Hello Eric,
I had the same problem as you and also found that plugin. However, it is yet another plugin and from what it looks like it does not trigger a template when clicking on a link to a not yet created file, does it?
My approach:
I have a default inbox folder for new files (core feature under files&links → default location for new notes → in specified folder).
I set up templater (which I use anyways) to apply a template to every new note in that folder.
This template is like follows:
<%* let filetype = await tp.system.suggester(["Book Note", "Kanban Project", "Project Note", "Standard"], ["Book Note", "Kanban Project", "Project Note", "Standard"], false, "Which template do you want to use?") %>
<%-* if (filetype === "Book Note") { %>
<% tp.file.include("[[Book Note Template]]") %> <% tp.file.move("/030 Media/031 Books/" + tp.file.title) %>
<%-* } else if (filetype === "Kanban Project") { %>
<% tp.file.include("[[Project Kanban]]") %>
<%-* } else if (filetype === "Project Note") { %>
<% tp.file.include("[[Project Note Template]]") %>
<%-* } else if (filetype === "Standard") { %>
<% tp.file.include("[[New File Template]]") %>
<%-* } else { %>
<% tp.file.cursor(1) %>
<%* } -%>
Every time I create a new file in the inbox (=when I click a link to non-existing file), I get a suggester with the templates and then a file is created with the specified template.
The book note is even moved to a specified folder. You could add this to other templates as well or use the “auto file mover” plugin, which had been released lately.
Sure, this is still a bit fiddly and you need to set it up for every template you like to use but it works so far for the option of clicking a link.
Hope it helped a bit.
