# Dates in Templater not working anymore

**URL:** <https://forum.obsidian.md/t/dates-in-templater-not-working-anymore/118947>\
**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** templater\
**Created:** [October 1, 2026, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/dates-in-templater-not-working-anymore/118947 "2026-10-01T22:49:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![dancurry](https://forum.obsidian.md/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/8797f3/32.png) [@dancurry](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/dancurry)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/dates-in-templater-not-working-anymore/118947/1 "2026-10-01T22:49:59Z")

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\<% tp.date.now() %\>

> I had been using this language in Templater and it was autofilling my notes. Not any longer. Gives me an error. Can anyone tell me the flaw in this language?

**Still stuck? Delete the above this line and proceed.**

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**Author:** ![Zachatoo](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/zachatoo/32/24205_2.png) [@Zachatoo](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/Zachatoo)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2026, 2:35am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/dates-in-templater-not-working-anymore/118947/2 "2026-10-02T02:35:12Z")

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You may need to re-enable “Trigger Templater on new file creation” on each of your devices.

That setting was disabled for everyone for security reasons. That setting no longer syncs between devices, it has to be enabled per device.

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**Author:** ![system](https://forum.obsidian.md/uploads/default/original/3X/b/e/bec35fbd23ab28909bb6bfe62cb32eb82dd34019.png) [@system](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2026, 2:36am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/dates-in-templater-not-working-anymore/118947/3 "2026-11-01T02:36:12Z")

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Closed on November 1, 2026, 2:36am UTC

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