Plugin: Insert Date

Plugins
#1

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 described in this forum post, most of the time I use the existing 'Insert Date Time' button, I dont need the exact timestamp, and it is overkill. This plugin addresses that.

Github Repository: GitHub - herdsothom/joplin-insert-date

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Feature Request: Insert Date ONLY button
#2
#3

Thanks for that link! I couldnt find that information earlier.
I've followed those steps and published to NPM.

#4

Can now be installed by searching for 'Insert Date' within the Joplin Plugins menu.

v1.0.1 will use the Date Format configured in preferences.

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#5

What is the preferred way of assigning a keyboard shortcut? I can see the command in the Command Palette, but not in Tools>Options>Keyboard Shortcuts.

Should I edit keymap-desktop.json directly?

Thanks for this; this is handy as I type the date very frequently, but the time almost never.

#6

I've been looking for this feature, but for the time only. It's for a daily log that has time-based entries.

#7

I just noticed that the icon is different in the regular markdown editor and the "rich text"editor. Shouldn't they be the same?

#8

Just to add I installed this plugin and see the same issue, correct icon in markdown editor, but a settings (cog) icon in the rich text editor. Please can this be corrected as it is a plug I hope to use every day! Thanks

#9

@herdsothom is there an option to automate datetime inserting at each bullet for lists?

#10

I'm also wondering about this. I'd really like to have a keyboard shortcut. Can anyone say how this would work?