Hi all, A feature I use very frequently is the 'Insert Date Time' button on desktop. Most of the time however, I do not need the 'Time' component of the DateTime. It would be excellent to have a button to insert just the Date, or potentially even shift clicking the button inserts the date only? I…

I've created a plugin for it! [image] Plugin: Insert Date Plugins This plugin adds a button to the editor toolbar that, when pressed, inserts the current date into the editor. Install by searching for 'Insert Date' in Joplin Preferences -> Plugins. [InsertDateGIF] As d…

Could be done as a plugin - would be much faster in terms of dev time.

Hmm. I never knew I wanted that. Great idea. I never need the time.

Hmm, that sounds like a good first step. Perhaps I start by implementing it as a plugin, and if there is appetite for it, could be consolidated into the base application. It can be a bit of a pain installing plugins for all these sorts of things

Yay! That's great. Good on ya! Any chance of a keyboard shortcut? In for a penny, in for a pound I say.

Yes, thats a good suggestion. Any preference for the shortcut?

Is it possible to have it be a part of the built in shortcut system so users are able to re-assign it? I think the core time-date feature is ctrl shift t and I've re-assigned it as ctrl t since I wasn't using whatever ctrl t was. Thanks!

To insert today's date we can also use templates. For example {{#custom_datetime}}YYYY-MM-DD{{/custom_datetime}} It's more flexible, we can choose format and also there's a shortcut, CTRL-ALT-i It would be useful if this plugin allowed to choose other dates as well.

Somehow I totally missed that insert date/time button and am thrilled it can be used in the note title. Thanks for pointing it out. I use dated title notes for a journal and this will save me some time starting entries.

Yes, another vote for the option to enter YYYY-MM-DD or even just YY-MM-DD.

Feature Request: Insert Date ONLY button

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herdsothom 16 February 2021 09:18 5

I've created a plugin for it!

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Feature Request: Insert Date ONLY button

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