Overview
Task Due trigger allows an automation to detect when a task's due date has been reached, making it easy to initiate follow-up actions, update workflows, or trigger subsequent processes.
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Overview
How to Use It
Task Due (Settings)
Task Due Use Cases
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How to Use It
Click ➕Add Trigger and choose the Task Due trigger.
Select a Project you would like the automation to monitor for changes. If no project is selected, all projects are selected by default.
Optionally, select a specific Block within the Project to monitor for changes.
Add more steps for further processing.
Task Due (Settings)
Connector options give you full control over the Task Due trigger:
🏷️ Field | 🔤 Description |
Project (Optional) | Select which Project you would like to trigger the automation flow. If the project field is left blank, all projects are selected by default. |
Block (Optional) | Select which Block you would like to Trigger the automation flow. If the block field is left blank, all tasks within the project are monitored. Note only Blocks within the Project selected will be available for Selection. |
Task Due Use Cases
Not sure how to use the Task Due trigger? Here are a few ideas:
🪄 Use case | 🔤 Description |
Schedule Posts | Automatically generate and publish a WordPress post using AI agents when a task's due date is reached, ensuring timely content delivery.
Using multiple tasks with due dates allow you to create regularly scheduled posts automatically. |
Schedule Emails | Automatically send an email when a task's due date is reached, making it easy to notify team members, clients, or stakeholders, initiate follow-up actions, or update workflows. This ensures timely communication and helps keep projects on track. |
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