How to have an automatic template on daily note.

[KShivum]

Hi so I'm trying to make it so my daily notes have a template applied automatically. Reading the docs, it makes it seem like on the journal note, putting ~child:child:child:template=Day Template would work, but it doesn't seem to work correctly since the attribute isn't applied to the daily note. Am I missing something?

[dosubot[bot]]

Hi @KShivum! I'm Dosu and I’m helping the Trilium team.

The attribute ~child:child:child:template=Day Template on your journal root should automatically apply the template to daily notes, as long as your journal hierarchy is Journal > Year > Month > Day and the attribute is set on the journal root. This special-case logic only works in the journal/daynotes section and not in arbitrary note trees. If it's not working, double-check that your hierarchy matches this structure and that the template note exists and is labeled correctly. Also, make sure you're using the "Open Today's Journal Note" button or the calendar to create daily notes, as that's when the template is applied automatically. More details and troubleshooting tips are available in the official documentation and community discussions.

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[eliandoran]

@KShivum , the copy inheritance (the one with child:child) doesn't apply retroactively for all the notes. Try creating a new date note by going to a date without a note and see if it applies.

[KShivum]

Yeah I have tried on new notes

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[eliandoran]

@KShivum , ah yes, I remember.
The issue you are having is that despite having a new note, ~child:child:child only applies to new children, meaning only new year/month combinations too!

So in your case you'd have to add ~child:child to the year notes and ~child to the month notes.