Recurring tasks and reminders

Some tasks come back on a schedule; others just need a nudge at the right moment. Dongu covers both. Recurrence re-creates a task automatically, and a reminder notifies you at a chosen date and time. Both are ordinary task fields — see create and organize tasks for the rest of them.

Recurrence options

A task can repeat:

• daily
• weekly
• monthly
• every N days (a custom interval)

Set the recurrence when you create or edit the task.

What happens when you complete a recurring task

Completing a recurring task automatically creates the next occurrence with an updated due date. You never duplicate anything by hand — finish the current task and the next one appears.

Two details are worth knowing:

• Subtasks reset. The next occurrence starts with its checklist unchecked, ready to work through again.
• The reminder is not copied. Reminders are one-shot. If the next occurrence needs one, set it again.

Task reminders

Any task can carry one reminder: a date and a time. When that moment arrives, Dongu shows a browser notification for the task.

Reminders are separate from due dates. The due date says when the task should be done; the reminder says when to interrupt you about it.

Browser notifications and their limit

Browser notifications cover two things: task reminders and tasks due today. They are opt-in — enable them with the bell button on the dashboard, and your browser asks for permission.

The important limitation: notifications fire only while a Dongu tab is open. Dongu has no push infrastructure, so nothing can reach you when the app is fully closed. Installing Dongu as an app does not change this — see install Dongu as an app. It is a documented limitation, so plan around it if a reminder really matters.

The daily email digest

If keeping a tab open is not practical, use email instead. Turn on "Task reminder emails" in Settings and Dongu sends one email per day about tasks that are due. The digest is optional, and the same toggle switches it off again whenever it stops being useful.

Notifications and the email digest work independently. Use either, both, or neither: browser notifications for same-moment nudges while you are at the computer, the digest as a daily safety net when you are not.