Option to automatically store metadata of first share date

[TangentFoxy]

I was looking at my shared notes and realized I'd like to have when I first shared them in the frontmatter and not just when they were most recently updated. I know this is probably not something everyone wants cluttering their notes, hence why I ask for it as an option.

[alangrainger]

This can be easily done already. Make a Templater template (or CustomJS) action, with the following:

<%*
// Add the "first shared" date to the frontmatter
await app.fileManager.processFrontMatter(tp.config.target_file, frontmatter => {
  if (!frontmatter['first_shared_date']) frontmatter['first_shared_date'] = moment().format('YYYY-MM-DD')
})

// Share the note
app.commands.executeCommandById('share-note:share-note')
-%>

Set that to be whatever hotkey you normally use for sharing a note, or alternatively execute it from Templaters "Open Insert template modal" menu.

[TangentFoxy]

The reason I requested it here is because I use a minimal number of third-party plugins because Obsidian updates have rendered previous vaults entirely un-openable and I don't want to go through that again. I also try to reduce the amount of automations and requirements so that in the future, when Obsidian becomes abandonware, it will be easier to move on.

I'm glad this solution exists, but it is unacceptable for me. That said, this is only a minor desire anyhow, and I can figure things out if I really need to in the future because I keep my notes backed up through a git repo. Thanks for the detailed response!