avatarNuno Campos

Summary

The article outlines the final set of Obsidian plugins that the author is currently using, detailing their functionalities and the author's personal setup for each.

Abstract

In the concluding part of a series on "My Obsidian Setup," the author delves into the last group of Obsidian plugins that are integral to their current workflow. These plugins include Periodic Notes for creating routine notes, Projects for managing tasks with various views, QuickAdd for efficient content insertion through macros, Reminder for task alerts, Snippet Downloader for updating CSS snippets, Sortable for organizing markdown tables, Style Settings for customizing themes and plugins, Supercharged Links for styling links based on metadata, Tasks for comprehensive task management, Templater for using templates with variables, and Tracker for data visualization in graphs. The author provides insights into their specific configurations and use cases for each plugin, emphasizing the importance of these tools in their daily operations within Obsidian.

Opinions

  • The author expresses that QuickAdd is one of the best Obsidian plugins, highlighting its utility in creating macros for various tasks.
  • While testing the Projects plugin, the author notes its redundancy in their workflow due to existing QuickAdd macros that provide similar functionality.
  • The Reminder plugin is acknowledged for its integration with Tasks and Kanban plugins, suggesting a seamless task reminder experience.
  • The author endorses the Templater plugin for its powerful templating language, which enhances note creation with variables and functions.
  • The Tracker plugin is personally utilized by the author to monitor health-related metrics, indicating a preference for data tracking within Obsidian.
  • The author encourages readers to explore their previous articles in the "My Obsidian Setup" series for a comprehensive understanding of their workflows and configurations.
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My Obsidian Setup (Part 32) — Plugins I’m Using Now (3/3)

In this article, I’m going to show you the last set of plugins I’m using now.

Check out the others here:

Periodic Notes

Automatically creates your daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly notes. GitHub here.

Here’s my setup:

Periodic Notes settings. Image by Nuno Campos

Projects

Project Management Plugin Creates a project from a folder or DataView query and adds Table, Board, Calendar, and Gallery views. I’m just testing this plugin at the moment, as I already add those views to my projects with QuickAdd macros. GitHub here.

Projects table view. Image by Nuno Campos

QuickAdd

One of the best Obsidian plugins. QuickAdd allows you to create macros to insert content into your vault using preconfigured templates or prompting dialogs. GitHub here.

I’ve macros for:

  • Creating a new PKM note
  • Adding a daily journal entry to the daily note
  • Creating a task in the weekly tasks note
  • Creating a task in the currently focused note
  • Adding new idea in the weekly tasks note
  • Creating a new project, including creating a predefined project home page, kanban, calendar, and dbfolder
  • And others…
QuickAdd macro to add content to a note. Image by Nuno Campos

Reminder

This plugin allows you to add reminders to your notes. It works with the Tasks and Kanban plugins. GitHub here.

Reminder. Image by Nuno Campos

Snippet Downloader

CSS snippets from configured GitHub repositories are automatically downloaded and updated. GitHub here.

Snippet Downloader configured repositories. Image by Nuno Campos

Sortable

Allows you to sort markdown tables. GitHub here.

Style Settings

This plugin lets snippets, themes, and plugins define a set of configuration options that users can access. GitHub here.

Here are some settings that I can set with Style Settings:

Style Settings. Image by Nuno Campos

Supercharged Links

This plugin allows you to style the links in your vault based on your notes' metadata. GitHub here.

I’m using this, for example, to automatically add emojis to the notes, based on tags and YAML fields:

Supercharged Links selectors. Image by Nuno Campos
Style Settings for configured selectors on Supercharged Links. Image by Nuno Campos

Symbols Prettifier

This plugin allows you to prettify several character combinations, like -> or <=>. GitHub here.

Symbols Prettifier. Image by Nuno Campos

Tasks

Another of the best Obsidian plugins. The Tasks plugin allows you to query tasks across your entire vault and mark them as done wherever you want. Supports due, scheduled, and start dates; recurring tasks; done dates; a sub-set of checklist items; and filtering. GitHub here.

I manage all my tasks and projects in Obsidian. So, this plugin plays an important role in my workflows.

## Overdue Tasks
```tasks
not done
(due before today) OR (has start date)
short mode
sort by urgency
```

## Due today
```tasks
not done
due on today
short mode
sort by urgency
```

## Due in the next two weeks
```tasks
not done
(due after today) AND (due before next 16 days)
short mode
sort by urgency
```

## All Other Tasks
```tasks
not done
no start date
(no due date) OR (due after next 15 days)
short mode
sort by urgency
```
Tasks by due date. Image by Nuno Campos

Templater

Another of the top Obsidian plugins. Defines a templating language that allows you to use variables and functions’ output in your notes. GitHub here.

Here are two templates that I'm using:

Daily Note template. Image by Nuno Campos
New PKM note template. Image by Nuno Campos

Tracker

Allows you to collect data from notes and represent it in graphs. GitHub here.

I’m using this to track my weight, blood pressure, and if I exercise or not.

Weight tracking. Image by Nuno Campos
Exercise tracking. Image by Nuno Campos

You can read the previous parts of My Obsidian Setup series here:

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Programming
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