Templater Plugin Syntax Not Working

[margarita-rivera]

I've presented this in the Bryan Jenks Community - work flow seems to be okay so he suggested to reach out here if in case it might be a technical issue

Issue:

Templater syntax not working

Example:

<%tp.date.now()%> remains <%tp.date.now()%> instead of:

<%tp.date.now()%> to 2022-04-23

I've uninstalled/installed templates I am using and in loading a template it still shows this way:

Settings/Other actions taken:

• Installed and enabled templater plugin, made sure it is updated (prompted by discussion)

• Set templater folder to my “Templates” folder and my settings as:

• Turned off core plugin “templates” (prompted by discussion)

• customized hotkeys of templater (prompted by discussion)

Thanks for much taking time to read this! Hoping I just missed some setting here or something and this works soon fingers crossed

[AB1908]

Does replacing templates in file not resolve those commands?

[woocore]

I have the same problems, too.

[welpdx]

Would you be able create a new vault with the bare minimum set up and see if the issue persists? If it does, can you upload that vault here?

I ask because I'm sorry but couldn't reproduce this issue

Demo

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Edit: hid demo gif

[ghost]

I seem to be having this issue as well. None of the docs snippets render. I have tried:

• creating a new vault with nothing but templater.
• removed and reinstalled templater.
• tried both AppImage and flatpak releases of Obsidian.

None of these have resolved the problem.

[welpdx]

@Miusaky, How are you executing Obsidian commands? (I.e., <% tp.date.now() %>)

There are 5 ways to execute Obsidian Comands.

You can execute Obsidian Commands that start with <% and <%* via these 3 ways:

1. Create new note from template. (Default hotkey: Alt + N)
   new note from template

   
2. Open Insert Template modal. (Default hotkey: Alt + E)
   new note from template

   
3. Replace templates in the active file. (Default hotkey: Alt + R)
   Replace templates in the active file

   

You can also use dynamic commands <%+:

4. Using Dynamic Commands by switching from writing to reading mode.

   Demo with Dynamic Commands

   

5. Using Folder Templates. Adds Template content in new file, and executing Templater Commands

   Using Folder Template

   

[ghost]

@welpdx I needed to enable 'Trigger Templater on new file creation'. It renders the date now. Should have read through the settings first. Thanks.

[welpdx]

@Miusaky Thanks for reporting back! I'm happy that you were able to fix your issue.

I had thought you had the same settings as @margarita-rivera, and that is why I did not mention the Trigger Templater on new file creation setting. Sorry.

By the way, I also didn't read the settings closely when I first started using it lol. It took me a while to get Templater working because I kept thinking that switching to obsidian's reading mode could execute static Templater commands (<% <%*) ! 🤦‍♂️