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History Today

by Yaob1990
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Description

Category: Learning & Knowledge Management
#history-today#historical-events#date-based-notes

The History Today plugin brings historical context to your notes by displaying significant events that happened on the current date in history. With customizable settings, users can filter which folders the plugin scans, ensuring relevant results tailored to their organization. The plugin leverages metadata fields such as date created or ctime to determine the appropriate historical connections. A convenient icon in the sidebar provides easy access to the historical events of the day, making it a valuable tool for learning or adding perspective to daily note-taking.

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Latest Version

1.0.17
a year ago

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History-today

Read this in other languages: English、中文

An Obsidian plugin that shows "Today in History" events.

Features

  • Get notes about historical events that happened on this day
  • Configurable folder filtering

Installation

  1. Open Settings in Obsidian
  2. Navigate to Third-party plugins
  3. Disable Safe mode
  4. Click Browse and search for "History Today"
  5. Click Install

Usage

  1. After installation, a new icon will appear in the left sidebar
  2. Click the icon to view historical events for today
  3. In plugin settings, you can:
    • Set display language
    • Configure folder filtering (all folders by default)
  4. The plugin prioritizes the date created field in Metadata, and falls back to the ctime field if not available

Contributing

Pull requests and issues are welcome.

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