Building a USEFUL Dashboard in Obsidian

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[FromSergio]

For those having issues with the new obsidian version - turns out the obsidian update into 1.0 toggled off all the CSS snippets for plenty of users, make sure that wasn't the case with you!

[lowrez-vd]

One thing to note, when you enter --- you know get a drop-down and not a freeform editor like in this video; it's basically the same but it defaults to properties, and you just need to select cssclass and enter dashboard into and then cmd-e to toggle back to read-only mode and see the css change take effect.

Slick tut Sergio, nice job.

[n_io]

Really great content. I love how you explain what commands you're pressing as you talk us through the process. Keep up the great work.

[williammckeever]

Thanks! I now have a really great looking home page. I did end up removing the "Hompage" plugin as it overrides starting up using an Obsidian Url which I use to open specific pages from another app. Instead I installed the "Hotkeys for specific files" plugin and assigned a hotkey with that which works for me. Looking forward to your next video, always great content Sergio!

[CurlysCurated]

Great job! I clocked on this thinking "I'll watch but that's definitely not something I need." but by the end I'm pretty sure it's something I can use--in particular the queries. Thanks.

[davidsaldivar]

For the horizontal column adjustment to work, add in the properties field where the banner is located, cssclasses: dashboard

[joelneely]

Excellent introduction, concise and easy to follow. Thank you, Sergio, for all the great videos on Obsidian!

[AFGautonompunk]

wow, your videos are so clear to get into this - looking forward to the datajvs indepth! thanks Sergio, really

[hugocast]

I grok this approach to viewing my vault so much better than MOCs. Off to make a Dashboard. Thanks for the great explanation!

[SteveNoosa]

Thanks Sergio. Just the tutorial I was looking for! Particularly appreciate now being able to have my Dashboard display when I first open Obsidian.

[tomer.nosrati]

Yes!! It's like you're reading my mind bro.
I am working on my own PKM system over obsidian, and the 3rd next items in my TODO list was finding a way to make a dashboard homepage.
So you are (again) right on the spot.
Nothing more and nothing less than what I exactly needed.

Ahh I love to get notifications that you've uploaded a new video, very good job! Can't wait for you to read my mind again and upload just the next video I (don't know yet) I need hahaha 💪

[girishkdesh]

Hey there... Instead of creating the css file, we can download the code directory in zip format by clicking on the green code button on the page provided and then unzip it. There you can find all the necessary files including dashboard, dashboard-ReadLineLength CSS files under the snippets folder and Dashboard++ mardown file in the main or base directory of the folder when unzipped.
Thanks dear Sergio for this great video... When one enters the Obsidian business, the user eventually comes to the point where the need for the customized dashboard arises. The dashboard is a cozy place where you can place links to go to the important sections of your vault. There are a lot of other fancy dashboard guides out there e.g.
The all-encompassing Obsidian homepage template (just google it) but the simplicity and "all text" criteria makes any dashboard fast, simple and nice.
📢📢📢

[ksoonsoon]

Another incredible video. Thank you very much. I’m going to be implementing most of the stuff in my obsidian in the next 24 hours. Greatly appreciated

[GrezgoT]

can we get an update on this dashboard ^^ ? seems when obsidian added metadata things the code pops over the banner or many things are totally displaced, i bet many like me who arent good with code trying to figure the things out

[mrkuramoto]

Excellent tutorial... straight to the point, good tips, plugins, and the solution was explained thoroughly, from the beginning to the end. Congratulations!

[davidbrohede]

Very valuable, thank you for yet another excellent video. Your guidance is really helpful, I managed to set up a tweaked version of this dashboard today. 🙏

[nexoproductivo]

I speak Spanish, in addition to learning a lot of obsidian I also learn English, your content is simply the best. 🤝

[skroll]

Learned a couple of new things there, related to handling of CSS. Thanks!!

[Ash_]

Good overview. But any workflow/process that depends on multiple plugins, custom css, new obsidian versions not breaking things etc, is going to need ongoing fixing as any/all of these things break over time. In many cases plugins are abandoned and your current wonderful workflow is completely broken for good. Too many people think plugins are the answer to every possible desire, the reality is much more frustrating and disappointing. (Speaking from experience, having used many plugins, addons, mods etc in many applications.) Also, no, learning to code yourself is NOT the answer. Plugins obviously exist to avoid the user needing to be a developer to customize the application to their needs.

[hobstar]

I'm brand new to Obsidian, just coming from OneNote, and I was able to follow the steps. Awesome work, subscribed.