usage-examples.md

Usage Examples

This document provides various configuration examples for the Auto Note Mover plugin. You can configure these rules in the plugin settings tab.

Sample Configuration (data.json)

1. Move by Date with Exclusions

Move general notes to a date-based folder, but exclude specific note types (like Daily or Weekly notes) using regex.

• Goal: Move notes to 20_Notes/Year/Month based on creation time, but skip Daily Notes (YYYY-MM-DD) and Weekly Notes (YYYY-Www).
• Settings:
  • Folder: 20_Notes/{{gggg}}/M{{MM}}
  • Match: ALL
  • Conditions:
    1. Type: Date
       • Source: Metadata -> Created time
       • Note: This sets the destination folder based on the file's creation date.
    2. Type: Title
       • Value: ^(?!\d{4}-(0[1-9]|1[0-2])-(0[1-9]|[12]\d|3[01])$).*$
       • Explanation: Negative lookahead to exclude files named like 2024-01-01.
    3. Type: Title
       • Value: ^(?!\d{4}-W(0[1-9]|[1-4]\d|5[0-3])$).*$
       • Explanation: Negative lookahead to exclude files named like 2024-W01.

2. Move by Tag

Move notes containing a specific tag to a designated folder.

• Goal: Move all notes with #book tag to Reading List folder.
• Settings:
  • Folder: Reading List
  • Match: ALL
  • Condition:
    • Type: Tag
    • Value: #book

3. Move by Title (Regex)

Move notes where the filename matches a specific Regular Expression pattern.

• Goal: Move notes starting with "Meeting -" to Meetings folder.
• Settings:
  • Folder: Meetings
  • Match: ALL
  • Condition:
    • Type: Title
    • Value: ^Meeting -

4. Move by Date (Daily Notes)

Organize notes into date-based folders using the note's creation date or a frontmatter date property.

• Goal: Move notes to Diary/YYYY/MM based on their creation time.
• Settings:
  • Folder: Diary/{{YYYY}}/{{MM}}
  • Match: ALL
  • Condition:
    • Type: Date
    • Source: Metadata -> Created time

5. Move by Property (Frontmatter)

Move notes that have a specific frontmatter property or value.

• Goal: Move notes with type: reference in frontmatter to References folder.
• Settings:
  • Folder: References
  • Match: ALL
  • Condition:
    • Type: Property
    • Value: type=reference

6. Complex Logic (ANY Match)

Move notes if any of the conditions are met.

• Goal: Move note to Inbox if it has #inbox tag OR status: new property.
• Settings:
  • Folder: Inbox
  • Match: ANY
  • Conditions:
    1. Type: Tag, Value: #inbox
    2. Type: Property, Value: status=new