).showModal()}>
+            {task.content}
+          </p>
+          {/* -------- Archive Task Button -------- */}
+          {mouseIsOver && (
+            <button
+              onClick={() => {
+                deleteTask(task.id);
+              }}
+              className="stroke-white absolute right-0 top-1/2 rounded-full bg-white -translate-y-1/2 bg-columnBackgroundColor p-2 hover:opacity-100 ">
+              <GoArchive />
+            </button>
+          )}
+        </div>
+        {/* Description */}
+        <div className="flex flex-wrap mb-4 mx-3 space-x-1">
+          {difficultyTag}
+          {dueDateTag}
+          {subtaskCountTag}
+        </div>
+>>>>>>> 4a3f253e3049f97ef4479dd423642897a56e13fc
       </div>
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/kanbanBoard/taskDetailModal.jsx b/frontend/src/components/kanbanBoard/taskDetailModal.jsx
index e151d8f..e4317e5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/kanbanBoard/taskDetailModal.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/kanbanBoard/taskDetailModal.jsx
@@ -2,11 +2,19 @@ import { useState } from "react";
 import { FaTasks, FaRegListAlt } from "react-icons/fa";
 import { FaPlus } from "react-icons/fa6";
 import { TbChecklist } from "react-icons/tb";
+import DatePicker from "react-datepicker";
+import "react-datepicker/dist/react-datepicker.css";
 
-export function TaskDetailModal({ title, description, tags, difficulty, challenge, importance, taskId }) {
+export function TaskDetailModal({ title, description, tags, difficulty, challenge, importance, taskId, updateTask }) {
   const [isChallengeChecked, setChallengeChecked] = useState(challenge);
   const [isImportantChecked, setImportantChecked] = useState(importance);
   const [currentDifficulty, setCurrentDifficulty] = useState(difficulty);
+  const [selectedTags, setSelectedTags] = useState([]);
+  const [dateStart, setDateStart] = useState(new Date());
+  const [dateEnd, setDateEnd] = useState(new Date());
+  const [startDateEnabled, setStartDateEnabled] = useState(false);
+  const [endDateEnabled, setEndDateEnabled] = useState(false);
+  const [isTaskComplete, setTaskComplete] = useState(false);
 
   const handleChallengeChange = () => {
     setChallengeChecked(!isChallengeChecked);
@@ -20,6 +28,51 @@ export function TaskDetailModal({ title, description, tags, difficulty, challeng
     setCurrentDifficulty(parseInt(event.target.value, 10));
   };
 
