I built a Student Vault in Obsidian

[@pirmin5428]

I like your instructional video. You give a lot of value. However it is hard to estimate the capabilities of your Obsidian Setup, if you are new to the topic. Problem is this: Anyone can label it as a "Student Vault", yet no one will know what it actually can do. I think it would be beneficial if you would showcase how your vault actually works and what it is capable of by demonstrating it's standard workflow. With a small teaser like this in the beginning of the video, you could retain more viewers and promote your setup better. (And I would better know which of your Vaults to build lol)

[@DannyHatcherTech]

Viewer retention is good for this video. I agree workflow can be helpful. Workflows change and so I avoid showing them in videos on KZbin as they become outdate quickly. Features stay the same 😁

[@juliusanthonyporquerino9050]

Oh wow. Thank you Danny. I have been looking for something like this. Can't wait for more.

[@DannyHatcherTech]

Happy to help where I can 😁

[@sofiesoup]

love your videos! Thanks danny ive been updating my setup sooo much, been very efficient!!

[@DannyHatcherTech]

glad I could help

[@dovos8572]

16:00 there is a neater version of the sort that doesn't need nested choices. SORT default(((x) => { "Working":1, "Paused": 2, "To Do": 3, "Done": 4 }[x])(Status), "99") ASC it works by indexing the objext by the value the Status field has and it get's the number of that value back and uses that to sort. if it can't find the value inside the object, it returns 99 and uses that, so it will be always at the end the logic behind it is more complex, but it easier to change and not get wrong than nesting choices and losing track of the ()

[@DannyHatcherTech]

ah very nice! Thanks for sharing

[@JustinCycling]

Brilliant stuff Danny. Loving the multiple links option and example in metadata menu. Fire.

[@DannyHatcherTech]

Trying to bring something different with each build 😁

[@sc0ttwad3]

You're really supposed to use only one H1 element on a page. If nothing else, multiple main headings on a page confuses the hell out of the search engine crawlers, and dings your SEO rankings (Google recommends an H1 for your page title/content heading; your H1 is effectively telling Google, “Here’s what my page is about.”

[@DannyHatcherTech]

ah, thanks for the tip 😁

[@girishkdesh]

Highly power-packed, very very informative, and thorough... You are awesome dear Danny... Love you!😍💝💖💝

[@realgouravverma]

This style of teaching is amazing. It put our mind into the creation mode and made us think how could we integrate in our system or what could else we create watching certain setup and not just passive learning stuff. Thanks😊😊. I am not familiar with zetoro but it seems like a nice addition to the obsidian for storing our sources.

[@DannyHatcherTech]

Zotero is my go to for everything online content consumption 😁

[@realgouravverma]

@@DannyHatcherTech oh nice. I use raindrop to bookmark things from anywhere online.

[@DannyHatcherTech]

@@realgouravverma i rarely bookmark things as they are often shallow points...

[@realgouravverma]

@@DannyHatcherTech i am also thinking to learn zotero now

[@mageprometheus]

Another beautiful example of plugin integration. Always a pleasure.

[@DannyHatcherTech]

Always fun 😁

[@construct_by_dee]

I feel like going back to University to use a set-up like this! Thanks for the walkthrough. Always appreciate your videos.

[@DannyHatcherTech]

Even tho I am not at uni I still use much of this setup

[@JustinCycling]

I can relate to this. I cannot help but wonder if it would have been more fun and less of a hassle with notebooks full of unorganized handwritten notes.

[@AFGautonompunk]

this video is pure gold! i am so grateful for this, Danny, thank you.

[@nsavch]

This looks like SO much work which you need to commit before you even start studying... Is it possible to go with a more "organic" way with obsidian, i.e. start with something small and simple and then grow as you go? Or do you really need to think all that structure beforehand?

[@DannyHatcherTech]

Obsidian is a word prosessor first. Treat it like ms word and build from there 😁

[@74rocka]

Hi Danny, great video again. Thanks. Why do you prefer metadata information in the note body with"::" rather than in the YAML Header?

[@DannyHatcherTech]

at the time of making this video it was becuase I didn't like the look of it in yaml and that I felt I understood what it meant. There was also an element of freedom with where I could put it. Now as I use metadata menu, all my metadata is in the YAML.

