InkStoneObsidian Bases
Publishing a base
Filename marker (recommended):
Posts__website.base
Posts__website__featured.base ← also marks it as featured in its parent listing
Legacy YAML (Obsidian may overwrite on save — prefer the filename marker):
website: true
The title is the filename with __website (and __featured) stripped.
Supported view
Only type: table is supported. The base YAML must declare it:
type: table
fields:
- name: title
- name: date
- name: summary
filters:
- type: property
name: featured
operator: eq
value: true
sort:
- field: date
direction: desc
limit: 10
Filters
Tip
Just use Obsidian's native bases editor. It gives a real time feedback and easy to use GUI.
| Filter expression | Matches |
|---|---|
file.hasTag("python") |
Notes tagged #python |
file.tags.contains("python") |
Same — alternative syntax |
file.inFolder("blog") |
Notes inside the blog/ folder (path relative to vault root) |
date > 2025-01-01 |
Notes published after Jan 1 2025 |
featured = true |
Featured notes |
filter1 and filter2 |
Both conditions must match |
filter1 or filter2 |
Either condition matches |
not filter |
Negation |
Behaviour
- Column order, sort direction, and limit from the base YAML are respected.
- The engine executes the filter against the live post index — the table updates automatically when notes change (no restart needed).
- The rendered table links each title to the post's URL.
Embedding a base in a note
Embed a published base table inline inside any markdown note:
![[Posts__website.base]]
![[Posts__website]]
Obsidian's link picker may insert a full vault-relative path — that works too:
![[writing/Posts__website.base|Posts__website]]
InkStone strips the path prefix, .base extension, and __website marker automatically, so both the resolved URL and the displayed link text are clean.