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Category: Customization & UI

#background #color #folder #front-matter

The Colorful Note Background plugin applies subtle colored backgrounds to notes based on their folder location or frontmatter metadata. Define rules that match folder names or key-value pairs in frontmatter and the plugin tints the background accordingly. Rules are evaluated in order, with the first match winning. Each rule lets you set a hex color and transparency level - low alpha values create gentle visual cues without overwhelming your content. Reorder rules to adjust priority or remove them as needed. Forked from the Colorful Note Borders plugin but uses backgrounds instead of borders.

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Changelog

Changelog

1.0.6 (2026.01.22)

Update LICENSE file for current year.

1.0.5 (2026.01.20)

Fix settings window layout issues.

1.0.4 (2026.01.20)

Added AGENTS.md with agent guidelines and project scratchpad.
Refreshed README: concise overview, install options, config table.
Adopted ESLint v9 flat config with eslint-plugin-obsidianmd (sentence case, settings-tab rules, no forbidden elements).
Removed dead code after CSS refactor: removeStyle, updateStyles, updateStyle, makeStyleName.
Switched styling to CSS custom properties: .cnb-highlighted + --cnb-highlight-color in styles.css (no dynamic style tags).
Fixed promise handling in settings UI via void this.plugin.saveSettings(); adjusted UI text to sentence case (e.g., “Move up/down”).
Added null guard for activeView.file to satisfy strict typing.
Deleted deprecated .eslintignore; added eslint.config.mjs.

1.0.0 (2025.08.29)

Forked from the original Colorful Note Borders plugin to create Colorful Note Background.
Updated README.md to reflect the new plugin name and functionality.
Changed script to support background colors instead of borders.
Added alpha control to interpolate between the chosen color and the current theme.

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