# New Plugin: Bases New with Template (for ‘New’ Button)

**URL:** <https://forum.obsidian.md/t/new-plugin-bases-new-with-template-for-new-button/105818>\
**Category:** Plugins\
**Tags:** bases, plugin-release\
**Created:** [September 18, 2025, 3:57am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/new-plugin-bases-new-with-template-for-new-button/105818 "2025-09-18T03:57:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![theol0403](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/theol0403/32/84968_2.png) [@theol0403](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/theol0403)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2025, 3:57am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/new-plugin-bases-new-with-template-for-new-button/105818/1 "2025-09-18T03:57:59Z")

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As per the following feature request, it is very useful to have the ability to automatically apply a template to a note created by the Bases “New +” button.

> [@Bases: New With Template (for 'New' Button)](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/bases-new-with-template-for-new-button/102639):
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> Use case or problem I absolutely love the Bases feature. I love that I can make a list of files. I also love the “new” button at the top. However, with the current use, my workflow is add a new note, delete everything in the note, and replace with a template (because it won’t replace the properties therein). Proposed solution Please add a dropdown (or modifier to the button, like ctrl-button) to allow us to create with a template. It can auto tie into the core templates plugin, or the templ…

Assigning default templates to new entries of an object type in a database is a universal feature in object-based PKM like [capacities](https://docs.capacities.io/reference/templates#default-templates) and [notion](https://www.notion.com/help/database-templates).

I have implemented a temporary solution to this using a plugin. This plugin listens for file creation and checks for an existing template property in the frontmatter, which we can set up to be “implied” from property filters. If it finds it, it applies the template content.

> **[GitHub - theol0403/obsidian-bases-new-with-template: Obsidian plugin to automatically apply templates...](https://github.com/theol0403/obsidian-bases-new-with-template)**
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> Obsidian plugin to automatically apply templates when creating new entries with the Bases plugin

Please create an issue if you encounter any side effects or have suggestions for improvements