Recurring Schedules: Set It Once, Run It Forever
How to use daily, weekly, and monthly recurrence on the Calendar so your weekly schedule runs itself: forever, or until you tell it to stop.
Introduction
Recurrence turns a one-time block on your Calendar into a forever block. Set up your weekly schedule once. The blocks repeat themselves automatically, same day, same time, every week, until you tell them to stop.
This guide covers when to use each recurrence pattern, how to set them up, and how to handle the inevitable edge cases (skipping a week, ending a series, changing future occurrences).
When to Use Each Pattern
Daily
Use daily recurrence for content that should appear every day:
Morning briefings
Daily devotionals
Weather and news loops
Daily tutorial of the day
Late-night ambient blocks
Daily recurrence supports custom intervals, every 2 days alternates, every 7 days is effectively weekly. Most channels just use "every 1 day".
Weekly
The most common pattern. Use it for:
Tuesday evening interview
Friday Q&A
Sunday morning service
Saturday-night movie
Weekday lunchtime show
If your schedule has a "weekly rhythm," weekly recurrence is the right pattern.
You can also set "every 2 weeks" for bi-weekly shows, or "every 4 weeks" for monthly shows aligned to a weekday.
Monthly
Use monthly recurrence for content that's tied to a specific date or position in the month:
First-of-the-month retrospective
Quarterly product updates
Annual events that anchor a single date
Monthly is rarer than weekly for most channels.
Once
Don't underestimate "once." It's right for:
One-off events (a special live show, a holiday broadcast)
Programming experiments (try a Saturday show for one Saturday)
Pre-empting a recurring slot for a special block
How to Set Up a Recurring Block
On the Calendar, click a time slot (or click an existing block to edit it)
Pick the content (video, playlist, composition)
Set the duration and slot behavior (Loop or Play Once)
Find the Recurrence section
Choose: Once, Daily, Weekly, Monthly
Set the interval if it's not "every 1"
Set the end condition:
Never for forever
After N occurrences for a fixed series
Until a date for a defined-end run
Click Save
The block appears repeated on the Calendar.
Editing a Recurring Block
When you click any occurrence of a recurring block, two save options appear:
Save this occurrence only: change just this single block. The rest of the recurrence keeps the original settings.
Save all future occurrences: change this block and every future occurrence. Past occurrences stay as they were.
Pick the right one based on what you're doing:
Skipping this week's show? Edit this occurrence and remove the content (or leave it empty so the fallback plays).
Permanently changing the show length? Save all future occurrences.
Moving the show by an hour? Save all future occurrences.
Common Patterns
"Run forever"
Weekly, every 1 week, end: Never. The default for most recurring content.
"Run for an 8-week course"
Weekly, every 1 week, end: After 8 occurrences. The block stops automatically when the course wraps.
"Run through the holiday season"
Daily, every 1 day, end: Until January 6. Holiday content stops itself in the new year.
"Bi-weekly check-in"
Weekly, every 2 weeks, end: Never. Runs every other week.
"Monthly first-Sunday service"
Monthly, every 1 month, end: Never, on the first Sunday. Anchors to position-in-month, not date number.
Editing the Recurrence Itself
Sometimes you want to change the recurrence pattern (e.g., move from weekly to bi-weekly).
Click any occurrence
Edit the Recurrence section
Choose Save all future occurrences
The pattern updates from this point forward. Past occurrences keep the old pattern.
What Happens When Calendars Conflict
If two recurring blocks land on the same time slot, the higher-priority block plays. You can set priority per block in the entry dialog.
If two blocks have equal priority, the one created most recently wins. We recommend setting priorities explicitly for any block you care about.
Pro Tips
Anchor your tentpole shows first. Weekly recurring blocks for your big shows. Then fill in the rest.
Use "After N occurrences" for finite series. It removes them from the schedule automatically when they wrap.
Use "Until a date" for seasonal content. Holiday programming, conference promotion, summer specials.
Check the calendar weekly anyway. Recurrence is reliable but glance at next week to confirm what you expect.
Rebuild quarterly. A schedule that worked in Q1 might not work in Q3. Refresh.
Common Questions
Can I see all future occurrences? Yes, scroll forward on the Calendar to see scheduled blocks weeks or months out.
What if my source content changes length? The Calendar adjusts: if Loop is set, the slot fills with repeated playback; if Play Once is set, the slot end auto-fits the new content length.
Can I have two different shows on the same recurring slot every other week? Yes, set up two weekly blocks each at "every 2 weeks", offset by one week.