Due-Soon Reminders and Overdue Notifications

On top of flagging a task as overdue (see the due-date article), Omnifox nudges the task's assignee directly when a deadline is close or has already passed.

Requirements

• A column flagged "Use as due date" on the board.
• The task needs at least one assignee (a Person-type column).
• The "Task due soon" notification type must be on (it is by default).

How it works

1. Once a task has a due date and an assignee, the system checks it on a recurring sweep.
2. If the due date is within the next 24 hours, or already passed while the task is still open, a notification is created.
3. It lands in each assignee's bell, titled "Task due soon" or "Task overdue" depending on the case.
4. Clicking it opens the task's board directly.

You'll get at most one reminder per task per day, so your bell won't get flooded even with several assignees.

Example

You assign Martha to "Send proposal" with tomorrow as the due date. Martha gets "Task due soon: 'Send proposal' on the 'Sales' board is due 2026-07-12". If it's still open the next day, she gets "Task overdue" instead.

Settings

Under Settings > Notifications you can turn off the "Task due soon" type if you don't want these alerts (scoped per user, subject to the workspace's master notification switch).

Tips

• To trigger extra actions (like a WhatsApp ping or reassignment), build a rule in Automate on the board, using the due date as the trigger.
• A task with no assignee never generates a reminder — there's no one to notify.

Troubleshooting

• I'm not getting the alert: confirm you're listed as assignee (Person column) and that "Task due soon" is enabled in your notification settings.
• I get it every day: expected while the task stays overdue and open; it stops once you mark it Done.