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Templates

Apr 24, 20254 min read

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Templates keep things tidy. You won’t need them early on, but as you have more notes, they grow in importance, not just because of keeping things clean, but because of how you can effectively search across notes if they share similar information. This is what makes Collections come alive.

Here are the two automated templates when new notes are created:

Templates View

Here are all the templates, in alphabetical order, showing the # of properties they have.

// Get all files from the Templates folder
const templateFiles = dv.pages('"x/Templates"').sort(page => page.file.name);
 
// Create table headers
const headers = ["Templates", "`#` of Properties"];
 
// Process each file safely
const rows = templateFiles.map(page => {
    // Safe file link with icon
    const fileLink = page.file.path.includes("x/Templates") 
        ? "📋 " + dv.fileLink(page.file.path)
        : dv.fileLink(page.file.path);
    
    // Safely count properties
    let propCount = 0;
    try {
        if (page.file.frontmatter && typeof page.file.frontmatter === 'object') {
            propCount = Object.keys(page.file.frontmatter).length;
        }
    } catch (e) {
        propCount = "Error";
    }
    
    return [fileLink, propCount];
});
 
// Render the table with minimal CSS for better spacing
dv.container.addClass("template-table");
 
// Add minimal CSS to fix spacing issue without making it too narrow
const style = document.createElement('style');
style.textContent = `
.template-table .table-view-table {
    width: 100%;
}
.template-table .table-view-table th:last-child,
.template-table .table-view-table td:last-child {
    text-align: center;
}
`;
document.head.appendChild(style);
 
// Render the table
dv.table(headers, rows);

All Templates, Curated

I find it most useful to look at all templates by organizing them by ACE, and then also placing associated Collections right next to associated templates. Let’s start with the + folder.

+ Templates

Any new note you create by hitting cmd/ctrl-n will get a created date at the top of the note. That’s thanks to how Ideaverse Pro is using the Templater plugin. Want to customize what goes into a new note? Then customize this template: Base Template (Templater). But I recommend keeping it as simple as possible.

If you are in a new or old note that doesn’t have a base template and you want to add one, here are the three most common options to use:

Atlas Templates

The Atlas is home to templates for keeping your ideas and knowledge structured, which is especially valuable as the number of your notes increases.

Calendar Templates

Efforts Templates

x Templates

The x folder doesn’t have any dedicated templates, but it is the place where all the actual templates themselves are stored.

Add-ons

These are not full templates, but rather add-ons that you can place inside existing notes.

Note: Add these templates to your Templates folder as needed. If you’re unfamiliar with templates, you can review Obsidian’s documentation here.

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