Obsidian Stats logoObsidian Stats

Block View

by timobechtel
5
4
3
2
1
Score: 35/100
Install Code

Description

This plugin has not been manually reviewed by Obsidian staff. Filter and display the content of your notes in a Bases view.

Reviews

No reviews yet.

Stats

stars
downloads
0
forks
1
days
NaN
days
NaN
days
0
total PRs
0
open PRs
0
closed PRs
0
merged PRs
0
total issues
0
open issues
0
closed issues
0
commits

Latest Version

Invalid date

Changelog

See all version on GitHub

README file from

Github

Block View Demo

Table of Contents

What is Block View?

Block View is an extension for the Bases core plugin that lets you list and filter the content of your notes - "blocks" - across your entire vault.

For example, you could resurface specifically tagged bullet points from your daily notes every week. Or build a vault-wide library of quotes.

Because it works as a Bases view, you can still use the standard features like file filtering, sorting, and grouping. Block View then divides each file's content into blocks, so you can filter and display specific sections from multiple notes in the same view.

Installation

Install from the official community plugins store: https://community.obsidian.md/plugins/block-view

Examples

Still not sure what this is? Let's look at some examples.

1. Daily Logs

Review your work history by listing every paragraph tagged with #log or #work from your daily notes in a single timeline, without opening each file individually.

Work Log Screenshot

```base
views:
  - type: block-view
    name: Daily Logs
    filters:
      and:
        - file.folder == "Daily Notes"
    sort:
      - property: file.mtime
        direction: DESC
    tagFilter:
      - "#log"
      - "#work"
```

2. Project Tasks

Collect all incomplete tasks from your project folders in a single list. You can group them by project and check them off directly in the view, without opening the corresponding note.

Project Tasks Screenshot

```base
views:
  - type: block-view
    name: Active Tasks
    groupBy:
      property: file.folder
      direction: ASC
    filterTasks: true
    filterTasksType: incomplete
```

3. Code Snippets

Build a searchable library of your code snippets. This example collects every python code block scattered across your vault into one reference list.

Code Snippets Screenshot

```base
views:
  - type: block-view
    name: Python Snippets
    filterCodeBlocks: true
    filterCodeBlocksLanguages:
      - python
    groupBy:
      property: file.folder
      direction: ASC
    sort:
      - property: file.mtime
        direction: DESC
```

4. Quotes and Highlights

Surface key information from your notes. This collects every blockquote tagged #insight so you can review all your insights in one place.

Quotes Screenshot

```base
views:
  - type: block-view
    name: "Highlights"
    filterQuotes: true
    tagFilter:
      - insight
    matchLogic: all
```

How it works

Block View filters blocks by checking if any line in a markdown section matches your filters.

For example:

  • Quotes: If any line in a blockquote matches the filter, the view includes the content of that blockquote.
  • Headers: If a header matches the filter, the view includes the content of that section up to the next header of the same level.
  • Lists: If a list item matches, it includes all nested children items and continuation paragraphs.
  • Paragraphs: If a paragraph matches, the view includes the content of that paragraph.

Filters & View Options

You can configure these settings via the view options panel in the Bases view.

Option Description
Tasks Toggle to include task items (- [ ]).
Show If tasks are enabled, choose Any, Incomplete, or Complete.
Quotes Toggle to include quotes (> quote) and/or callouts.
Quote type If quotes are enabled, choose Any, Blockquotes, or Callouts.
Code Blocks Toggle to include fenced code blocks.
Languages Multi-select language filter for code blocks. Use - prefix to exclude (e.g., ts, js, -base). Default excludes base.
Tables Toggle to include Markdown tables.
Tags Multi-select list of tags to filter by. Use - prefix to exclude (e.g., #work, -#archived). Supports nested tags.
Text pattern Match any line in a block by plain text or regex. Plain text matches the start of a line. For regex, use something like /^## ToDos/i.
Invert text filter Include blocks whose lines do not match the text pattern.
Include if Any filter matches or All filters match.
Display Options Show files without matches, include non-Markdown files, only include matching table rows, and cap max blocks per file.

Text pattern example: meeting matches Meeting notes, but not Notes from the meeting. Use regex like /meeting/i to match anywhere in a line.

Style Settings

Block View supports configuring some of the styles via the Style Settings plugin.

Contributing

Development

This project uses bun as a package manager.

Install dependencies
bun install
Build
bun run build

Commit messages

This project follows the Conventional Commits guidelines. I recommend using commitizen for automated commit messages.

Sponsors