[@74rocka]

​@@DannyHatcherTechthanks for the clarification.

[@margaretclaypool]

Wow! Very cool -- there's a lot to digest here!

[@DannyHatcherTech]

😁🧡

[@cblackall21]

Man, do I have some Obsidian homework to do now. Thankyou.

[@DannyHatcherTech]

aha, there is always more we can do. Just remember to still do the work

[@farzadmf]

Wow! Mind ... blown! I have a question: what's the difference between adding properties in frontmatter or using the double-colon syntax?

[@DannyHatcherTech]

Nothing really. Dataview is needed for inline metadata where as frontmatter can be understood by all plugins.

[@farzadmf]

Thank you for your reply

[@marcvitzubieta7231]

This is Huge Danny! Amazing tutorial !!

[@DannyHatcherTech]

Thanks, glad I could help

[@yasharzafari1187]

I gotta a little bit of tricky question, is there any way to add a hotkey for a command made in Commander? I wanna make it easier to access, you know moving the cursor up to the corner is kinda boring =))

[@DannyHatcherTech]

All comands in commander should already be available for hotkeys in core obsidian.

[@Dampfaeus]

Thanks! Great video. It's going to totally overwhelm any obsidian newbie, though. But I do love the information density. Moreover, I learned that "Quickadd: Run Quickadd" exists. Previously, I made 5 different buttons in commander, one for each of my templates 🙂

[@DannyHatcherTech]

Yeah, I have a few more beginner friendly videos. I use the quick add multi option to cycle through quickadds faster.

[@DanteMishima]

Thank you.... That sort choice () has helped me clean up my queries

[@DannyHatcherTech]

Ah nice 😁 there was a comment with a different option but i prefer the choice 😆

[@DanteMishima]

@@DannyHatcherTech I'm just happy to have something that works without me having to do weird stuff in my notes

[@romaind1257]

Very nice job!!! Imagine you have lots of notes with a defined template that uses a specific Class, and you need to update the Class with a new Field. Do we have to update manually each note or is there an option to update all the Notes at once so that they can have the new field?

[@DannyHatcherTech]

When you say update. if you mean to add the field so it is on the page, then it needs to be manual. But if you mean update as in have the option to update. that is automatic.

[@romaind1257]

@@DannyHatcherTech Thanks for quick feedback. Yes I mean, adding the field so it will appear on the note. So... it is manual :( And again big thank you for your videos

[@peryMimon]

is nice to learn about FileClass

[@popairl7645]

Great stuff Danny. Would you consider selling templates individually rather than in packs? I would like just this student vault but don't want to pay £99 for all the others that i might not use. Cheers!

[@DannyHatcherTech]

It is just the one pack with all past present and future vaults. I did in the past but maintenance was challenging. As an example, since this video I have changed elements. If you hop on discord we can discuss it further. I dont want it to get lost on KZbin 😁

[@pirmin5428]

Have you looked into bibnotes? Apparently it makes the process easier and doesn't destroy file contents if you update the file.

[@DannyHatcherTech]

I am not familiar with bibnotes as an app. I do know of bib note tools for reference managers. When you say "doesn't destroy file contents", Obsidian doesn't either unless you tell it it can.

[@pirmin5428]

@@DannyHatcherTech Let's say you anotate a pdf in zotero, then you import to Obsidian using your templates, then you make notes in obsidian. You go back to zotero and mark more of the pdf. To sync to Obsidian, you must reimport the paper including new quotes using the zotero plugin. By doing so your previous notes in obsidian will be gone and there is no workaround for this as far as I know, is it?

[@DannyHatcherTech]

@@pirmin5428 If you change the imported source note yes that is right. I don't change my source note as it is for highlights not work. My work is done in project notes where I am actually writing about the sources. Not sure how bibnotes changes that?

[@Badwisdom]

Goddamn brilliant, thank you sir !!

[@DannyHatcherTech]

😁🧡

[@kellysharpe2122]

You narrowed to heading and the heading remained. When I did the same, I only see the content with the heading. I'm not sure what I am doing wrong of if I need to change a setting.

[@DannyHatcherTech]

It could be the inline title setting in the appearence section.

