If you're using Pleexy to sync tasks between Todoist and Notion, it's important to know how section titles are managed. This guide will walk you through the basics of how Pleexy works with Notion fields as dynamic fields, what happens when you change section names, and how to fix any syncing issues that may come up. Let’s dive in!

When setting up your connection, you can choose to organize your Todoist project(s) into different sections. To do this, just go to the Destination step in your setup and turn on the "Organize your tasks in Todoist sections" option. After that, you can customize how you'd like your sections to be created!

Pleexy makes it super easy to keep your sections organized by supporting certain Notion fields as dynamic fields. This means you can automatically update section titles based on specific task properties in Notion. The fields Pleexy supports as macros include:

For example, if you set up a section in Pleexy titled Section {Status}, the title will automatically change based on the task’s status. So, if your task’s status is "ToDo," Pleexy will sync it as Section ToDo. Cool, right?

Here’s something important to remember: If you rename a synced section in Todoist, Pleexy won’t be able to track it, and all tasks within that section will stop syncing. To keep everything in sync, try to avoid renaming sections unless you're okay with breaking the sync.

If you move tasks that have already been synced to a specific section into a different one, Pleexy won’t be able to track them and they won't sync anymore.

If you have a task synced to a section called Section To Do, and move it to Section Paused, Pleexy will lose tracking of that task and it will stop syncing it.

While Pleexy supports dynamic fields, there’s a small limitation to be aware of: Pleexy doesn’t work with Notion fields that have special characters, like curly braces {}, in their names.

If you name your dynamic field as {Status} in Notion, Pleexy won't be able to read it.

Pleexy matches Notion properties by their exact name. If the name changes in Notion, Pleexy won’t know what to do, so it uses the macro text as-is.

Let’s say you use Section {Status} as a title, and Pleexy creates a section called Section To Do.

If you rename the “Status” field to "Progress" in Notion, Pleexy will no longer recognize the dynamic field. Instead of updating the section name to match the task’s status, Pleexy will just leave it as Section {Status}, because it won’t find the field anymore.

If you notice your section titles aren’t updating the way you expect, don’t worry! It’s likely because a field name in Notion has changed. Here’s how to fix it:

For example, if you changed "Status" to "Task Status" in Notion, you’ll need to update the dynamic field to {Task Status} in Pleexy.

Here are a few quick tips to keep everything running smoothly:

By following these simple guidelines, you can ensure your tasks and sections stay organized and Pleexy keeps everything synced between Notion and Todoist.