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Posts tagged #dataview
A mix of technical deep-dives, career reflections, and dispatches from the road.
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obsidianAug 28, 2026· 4 min
DataviewJS: The Escape Hatch When Bases and DQL Run Out
Bases handles most vault dashboards now, and Dataview's query language covers the rest. DataviewJS is what you reach for when neither can express the thing you actually want.
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obsidianAug 4, 2026· 4 min
Inline Dataview Queries: Live Numbers Inside Your Notes
Dataview code blocks give you tables. Inline queries give you a single live value in the middle of a sentence, which turns out to be the feature you reach for far more often.
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obsidianJul 3, 2026· 4 min
Obsidian Bases: Native Database Views Without Dataview
Bases is Obsidian's built-in core plugin for turning notes and their properties into live tables and cards. Here's how the syntax works and when to reach for it instead of Dataview.
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obsidianJun 16, 2026· 4 min
Daily Notes in Obsidian: Build a Workflow That Actually Sticks
How to set up a daily notes workflow in Obsidian that you will actually use, from the core plugin to Templater templates and Dataview queries.
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obsidianJun 6, 2026· 3 min
Using Dataview for Project Tracking in Obsidian
Turn your Obsidian vault into a self-updating project tracker with Dataview: frontmatter conventions, a live dashboard, and task queries that never go stale.
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