I want to add creation and modification dates to my template files, but it's not working. Please help me!

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I tried using the following:

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--- 
created: YYYY-MM-DD 
modified: YYYY-MM-DD 
---

but it’s not being applied

I want to add creation and modification dates to my template files, but it’s not working. Please help me!

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If you’re using Templater for your templates, you can do it like this:

---
created: <% moment().format() %>
---

For modified date you’ll need a plugin to update that for you, as Obsidian doesn’t have a built-in way of automatically updating that field:

https://obsidian.md/plugins?id=frontmatter-modified-date

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Try:

---
created: <%tp.date.now("YYYY-MM-DD")%>
modified: <%tp.date.now("YYYY-MM-DD")%>
---
4

Both of the above examples use Templater. If you use the core template plugin, try this:

---
created: {{date:YYYY-MM-DD}}
modified: {{date:YYYY-MM-DD}}
---

The update time on edit plugin is the one that I use to keep these up to date (I haven’t tried Alan’s though)

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I use these normally as the last two keys in my YAML.
E.g. if I right click on my Computer folder to create a new note, this Template will be applied:

<%*
  let title = tp.file.title
  if (title.startsWith("Untitled")) {
    title = await tp.system.prompt("Title");
    await tp.file.rename(title);
  } 
  
  tR += "---"
%>
title: <%* tR += title %>
aliases: 
  - 
tags:
  - computer
publish: false
date created: <% tp.date.now("YYYY-MM-DD")%>
date modified: <% tp.date.now("YYYY-MM-DD")%>
---

# <%* tR += title %>

<% tp.file.cursor(1) %>
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Is there a way to add time as well?

7

My first reply in in the thread has time as well as timezone.

You can find the options for formatting moment here:

https://momentjs.com/docs/#/displaying/format/

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8

I successfully applied the advice from helpful individuals. Thank you very much.

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