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Recurring tasks

For work that comes back every day, week or month, let a schedule create the task for you, already filled in.

Matches the live app1 min readUpdated Oct 20, 2026
Schedule
FIG 1Pick how often and when.

01Set up a recurring task#

  1. Open Board Settings and the Automation tab.
  2. Click + Add Automation and set Trigger to Schedule.
  3. Under Scope, pick the project the task goes in.
  4. Pick how often: Every Day, Every Week on a weekday, or Every Month on a day from the 1st to the 28th, and a time.
  5. Under Create task, write the title and pick its Initial Status. Add task properties if you like.

02Dated titles#

Put {month} or {date} in the title and Taskift fills them in, on the day the task is made: {month} becomes October 2026 and {date} becomes Oct 20.

Good to know Schedules run on US Eastern time.

03Check it#

Each rule shows how many times it has run and the date it last ran. Switch the rule off to pause it.

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