All settings are accessed via Settings > Daily Notes NG.
Journals
The core of the plugin. Each journal is a named destination for periodic notes.
Add journal button creates a new journal with defaults. Each journal card shows:
| Field | Description |
|---|
| Name | Human-readable label (e.g., “Personal”, “Work standup”) |
| Periodicity | daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, or yearly |
| Folder | Where notes are created. Supports {{person}} interpolation. Autocomplete available. |
| Date format | Moment.js format for filenames |
| Template | Path to template file. Autocomplete available. |
| Scope | Global (everyone), Person (one user), or Group (team members) |
| Owner | Person or group note path (for non-global scopes). Autocomplete available. |
| Enabled | Toggle on/off |
| Remove | Delete this journal definition |
| Periodicity | Format | Example |
|---|
| Daily | YYYY-MM-DD | 2026-03-25 |
| Weekly | gggg-[W]WW | 2026-W13 |
| Monthly | YYYY-MM | 2026-03 |
| Quarterly | YYYY-[Q]Q | 2026-Q1 |
| Yearly | YYYY | 2026 |
Folder notes
See folder notes guide for setup.
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|
| Folder-note mode | false | Store notes as YYYY-MM-DD/YYYY-MM-DD.md instead of flat. Enables attachment nesting. |
| Auto-generate periodic index | true | Create a .base MOC dashboard in each journal folder |
| Base MOC template | (built-in) | Advanced: custom YAML for auto-generated .base files |
Calendar
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|
| Open on startup | false | Auto-open calendar sidebar |
| Show week numbers | true | Display ISO week numbers |
| Week start | Monday | First day of week |
| Dot indicators | true | Show dots for days with notes |
Identity
See multi-user identity.
Core
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|
| Enable multi-user identity | false | Master toggle for the identity system |
Device registration
| Setting | Description |
|---|
| This device | (read-only) Device name, ID prefix, registered person |
| Register this device | Person note path with autocomplete + Register button |
| Registered devices | Table of all mappings with Remove buttons |
Attribution
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|
| Auto-set creator | false | Add creator frontmatter |
| Creator field name | creator | Frontmatter property name |
Note identity
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|
| UUID property name | dnngId | Frontmatter property for note UUIDs. Empty to disable. |
| Auto-generate UUIDs | true | Generate UUID on new notes |
Discovery
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|
| Person notes folder | (empty) | Folder to scan for person notes. Empty = entire vault. Autocomplete available. |
| Group notes folder | (empty) | Folder to scan for group notes. Autocomplete available. |
Advanced type configuration
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|
| Identity type property | type | Frontmatter key for person/group detection |
| Person type value | person | Value identifying person notes |
| Group type value | group | Value identifying group notes |
| Members property | members | Key for group member lists |
Todo rollover
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|
| Enable | false | Carry incomplete checkboxes from previous note |
| Include sub-items | true | Also carry nested items |
| Delete completed | false | Remove completed items from previous note |
Frontmatter dates
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|
| Track dates | true | Auto-populate created/modified |
| Created key | date created | Property name |
| Modified key | date modified | Property name |
| Date format | ISO 8601 | Moment.js format |
| Delay | 10000 | Debounce in ms |
Natural language dates
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|
| Enable | true | Toggle inline suggestions |
| Trigger character | @ | Character activating suggestions |
| Date format | YYYY-MM-DD | Output format |
| Insert as link | true | Wrap in wikilinks |
Templates
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|
| Use Templater | true | Delegate to Templater when available |
Debug
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|
| Enable debug logging | false | Write to debug.log |
