reccurence attribute doesn't work on my calendar

[JamesBlast]

Description

Fail to create reccuring event usind #reccurence

TriliumNext Version

0.102.2

What operating system are you using?

Other Linux

What is your setup?

Local (no sync)

Operating System Version

Fedor 43

Error logs

I've tried to add the reccurence attribute using the documentation and ical rrule generator linked in it. I don't know ift's due to my syntax : ' #reccurence="FREQ=WEEKLY;INTERVAL=1;BYDAY=MO,TH;" '

I've tried switching ";" for commas adding DTSTART AND UNTIL arguments but nothing worked.

Is there something I am missing? Is it synthax ? Maybe a bug? Or is the documentation ahead of release?

[dosubot[bot]]

Hi @JamesBlast! I'm Dosu and I’m helping the Trilium team.

@JamesBlast The recurrence feature is available in v0.102.2, so the documentation is not ahead of the release. Your syntax looks correct in structure, but there's one important detail: do not include DTSTART or UNTIL in the #recurrence value — the DTSTART is automatically generated from your #startDate label [[1]](https://github.com/TriliumNext/Trilium/blob/a988543487984cf71a017df42fb767061d62f28d/docs/User Guide/User Guide/Collections/Calendar.md#L75) [2].

Make sure you have the required labels on your note:

• #startDate in YYYY-MM-DD format (e.g., #startDate="2026-04-20") [[3]](https://github.com/TriliumNext/Trilium/blob/a988543487984cf71a017df42fb767061d62f28d/docs/User Guide/User Guide/Collections/Calendar.md#L71)
• #recurrence with just the RRULE portion, e.g., #recurrence="FREQ=WEEKLY;INTERVAL=1;BYDAY=MO,TH" [[4]](https://github.com/TriliumNext/Trilium/blob/a988543487984cf71a017df42fb767061d62f28d/docs/User Guide/User Guide/Collections/Calendar.md#L112-L119)

So your syntax #recurrence="FREQ=WEEKLY;INTERVAL=1;BYDAY=MO,TH;" should work — though you might try removing the trailing semicolon just to be safe: #recurrence="FREQ=WEEKLY;INTERVAL=1;BYDAY=MO,TH".

Also note there is a bug where all-day recurring events (those without #startTime) may display incorrectly — showing 00:00 instead of appearing as all-day events, and not rendering properly in week view [5]. If your events lack a #startTime, that could be what you're experiencing. Try adding #startTime and #endTime to see if the events then appear.

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[Xiarno]

Hey, I have the exact same issue and tried fixing the way mentioned here but I still can't get it to work.
I'm trying to have a certain event happens every day of the week, so I put the child note under a monday (next monday of this comment)

and then I put this in the attributes:
#recurrence="FREQ=WEEKLY;INTERVAL=1;BYDAY=MO,TU,WE,TH,FR" #color="#e64d4d" #startDate=2026-05-22 #endDate=2026-09-24 #startTime="12:00" #endTime="16:00"

To test it, I created a new note on the tuesday in the calendar, however it seems to not have created the recurring note which is what I would expect.

Am I doing something wrong?
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[dosubot[bot]]

Hi @Xiarno! I'm Dosu and I’m helping the Trilium team.

Hi @Xiarno! The most likely issue is that you're placing your recurring note under a date note in the calendar hierarchy (i.e., as a child of Monday's date note). When using a calendar root with hierarchy-based date notes, the recurrence attribute is ignored — the calendar only uses the parent date note's date to determine when to show the event [1].

The fix: For recurring events to work, you should use the attribute-based approach instead of placing the note under a specific date. Move your recurring note so it's not a child of a date note (e.g., place it elsewhere in your tree or directly under the calendar root collection), and let the #startDate and #recurrence attributes handle the scheduling. The calendar will then generate virtual instances on all matching days [2].

Your attribute syntax looks correct:

#recurrence="FREQ=WEEKLY;INTERVAL=1;BYDAY=MO,TU,WE,TH,FR" #startDate=2026-05-22 #startTime="12:00" #endTime="16:00"

A couple of additional tips [3]:

• Make sure #startDate is set to a date before or on the first occurrence you want to see (your May 22 is a Thursday, not a Monday — you may want to use 2026-05-25 which is the next Monday, or an earlier date that's a weekday).
• Don't include DTSTART or UNTIL in the #recurrence value — those are auto-generated from your #startDate and #endDate attributes.

So in summary: move the note out from under the date note, and the recurrence should start working.

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[Xiarno]

Hey @dosu @dosubot !

I moved the note from the specific date to the root of the calendar, and changed the startdate recurrence to be on the monday itself (Tomorrow as of writing this comment).
For context, my recurrence attribute is currently this:
#recurrence="FREQ=WEEKLY;INTERVAL=1;BYDAY=MO,TU,WE,TH,FR" #color="#e64d4d" #startDate=2026-05-25 #startTime="12:00" #endTime="16:00"

To test it, I tried creating a note on Monday the 25th to test if it would automatically create the recurring note as I would expect. Unfortunately it did not work either.

What am I doing wrong?

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[JamesBlast]

Thanks, defining start and end time following by the start date and then recurrence in the attributes worked. I suspect selecting today's date (after the time of event) to be the culprit of the bug but selecting an ulterior date matching the rule worked.