Use templates with relative dates on cards for events planning

[Will Burgess]

Hi All,

Very new to Trello and looking for some help.

I plan lots of events all with the same series of tasks, but with different actual event dates.

I want to use a template to create a new Trello board for each event but with a different final deadline and each task to automatically change its due date relative to the event date.

For example Task 1 might need to be completed 2 weeks before the event date. And task 2 only a day before the event date.

Is this possible?

I used to do this in Todoist by uploading a csv template that set due dates for each task relative to the event date by formula.

Thanks in advance.

[Mike]

Hi Will,

Unfortunately, that's not possible in Trello, as due dates aren't relative and will always be static data points.

I'll let the team know that's something you're looking for!

[Will Burgess]

Thanks Michael,

Is there a way to upload cards with a due date automatically, ala copy and paste from Excel columns?

[Mike]

There isn't, unfortunately.

We've got some information about how to programmatically add cards to Trello that might help here: http://help.trello.com/article/751-importing-data-into-trello

[Russel]

Any progress on this feature? Possibly using the new Trello architecture? It would be great to have the checklist items due dates created relative to the card due date. 

[Travis Bruno]

This would DEFINITELY be a useful thing for us. Having a template for event planning that sets due dates automatically based on an actual event date (after setting event date to 09/15/2022, create/adjust due date on card to 4 weeks before that, etc).