Periodic Notes + Templater - Automatically create periodic notes

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I created this code to automatically create daily/weekly/monthly/yearly notes.

Every time you open Obsidian it will check if there is already a file for the day/week/month/year using the patterns and folder path you give, and if there isn´t, it will automatically create one.

You can also use Templater’s “Folder Templates” to automatically apply the templates you need for each file.

<%*
async function createIfNotExists(tp, filepath){
	if (!(await tp.file.exists(filepath))){
		app.fileManager.createAndOpenMarkdownFile(filepath)
	}
}

await createIfNotExists(tp, "Journal/Daily Journal/" + tp.date.now("YYYY/YYYY-MM-DD") + ".md")

await createIfNotExists(tp, "Journal/Weekly Journal/" + tp.date.now("YYYY/gggg-[W]ww") + ".md")

await createIfNotExists(tp, "Journal/Monthly Journal/" + tp.date.now("YYYY/YYYY-MM") + ".md")

await createIfNotExists(tp, "Journal/Yearly Journal/" + tp.date.now("YYYY") + ".md")
%>

How to use

  • Create a new file. (I named mine “Templater Startup”)
  • Copy the code inside.
  • Adjust the folders and file name patterns according to your periodic notes configuration.
  • On Templater settings, scroll down to “Startup Templates” and add the file.
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