--- title: How to set up recurring Zoom meetings with ZooMeet description: "Do you run the same session every week, such as office hours or a study group? Creating each one by hand gets slow, and one wrong date confuses everyone. With **Recurring meeting**, you create the meeting once and Zoom repeats…" url: "https://sovlix.com/docs/zoomeet-recurring-zoom-meetings/" updated: "2026-10-06" category: ZooMeet / Meetings --- # How to set up recurring Zoom meetings with ZooMeet Do you run the same session every week, such as office hours or a study group? Creating each one by hand gets slow, and one wrong date confuses everyone. With **Recurring meeting**, you create the meeting once and Zoom repeats it on the schedule you choose. ZooMeet creates one recurring Zoom meeting with the same join link for every session. The meeting page counts down to the next session, so attendees never need a new link. By the end of this guide, you will have: - A meeting that repeats daily, weekly or monthly, or has no fixed time - Weekly sessions on the days you pick, or monthly sessions on a date or a weekday - A series that ends on a date or after a number of sessions - One Zoom join link that works for every session **Estimated setup time:** 5 minutes. **Recurring meeting** is a switch on the meeting, so you can turn it off again later. **Note:** Requires ZooMeet Pro. Without Pro, the **Recurring meeting** switch shows a lock icon and cannot be turned on. ## Before you begin Make sure you have: - ZooMeet and ZooMeet Pro installed and activated - Zoom connected. See [How to connect Zoom with ZooMeet using Server-to-Server OAuth](https://sovlix.com/docs/connect-zoom-with-zoomeet/). - An administrator account on your WordPress site Let's get started. ## Step 1: Start a new meeting (Name and type) A recurring meeting starts like any other. If you have not created one before, [How to create your first Zoom meeting](https://sovlix.com/docs/zoomeet-create-zoom-meeting/) covers every field. 1. Go to **ZooMeet** > **Add New Event**. 2. In **Meeting name**, type a name, for example `Weekly Office Hours`. [![Add New Meeting form on the Name and type step with the Meeting name field highlighted](https://sovlix.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/zoomeet-recurring-meetings-01-name-meeting.webp)](https://sovlix.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/zoomeet-recurring-meetings-01-name-meeting.webp) The steps on the left let you jump to any part of the form. ## Step 2: Set the first session, then turn on Recurring meeting (Date and time) The first session takes its date and time from **Starts**. The clock time of every later session comes from it too. 1. Click **Date and time** on the left. 2. Set **Starts** to the date and time of the first session. 3. Check **Time zone**. 4. Set **Duration**. Click **30 min**, **45 min** or **1 hour** to fill the dropdowns, or pick the **hour** and **minute** yourself. 5. Turn on **Recurring meeting**. The recurrence options open below it. [![Date and time step with Starts set to tomorrow at 3:00 PM, Duration set to 1 hour, and the Recurring meeting switch turned on and highlighted with Recurrence, Repeat every, End date and End by open below](https://sovlix.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/zoomeet-recurring-meetings-02-turn-on-repeats.webp)](https://sovlix.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/zoomeet-recurring-meetings-02-turn-on-repeats.webp) Starts stays on screen while Recurring meeting is on, so you can change the first session at any time. ## Step 3: Choose the recurrence Open **Recurrence** and pick **Daily**, **Weekly**, **Monthly** or **No fixed time**. Then set **Repeat every**, the gap between one session and the next. [![Recurrence list open with Daily, Weekly, Monthly and No fixed time](https://sovlix.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/zoomeet-recurring-meetings-03-how-often.webp)](https://sovlix.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/zoomeet-recurring-meetings-03-how-often.webp) Each choice shows only the fields it needs. ### Daily 1. Under **Recurrence**, pick **Daily**. 2. Set **Repeat every** to **1** for every day, or **2** for every other day. You can pick up to 31. ### Weekly 1. Under **Recurrence**, pick **Weekly**. 2. Under **Occurs on**, click each day the meeting runs, for example **Tue** and **Thu**. 3. Set **Repeat every** to **1** for every week, or **2** for every other week. You can pick up to 12. [![Weekly recurrence with Tue and Thu selected under Occurs on, End date set to After and Occurrences set to 8](https://sovlix.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/zoomeet-recurring-meetings-04-weekly-example.webp)](https://sovlix.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/zoomeet-recurring-meetings-04-weekly-example.webp) Selected days turn blue. ### Monthly 1. Under **Recurrence**, pick **Monthly**. 2. Set **Repeat every** to **1**, **2** or **3** months. 3. Under **Occurs on**, click **Day** to repeat on a date, then pick the **Day of the month**. 