What I’m trying to do I want to add “tag: #m/diary” to all of my files in the folder “Diary” Things I have tried googled it searched for plugin For y’all who code this probably doesnt seem like a big problem, but for me its tough :smiley: And I can’t do the same repetitive task with 1500 items. …

I tried Linter just now. Not working (reliably with the hack, either, involving adding tagz instead of tags, then doing a regex replace). Metadata Menu? Mapping classes to tags? Possible? Learning curve issues, anyway, especially if it involves canvases. There should be a feature request made for …

I had the same requirement and found a python script that did the job. You have to edit the code and know the python language to use it. It’s a python library at py-obsidianmd · PyPI . Maybe that wil help as i had no yaml in my notes and needed it for using publishing tools and then to categorise my …

It was way past my bedtime so I did not finish. I wanted more information anyway. But for other people interested as well, I’ll put up the solutions one can pick from. Scenario 1 No existing YAML. We’ll make one. See: [image] regex101: build, test, and debug regex Regular expression t…

If you are on windows, notepad++ is nice for this kind of thing, makes it easy to undo as opposed to a script. You can select containing folder to open all of the notes in question. Then replace with: Find: \z Replace: \r\ntag: #m/diary Options: Regular expression Replace All in Opened Document…

The requirement was for Property, not for tag just anywhere. At any rate, all Help answers must preferably target a wider audience with related issues or use cases.

Gino’s solution is good but i found the python method worked better. The library opens up the files and parses them then lets you add a new property and if there is no yaml front matter it creates it with the new property added. It then saves the file and goes on to the next one. It’s only really us…

And then there is Templater and Obsidian API if you are handy with that sort of thing and want to do it within Obsidian, using soft coding for modified dates, etc. It may not be very difficult but I simply tried to 1) shy away from that 2) cater to needs of the everyday Property/YAML user. I agree…

One final thing about the plugin Linter. There is only one global setting, which means if you want different metadata (YAML keys and field values) set for different folders, you need to disable the plugin, go into .obsidian/plugins/obsidian-linter, make a copy of the data.json file and juggle those…

I’m guessing you’re using Windows? I suggest a third party tool that’s specifically built for searching and replacing in bulk. There are a bunch out there, such as Basic Usage Basic Usage That one lets you preview the changes. Of course you should make a …

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Properties Wrangler: Add a way to "Insert", "Rename" and "Remove" properties and values in all files Feature requests

MOD: Edit As of ver 1.10, mass delete and mass rename of a property are possible. This feature request remains open for mass operation (vault-wise) on a property’s values. Use case or problem The new Properties feature is fantastic. Now that it's here, ideas are flowing. One idea could help those of us who seem often to "refactor" notes by changing metadata, etc. There is some sweet new functionality already with the new Properties feature, but the ability to edit all files in the vault …

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