# Obsidian - Patreon Vault - Make New Template Buttons > [!info] Video (26:21), uploaded June 10, 2024. Summary built from the English auto-captions; screenshots are low-resolution storyboard frames because full video frames were blocked. ## Outline ### 0:00 - Intro - **0:00** - Josh introduces the **Patreon Vault**, a foundation vault for supporters that ships with his recommended plugins, his templates and a theme, but no content beyond a couple of examples. It's meant to kickstart new users without all the learning he went through. - **1:03** - The most common question he gets: how do I change the DM Board buttons to use my templates, or add a button for a new template? ### 1:21 - Plugins Used - **1:22** - The DM Board buttons are built with **Meta Bind** (by Moritz Jung, "Lemons", a regular in the TTRPG community) and **Templater** (by SilentVoid). The old Buttons plugin's developer recommended people move to Meta Bind. - **2:28** - The DM Board is just a note from the DM Toolkit folder, dragged into the left pane and pinned, so links clicked there open in the main center pane. ### 2:23 - How Does It Work - **3:13** - In source mode, each button is a code block with a label, hidden flag, optional ID, style and actions. - **3:53** - Button styles from the Meta Bind docs: primary, default, destructive and plain. "Always look at the docs guys, 90% of the questions that I receive are answered in the docs." He prefers primary (blue and white with his theme). - **5:06** - The action is a Templater "create note": which template file runs, the folder and the file name to create. ![[images/Obsidian-Patreon-Vault-Make-New-Template-Buttons-t0315.webp]] - **5:28** - You don't need to memorize the code: right-click, choose the Meta Bind option, and the button wizard lets you set label, icon, style, CSS class, tooltip, ID, hidden, and one or more actions, then Insert writes the code for you. - **7:24** - His older buttons differ slightly (quoted strings), and his templates contain extra Templater code to move notes into folders, which Meta Bind's folder option now makes unnecessary. ![[images/Obsidian-Patreon-Vault-Make-New-Template-Buttons-t0535.webp]] - **8:15** - The templates live in **Z Templates**. The new-journal template moves the note to Session Journals and, when it detects a file named "New Journal", prompts "Enter date" and renames the file to what you type. - **10:10** - To make a new one: copy an existing template (he makes "Template Journal 1"), edit its properties, and keep the **note icon** property, which he uses in every template. - **11:08** - Adding a new note icon: in **Supercharged Links** settings add a selector on the note-icon attribute value, then in **Style Settings** set a prepend or append emoji (Windows + period opens the emoji picker). The icon then shows wherever that note is linked. ![[images/Obsidian-Patreon-Vault-Make-New-Template-Buttons-t1115.webp]] - **12:42** - The key rule: the file name the button creates and the name the template checks for ("New Journal 1") must match and be unique, or the prompt code won't fire. Change the prompt text to whatever you like; the content goes below. - **14:14** - Templates full of Templater code only look right after they've run; that's expected. ### 14:33 - Turn Off Multi Column Properties - **14:38** - Pro tip: if you don't like two-column properties, turn the property-columns style option off. Two columns work best on a big workspace; one column suits multiple panes. ### 15:09 - Test Your Button - **15:31** - In reading mode the new button prompts for a date (the placeholder format doesn't matter, you can type anything), renames the note and moves it into Session Journals. - **16:05** - Recap: code lives in two places, the button and the template. Copy a template, update it, copy a button, point it at the template. ### 16:42 - Inline Buttons - **16:48** - The "New Quest" button uses a reusable **button template**: defined once in Meta Bind settings, then referenced by ID in an inline button. - **17:31** - He adds a "New Journal 1" button template with a **Lucide** shield icon found on the Lucide icons site, the same action, folder and file name, and saves it. ![[images/Obsidian-Patreon-Vault-Make-New-Template-Buttons-t1805.webp]] - **19:30** - Typing the ID inline gives a working button. Inline buttons can sit side by side; mixing icon and no-icon buttons throws alignment off, so use the same style for a row. - **20:45** - Inline buttons also work inside tables, handy for laying out a button next to text or a picture. ### 21:45 - Sneak Peek New Templates - **21:46** - He's working on new templates for the vault designed to look good in **live preview**, not just reading mode. - **22:19** - His NPC template uses the ITS Theme infobox (a wiki-style right-side callout) that he loves, but live preview doesn't support its floating CSS. Plain callouts and Obsidian's new table support look like the way forward. ![[images/Obsidian-Patreon-Vault-Make-New-Template-Buttons-t2225.webp]] ### 23:31 - Final Thoughts and Support - **23:34** - About 70% of Patreon Vault questions are about this exact topic. - **23:53** - Thanks to patrons after a tough month of illness at home. - **24:33** - The website was updated, dropping the "gimmicky" AI buttons. For help, use the Obsidian TTRPG Community Discord (screenshots, file sharing, voice channels with screen share) rather than YouTube comments, and the official Obsidian Discord for Templater questions. ## Things Mentioned ### Obsidian plugins - **Meta Bind** by Moritz Jung (Lemons) - free; buttons, button wizard, button templates and inline buttons. - **Templater** by SilentVoid - free; scripted templates that prompt, rename and move notes. - **Buttons** - older free plugin; its developer recommends moving to Meta Bind. - **Supercharged Links** - free; adds icons to links based on note properties. - **Style Settings** - free; where the Supercharged Links icons and other theme options are set. ### Themes and tools - **ITS Theme** - free theme with infobox callouts used in his NPC template. - **Lucide icons** - free icon set and website used for Meta Bind button icons. - Windows emoji picker (Windows + period). ### Josh's products - **Patreon Vault** - paid (Patreon supporters); a starter vault with his plugins, templates, DM Board buttons and theme. ### Websites and communities - **ObsidianTTRPGTutorials.com** - Josh's free tutorial site, recently redesigned. - **Obsidian TTRPG Community Discord** - free help with voice and screen-share channels. - **Official Obsidian Discord** - free; best place for Templater help. - **Meta Bind documentation** - free docs he urges everyone to read. ## Biographies - **Josh Plunkett** - Australian game master and YouTuber behind ObsidianTTRPGTutorials.com, known for in-depth tutorials on running tabletop RPGs and worldbuilding in Obsidian. - **Moritz Jung ("Lemons")** - developer of the Meta Bind plugin and a regular in the Obsidian TTRPG community. - **SilentVoid** - developer of the Templater plugin (heard as "violent void" in the captions).