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+# roadmap
+
+Allows you to create multiple roadmaps for your projects and displays them in a timeline
+
+### Features:
+- multiple roadmaps
+- admin area for editing
+- expandable cards
+- milestones
+- tasks
+- subtasks
+- descriptions for each task and subtask
+- progress bar for upcoming, currently not finished, milestones
+
+### [Instructions](https://github.com/deadlocker8/roadmap/wiki)
+
+_Note: needs a MySQL Database_
+
+### Screenshots
+
+![r1](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/16324894/19972309/e44dcede-a1e1-11e6-93f1-2f71f9df1b39.png)
+![r2](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/16324894/19972312/e5574788-a1e1-11e6-991b-4165936dfd73.png)
+![r3](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/16324894/19972313/e63d517e-a1e1-11e6-9470-5df08fadc09f.png)