Make Your Task Management Easier
Do you use Trello for your tasks but find it hard to keep track of deadlines in your Google Calendar? Jumping between apps can be frustrating and lead to missed deadlines.
The Placker Power-up for Trello solves this problem by connecting your Trello boards with Google Calendar. Your tasks and due dates will show up in both places automatically.
This could help in many cases. For example:
Technology professionals managing client projects alongside regular iteration frequent tasks to prevent missing deadlines
Marketing teams tracking campaign tasks in Trello and making them automatically update in a shared calendar, where there are team meetings planned. This reduces misunderstandings and improves planning
Consultants using Trello to organize jobs and having tasks automatically sync to Google Calendar to help with time management around clients and other commitments
Watch Our Setup Tutorial
Below is a short video showing how to connect your Trello board with Google Calendar using the Placker Power-up:
Step-by-Step Setup Guide
Follow these simple steps to connect your Trello board with Google Calendar:
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1. Enable the Power-up: • Open your Trello board • Click the "Rocket" icon in the top-right corner • Click "Add Power-ups" • Search for "Placker Calendar" • Click "Add" and then "Add" again | 
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2. Sign up and import a board: • Click the gear icon that now appears in the Trello menu • Check the box to agree to the terms • Click "Sign up for Placker" • In the pop-up window, scroll down and click "Allow" • Click "Import board" |  
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3. Connect your Google Calendar account: • Click "Connect Google Calendar" • On the Connectors page, click the button next to Google Calendar (on the right side) • Sign in with your Google account • Click "Continue" and allow permissions |  
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4. Connect a board to a calendar: • Click "Link calendar” • In the Placker board settings, scroll down and click "Connect Calendar" • Pick which Google Calendar you want to use • Set your sync options • Save your settings |  
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5. Create cards with dates: • Create a new card on your Trello board • Add a due date to it • Check if a new event was created at your calendar at that time • Make changes in either of them and watch them sync on the other platform |  
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Tip: If you close any setup window by mistake, just go back to your Trello board and click the gear icon to continue setup.
Sync Options Made Simple
When setting up your calendar connection, you can choose from several options:
Which calendar to sync: There could be multiple calendars in your Google account. For better organization, you might want to create a calendar just for your Trello tasks separate from your default calendar
Sync Direction: Choose if you want cards to create calendar events, calendar events to create cards, or both
Event Duration: Decide how to handle cards with only a due date (by default, they'll show as half-hour events, but you can change this)
Who's Cards to Sync: Sync all cards or only cards where certain team members are assigned
Where to create new cards: Select the list where new cards will be created based on events
Keep Changes in Sync: Control whether changes in Trello update Google Calendar and vice versa
Clean-up Rules: Choose if completed, archived, or unassigned cards should be removed from your calendar
Existing Cards: Decide if cards that already exist should create calendar events or if only new cards should sync
How This Makes Your Life Easier
Connecting Trello with Google Calendar through Placker helps you:
See everything in one place: No more switching between apps to check your schedule
Stop missing deadlines: Get calendar reminders for your Trello tasks
Save time: No more manually creating calendar events for your tasks
Keep everyone on the same page: Your team sees the same deadlines everywhere
Avoid scheduling conflicts: See your tasks alongside your meetings and appointments
Need Help?
Having trouble with setup? Questions about how things work? Click the chat button in the lower right corner of this page to talk with our support team. We're happy to help!
Once everything is set up, your Trello cards will start appearing in Google Calendar within minutes, and changes will sync between both platforms automatically.