# Workflow Trigger: Birthday Reminder

One Workflow Trigger that is helpful to create a more personalized experience for your clients is the _Birthday Reminder_ trigger. This can be used in all sorts of ways from simple birthday celebration emails to special birthday promotions. This article will cover exactly how to create a _Birthday Reminder_ Workflow Trigger and what customization options are available for this trigger.

The following steps will take you through the _Birthday Reminder_ Workflow Trigger setup.

**Step 1:** Start a new workflow or edit an existing one

**Step 2:** Creating and Editing the Trigger

* Click “Add New Workflow Trigger”

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* Select **Birthday Reminder** in the **Contact** section of the Workflow Triggers Menu or use the search feature
* The _Birthday Reminder_ is set up by default to add a contact to your workflow on the day of their birthday, provided that information is listed in their contact information. You can, however, adjust the timing of when your contact is added to the workflow and filter which birthday months, and days will trigger this workflow.
  * Under **Workflow Trigger Name** you can change the display name for this workflow trigger within the Workflow builder.
    * Note that this will not impact any functionality of the workflow, it will only be shown within the builder
* Under **Filters,** there are multiple options available to you
* **Before no. of days** and **After no. of days** impacts the timing of when this workflow will trigger. Respectively, this will trigger on the selected number of days before or after the contact’s listed birthdate.
* **Month is** and **Day is** allow you to specify which dates or months can trigger this workflow. For example, you can make this workflow only trigger for birthdays in March, or for birthdays that coincide with a holiday.
* **Custom Field** allows you to filter which contacts can be added to this workflow based on custom fields you have created.
* Press **Save Trigger** in the bottom right corner of the Trigger setup menu

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**Step 3:** Set up applicable Workflow Action(s). We have multiple articles available to explain the setup of each of the Workflow Actions. Feel free to review our articles for more information on setting these up.

_**Pro Tip:**_ You can use any Workflow Actions to be triggered by the _Birthday Reminder_ Workflow Trigger or you can leave this workflow without any actions.

**Step 4:** Press **Save** in the top right corner of your browser to save the workflow

* If your Workflow is ready to be enabled, make sure the toggle switch under **Save** is set to **Publish**
* Be sure to test your Workflow to ensure it is set up correctly using the **Test Workflow** button next to the **Publish** toggle switch.
* For an in-depth overview of Workflow Testing see our article, “Using the Testing Features in Workflows”

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Now your Workflow is set up and ready to go with the _Birthday Reminder_ Workflow Trigger
