Slash Templates

Slash templates are a quick way to define slash commands that insert templated content at the cursor position. They are defined as pages tagged with #meta/template/slash.

Creating a slash template

1. Run the Page: From Template command
2. Select “Slash Template”
3. Pick a name, the last component of the page name (after the / if any) will be used as the slash command’s name. For example, a page named Library/Slash Template/action-items creates a /action-items slash command.
4. Put the template content in the page body. Lua directives (``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` is inserted.

Run the System: Reload command to activate the slash template.

Example

A minimal page named Library/Slash Template/action-items with this content:

---
tags: meta/template/slash
description: Insert a standard action items section
---
# Action items
* [ ] |^|

This a /action-items slash command that inserts an action items section.

Configuration

You can configure these optional Frontmatter keys:

• description: The description shown in the slash command completion menu
• priority: Higher priority commands appear earlier in the list
• onlyContexts (advanced): Only show the command in certain AST node contexts
• exceptContexts (advanced): Show the command everywhere except in these AST node contexts

Currently active slash templates

${query[[ from p = index.pages(“meta/template/slash”) select templates.fullPageItem(p) ]]}

See also: Slash Command, Template, Page Template