[@MitraYousefi]

Dear Danny, I appreciate your videos; thank you for being so brilliant and generous. This video and the walkthrough were outstanding, but I am still struggling to run the "Pandoc" (on macOS: I keep getting this error "pandoc: bibliography: with BinaryFile: does not exist (No such file or directory)"). I just tried to use the Pandoc Plugin, which works fine, but I wanted to know if there is a reason behind not mentioning the plugin. 🌹

[@DannyHatcherTech]

I dont use the plugin for a couple reasons: It has lots of small bugs for me. I need to format my command different. I like the control I get writing my own command. The lua filter I am working on doesnt play well with the plugin. But honestly, I know the command works so I don't try and fix something that isnt broken 😁

[@MitraYousefi]

@@DannyHatcherTech Thanks for the clarification 😊

[@GreenIllness]

Omfg, this was elaborate for someone just trying to learn the basics of Obsidian. Hut, hey, it oozes quality. Good work man! (It seems.)

[@DannyHatcherTech]

For a beginner there was a lot to take in 😆

[@enaim7002]

Thank you so much

[@DannyHatcherTech]

😁🧡

[@arianm92]

Hi Danny, thank you for your awesome contents. Zotero integration used to work properly, but now when I want to import annotations the following error pops up: "Error retrieving item data: keyscope is global, do not provide a library ID.” Is there any way to fix this? Thanks a bunch

[@DannyHatcherTech]

I am not famailiar with that error. My guess is a template/metedata issue. The academia channel in discord would be your best bet 😁

[@gravity5903]

Are there any plugins for easy LaTeX notetaking?

[@DannyHatcherTech]

Yes but I am not familiar with them as I dont use them. Search the community plugin list and look for the most popular ones 😁

[@AFGautonompunk]

hey Danny, whilst trying to implement your zotero settings, there must be something off, as i get this error in obsidian in the zotero template at line 19: >"" could not be found.< anyway, i was then looking for the link to your repo and found the zotero template which leads to your site and while trying to enter a mail, i get another error, >Account is cancelled and can not accept new subscribers.< perhaps there's something that needs an update ? (it shows 2020 trademarks, too :D) i read this as i cannot currently apply to your mail list, sadly.

[@DannyHatcherTech]

Cloudflare went down earlier today so my website went down. Hopefully it will be fixed tomorrow.

[@AFGautonompunk]

@@DannyHatcherTech oh, shall i delete the comment anyway ? that was a fast explanation

[@DannyHatcherTech]

@@AFGautonompunk up to you. Others may ask the same question 😁

[@thekreport3270]

workspace home does not exist in new version of Obsidian :(

[@DannyHatcherTech]

The home option is the workspace plus plugin which is a community plugin. You can still add a home workspace with the core workspace feature. I use the community plugin to add it as a command, so I can make it a button in the ribbon.

[@boff117]

I followed your steps on brain dump quick add, but for some reason I am getting the error "QuickAdd: (ERROR) Please provide a capture path for Note"

[@boff117]

Oh wait, I forgot that I put emoji on my headings maybe that's why it was not recognizing it. My bad

[@Ryan-ht5dv]

this is beautiful

[@DannyHatcherTech]

Thank you 😁🧡

[@Ryan-ht5dv]

@@DannyHatcherTech honestly so happy i came across this channel! has been such a blessing with my switch to obsidian for studying. it's so seamless that i’m using it for non-academic things (e.g. hobbies, shopping lists & reminders) may have came across it but Leonardo Castorina did a post on academic writing in obsidian using pandoc and zotero which i found kinda cool! kinda similar to what you were doing at the end definitely gonna take a look into your videos on zotero because i definitely want to try and get comfortable annotating sources in zotero ! wrote a lot but thank you, your videos have been really helpful and fun to watch

[@SirAnatra]

Man, great video, but please slow down 😂

[@DannyHatcherTech]

I have done in recent videos from feedback 😁 My natural speaking speed is quite fast

[@user-br9mv6mg6n]

never used obsidian thanks, its a start

[@hapichteam]

why obsidian has ugly ux?

[@DannyHatcherTech]

you can customize it to anything you want with the themes

[@hapichteam]

@@DannyHatcherTech but l am not an engineer

[@DannyHatcherTech]

@@hapichteam you dont need to be. Go to settings, appearence, themes and pick 1 out ot the hundreds others have made.