Can we set up a folder so that any new note defaults to use a certain template?
I’m trying to have the template for a new note be determined by which folder the new note is created in. So far I manually select a template for each new note.
Searched around, haven’t seen this specifically adressed.
The QuickAdd plugin can be used to assign both folder and template for particular notes. Could be worth looking into.
You could also use the folder templates of Templater to achieve this goal.
I have Templater already, and have now set it up via ‘folder templates’ as you suggest.
It seems to be working by right-clicking the relevant folder → New Note
Thanks for the input! Will use Templater for now, but have downloaded QuickAdd too.
That or if you use and click on a “path/to/folder-with-template/My Note” type of wikilink 
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So, let’s say you have set Template A as a “Folder Template” for Folder A somewhere in your vault …
Now let’s say that in a note (Note 1) you have a wikilink referencing a note you’d like to create in Folder A but still doesn’t exist at this point (Note 2)…
In Note 1 you can use a “path/to/note” kind of wikilink instead of the “classical one” ([[Note 2]]) to link to the not yet created Note 2 (which should be created in Folder A) .
[[Folder A/Note 2|Note 2]]
… When you click on that link, Note 2 will automatically be created in Folder A while being titled as Note 2 and have the Template A applied to it, as it’s been set as the “Folder Template” for Folder A.
Hi there,
There is a lightweight plugin called “Auto Template Trigger”, which has this feature now. It basically extends the built in Templates. By default it prompts for a template every time you create a note, but you can also assign templates to folders in which the selected template is automatically applied. Here is a video showcasing it
If you don’t need the much more advanced features of Templater, it might be a simpler solution for you. Quickadd is extremely versitale and a great option too.
Btw, I’m the author of the plugin, so take it with a grain of salt, but I think it solves the problem well
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