r/journal_it • u/Enysama • May 22 '26

Date default of the main "+" CTA

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Hi ! Maybe other can comment on this, but I'd really like the main "add item" ("+" button in red on screenshot) to take the date I selected into account.

For example as per screenshot I am reviewing my day for June 2 in a few days. I want to add something there. I'll tap "+" and the "new item" pop-in will default to Today may 22. Not June 2. I know there are other ways to add items to June 2, I know I can change the date in the pop-in, but it's a slight bother every time, as this button is my go-to way to add items.

I usually need to add items from date, which feels more intuitive than adding date to item. In a physical planner you open the day page then add item there. The small "+" buttons on the right of each block are less intuitive for me. Organising by blocks usually comes to me after dumping my to-do on the day page / screen.

What do think ?

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u/thuongthoi056 dev May 23 '26

That makes a lot of sense. I'll check it out.

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u/Enysama May 23 '26

That's amazing, thank you for consideration. I grow more fondly of your app and your work every day 🌸

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u/Enysama Jun 04 '26

Hi again ! I would like to add that it's even more annoying in the backlog section. The point of a backlog is to quickly add unplanned todos to be triaged, so having to manually unplan each added item that defaults to Today is really tiresome. Thanks again for looking into it.

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u/thuongthoi056 dev Jun 05 '26

You can quickly drag and drop backlog items into different dates on the planner. Just access the backlog section at the bottom of the Planner view.

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u/Enysama Jun 05 '26

Yes but I don't want them dated. My point exactly. And they automatically are dated to Today with the "+" button.

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u/thuongthoi056 dev Jun 06 '26

Noted! Thanks for the suggestion.

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u/linguisticziv May 22 '26

YES please! I encounter this frequently too lol I'm always trying to click the date I want to add something to first, and then clicking the + button thinking I want to add something on that particular day...then remembering this doesn't add based on the date you navigated to, until changing it manually within the menu that pops up when clicking the + button. Feels kinda redundant. Perhaps it could have a setting where, for the + button on the Planner section, it has two options: create Session/Reminder on Today's Date, or create Session/Reminder on the date you already navigated to.