4. Or click **Weekdays**, then choose **Which week** (**First**, **Second**, **Third**, **Fourth** or **Last**) and **Which day**, for example **Tuesday**. [![Monthly recurrence with Occurs on set to Weekdays, Which week set to First and Which day set to Tuesday](https://sovlix.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/zoomeet-recurring-meetings-05-monthly-example.webp)](https://sovlix.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/zoomeet-recurring-meetings-05-monthly-example.webp) First Tuesday of every month, for eight sessions. Good for a monthly town hall. ### No fixed time Pick **No fixed time** for a room people can use any time, such as a standing help desk. Zoom keeps one link with no schedule, so there is nothing else to set. [![Recurrence set to No fixed time with no further options](https://sovlix.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/zoomeet-recurring-meetings-07-no-fixed-time.webp)](https://sovlix.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/zoomeet-recurring-meetings-07-no-fixed-time.webp) No fixed time has no end and no days to pick. ## Step 4: Choose when the series ends A series without an end keeps filling calendars, so decide up front how long it runs. Under **End date**, pick one option. 1. Click **By** to stop on a date, then pick the date in **End by**. Its hint reads **The last date it occurs.** 2. Or click **After** to stop after a set number of sessions, then pick the **Occurrences**, from 1 to 20. [![End date set to After with Occurrences set to 8](https://sovlix.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/zoomeet-recurring-meetings-06-ends-after.webp)](https://sovlix.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/zoomeet-recurring-meetings-06-ends-after.webp) Tuesday and Thursday for four weeks is eight sessions. **Note:** **End by** follows **Starts**: it is set to one month after the start each time you change **Starts**, until you pick an end date yourself. After that it stays where you put it, unless **Starts** moves past it. Check it matches the last session you want before you create the meeting. ## Step 5: Create the meeting 1. Fill in **Access and controls** and **Page design** if you like. They work the same as for any meeting. 2. Click **Create meeting** at the top right. ZooMeet creates one recurring Zoom meeting. Every session uses the same join link and the same meeting page. ## What visitors see The meeting page shows the next session and counts down to it, and lists the recurrence in plain words, for example **Weekly on Tuesday, Thursday**. In **All Events**, the meeting shows how often it recurs under its start time, for example **Recurs weekly**. After each session, the page moves on to the next date by itself. ## Benefits of recurring meetings in ZooMeet - **One meeting, many sessions:** You set the schedule once instead of creating eight meetings for a month of office hours. - **The link never changes:** Every session uses the same Zoom link and the same page, so attendees can bookmark it. - **Flexible patterns:** Pick days of the week, a date each month, or the first Tuesday of the month. - **A clear end:** Stop on a date or after a set number of sessions. ## Troubleshooting ### The Recurring meeting switch is locked **Recurring meeting** requires ZooMeet Pro. Activate ZooMeet Pro and reload the form. ### The first session is on the wrong day or time The first session comes from **Starts**. 1. Open the meeting and click **Date and time**. 2. Fix **Starts**. It stays visible while **Recurring meeting** is on. 3. Check the **End by** date or **Occurrences** still fits the new start. ### The series stops sooner than expected The series ends on whichever limit you set. **Occurrences** counts sessions, not weeks, so **Tue** and **Thu** for four weeks needs **8**. If you picked **By**, check that the **End by** date is the date of the last session. ### The meeting was not created Zoom refused the request, and the message on the form names the reason. Check that Zoom is still connected in **Settings** > **Connect**, and that the end date is after the first session. ## Frequently asked questions ### Does each session get its own Zoom link? **No.** A recurring meeting is one Zoom meeting with one join link for every session. ### Can I make every new meeting recurring by default? **Yes.** Turn on **Recurring meeting** in **Settings** > **Events**. See [How to set default meeting settings with ZooMeet](https://sovlix.com/docs/zoomeet-default-meeting-settings/). ### Can a series run forever? Pick **No fixed time** for an open room with no schedule. A daily, weekly or monthly series ends **By** a date or **After** a number of occurrences. ### What happens if ZooMeet Pro is turned off later? The meeting keeps repeating in Zoom, because the schedule lives in Zoom. You cannot turn **Recurring meeting** on for new meetings until Pro is active again. ## You're ready to run recurring meetings Your meeting now repeats on the schedule you set, with the same Zoom link for every session. Next, set your defaults so new meetings start the way you like. - [How to set default meeting settings with ZooMeet](https://sovlix.com/docs/zoomeet-default-meeting-settings/) - [How to create your first Zoom meeting with ZooMeet](https://sovlix.com/docs/zoomeet-create-zoom-meeting/)