+  const handleTagChange = (tag) => {
+    const isSelected = selectedTags.includes(tag);
+    setSelectedTags(isSelected ? selectedTags.filter((selectedTag) => selectedTag !== tag) : [...selectedTags, tag]);
+  };
+
+  const handleStartDateChange = () => {
+    if (!isTaskComplete) {
+      setStartDateEnabled(!startDateEnabled);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const handleEndDateChange = () => {
+    if (!isTaskComplete) {
+      setEndDateEnabled(!endDateEnabled);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const handleTaskCompleteChange = () => {
+    if (isTaskComplete) {
+      setTaskComplete(false);
+    } else {
+      setTaskComplete(true);
+      setStartDateEnabled(false);
+      setEndDateEnabled(false);
+    }
+  };
+
+  // Existing tags
+  const existingTags = tags.map((tag, index) => (
+    <div
+      key={index}
+      className={`text-xs inline-flex items-center font-bold leading-sm uppercase px-2 py-1 bg-${tag.color}-200 text-${tag.color}-700 rounded-full`}>
+      {tag.label}
+    </div>
+  ));
+
+  // Selected tags
+  const selectedTagElements = selectedTags.map((tag, index) => (
+    <div
+      key={index}
+      className={`text-xs inline-flex items-center font-bold leading-sm uppercase px-2 py-1 bg-${tag.color}-200 text-${tag.color}-700 rounded-full`}>
+      {tag.label}
+    </div>
+  ));
+
   return (
     <dialog id={`task_detail_modal_${taskId}`} className="modal">
       <div className="modal-box w-4/5 max-w-3xl">
@@ -35,7 +88,6 @@ export function TaskDetailModal({ title, description, tags, difficulty, challeng
             <p className="text-xs">{title}</p>
           </div>
         </div>
-
         {/* Tags */}
         <div className="flex flex-col py-2 pb-4">
           <div className="flex flex-row space-x-5">
@@ -43,19 +95,81 @@ export function TaskDetailModal({ title, description, tags, difficulty, challeng
               <label tabIndex={0} className="btn-md border-2 rounded-xl m-1 py-1">
                 + Add Tags
               </label>
-              <ul tabIndex={0} className="dropdown-content z-[1] menu p-2 shadow bg-base-100 rounded-box w-52">
-                <li>
-                  <a>
-                    <input type="checkbox" checked="checked" className="checkbox checkbox-sm" />
-                    Item 2
-                  </a>
-                </li>
+              <ul tabIndex={0} className="dropdown-content z-[10] menu p-2 shadow bg-base-100 rounded-box w-52">
+                {tags.map((tag, index) => (
+                  <li key={index}>
+                    <label className="cursor-pointer space-x-2">
+                      <input
+                        type="checkbox"
+                        checked={selectedTags.includes(tag)}
+                        className="checkbox checkbox-sm"
+                        onChange={() => handleTagChange(tag)}
+                      />
+                      {tag.label}
+                    </label>
+                  </li>
+                ))}
               </ul>
             </div>
           </div>
-          <div className="flex flex-nowrap overflow-x-auto"></div>
+          <div className="flex flex-nowrap overflow-x-auto">
+            {existingTags}
+            {selectedTagElements}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        {/* Date Picker */}
+        <div className="flex flex-col space-y-2 mb-2">
+          {/* Start */}
+          <div className="flex flex-row items-center">
+            <div>
+              <p className="text-xs font-bold">Start At</p>
+              <div className="flex items-center space-x-2">
+                <input
+                  type="checkbox"
+                  checked={startDateEnabled}
+                  className="checkbox checkbox-xs"
+                  onChange={handleStartDateChange}
+                />
+                <div className={`rounded p-2 shadow border-2 ${!startDateEnabled && "opacity-50"}`}>
+                  <DatePicker
+                    selected={dateStart}
+                    onChange={(date) => setDateStart(date)}
+                    disabled={!startDateEnabled}
+                  />
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+            {/* Complete? */}
+            <div className="mx-4">
+              <div className="flex items-center space-x-2 mt-4">
+                <div className="flex-1 flex-row card shadow border-2 p-2 pr-2">
+                  <p className="text-md mx-2">Complete</p>
+                  <input
+                    type="checkbox"
+                    checked={isTaskComplete}
+                    className="checkbox checkbox-xl"
+                    onChange={handleTaskCompleteChange}
+                  />
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+          {/* End */}
+          <div>
+            <p className="text-xs font-bold">End At</p>
+            <div className="flex items-center space-x-2">
+              <input
+                type="checkbox"
+                checked={endDateEnabled}
+                className="checkbox checkbox-xs"
+                onChange={handleEndDateChange}
+              />
+              <div className={`rounded p-2 shadow border-2 ${!endDateEnabled && "opacity-50"}`}>
+                <DatePicker selected={dateEnd} onChange={(date) => setDateEnd(date)} disabled={!endDateEnabled} />
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </div>
         </div>
-
         {/* Description */}
         <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
           <h2 className="font-bold">
@@ -68,7 +182,6 @@ export function TaskDetailModal({ title, description, tags, difficulty, challeng
             {description}
           </textarea>
         </div>
-
         {/* Difficulty, Challenge, and Importance */}
         <div className="flex flex-row space-x-3 my-4">
           <div className="flex-1 card shadow border-2 p-2">
@@ -120,7 +233,6 @@ export function TaskDetailModal({ title, description, tags, difficulty, challeng
             </div>
           </div>
         </div>
-
         {/* Subtask */}
         <div className="flex flex-col pt-2">
           <h2 className="font-bold">
@@ -137,7 +249,6 @@ export function TaskDetailModal({ title, description, tags, difficulty, challeng
             </button>
           </div>
         </div>
-
         <form method="dialog">
           <button className="btn btn-sm btn-circle btn-ghost absolute right-2 top-2">X</button>
         </form>