Default template for new note (cltr-n, click to non-existing note)

[xmgvcxmvqwet]

+1 for this

[Mummel]

Please, Obsidian Gods. Let me inject a basic YAML template into every new note and my life is yours.

[blue_emperor]

Note that there are implicit properties already:

File properties

File properties refer to the file currently being tested or evaluated. File properties are available for all file types, including attachments.

For example, a filter file.ext == "md" will be true for all Markdown files and false otherwise.

Property	Type	Description
file.ctime	Date	Created time
file.ext	String	File extension
file.file	File	File object, only usable in specific functions
file.folder	String	Path of the file folder
file.mtime	Date	Modified time
file.name	String	File name
file.path	String	Path of the file
file.size	Number	File size
file.links	List	List of all internal links in the note, including frontmatter

https://help.obsidian.md/bases/syntax#File%20properties

[dario006]

+1 for this to be a core feature please

[CawlinTeffid]

Related request:

Automatically applied folder templates

Use case or problem I have many folders and each of them has its own unique setup, with the same backlinks and tags consistently throughout all documents in that folder. Proposed solution I would like to be able to make a template for a given folder such that every time I make a new note in that folder, it already has the associated template copied in. Current workaround (optional) I make a template for each different folder and remember to apply it to each note that goes into that folder as t…

[awfulwoman]

Genuinely surprised that this doesn’t exist by default! Feels like such a natural thing.

[Jopp]

Indeed.
As for now, download the community plugin QuickAdd and create a template workflow, then re-assign the default “new-note” hotkey to use your new workflow instead

[DRRO]

@Mummel

Please, Obsidian Gods. Let me inject a basic YAML template into every new note and my life is yours.

lol, they probably have too much on their plate but I got it.

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@churnish

I can’t believe this isn’t a core feature of Obsidian yet. Yes, Templater can achieve this, but:

1. It takes a second for the new note template to get applied, and it can lag Obsidian for a moment for me.
2. Sometimes, when I create a new note via a URL scheme, the new note template doesn’t get applied (must be a bug or a race condition).
3. When splitting notes via the core Note composer plugin, Templater doesn’t apply the new note template.
4. Such a basic function should be included in the core plugin. I’m of the belief that your core note-taking system must work in restricted mode. A core implementation is always preferable to third-party solutions, which tend to be less reliable and future-proof.

It should also be said that there ought to be a way to set different templates for different folders.

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@nickmilo

So we’re stuck having to manually insert a template into every note we make. The pain point is real and hurts the future-proofing aspect of knowledge management because, as many of us know, we can’t trust that the file system’s creation date will always remain accurate.

In this writer’s opinion, this simple feature can go a long way towards allowing Obsidian to be more inviting to newer users.

And it makes it better in terms of security too, given the recent GitHub data breach, it makes sense to reduce external plugins usage as much as possible thus being able to rely on core is crucial.

[toddz]

@nickmilo

For me, I’d just add the simplest template possible.

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created: {{date}}
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…we can’t trust that the file system’s creation date will always remain accurate.

For anyone with similar basic needs – stable date fields for all new notes – here are a couple other plugin approaches I’ve used:

Update modified date plugin

The Update modified date plugin “does not use the filesystem modified time. The frontmatter will only update when you actually work on a file inside Obsidian.” And it can also add a created date property that works the same way.

It takes a moment to kick in and add the properties once you start a new note, but I don’t find it makes any difference – it takes me at least two moments to write a note.

Linter plugin

Linter, among all the other stuff it does, can add a Date Created and Date Modified. You can specify that the frontmatter remains the “source of truth” – so in that way it acts just like the Update Modified Date plugin.

Linter only runs on file save or focus switch, but a quick CTRL+S will make the new properties appear. (You might even develop a CTRL+(T, N, S) habit for starting a new note.)

[rcstevensonaz]

+1 … still waiting, still having to manually add a template on every new note.

[jfang]

+1..