Exclude frontmatter with tag

[kahboom]

Hello, I recently learned that I could filter tasks by the containing note's frontmatter, including tags, like this: task.file.property('tags').includes('#work') but I'm now wondering if it's possible to exclude those instead? Thanks in advance.

[claremacrae]

Yes, see this section of the docs:
https://publish.obsidian.md/tasks/Getting+Started/Obsidian+Properties#Do+not+show+any+tasks+from+files+with+a+specific+tag+in+frontmatter

So you could do:

filter by function ! task.file.property('tags').includes('#work')

It doesn't matter whether or not there is a space after the !.

[kahboom]

@claremacrae Apologies for the bother again, but do you happen to know if there is a way to combine this filter with path includes? My filter stops working when I add it. Here is my query:

```tasks
filter by function !task.file.property('tags').includes('#work')
path includes Periodic
not done
hide task count
hide backlinks
short mode
sort by due reverse

[claremacrae]

I don’t understand that question. What does “stops working” mean?

[kahboom]

@claremacrae As in, the tasks with the #work hashtag all show up again if I try to combine the filter with path includes, with the above example (and tasks in Periodic path also show).

[claremacrae]

@claremacrae As in, the tasks with the #work hashtag all show up again if I try to combine the filter with path includes, with the above example (and tasks in Periodic path also show).

No, that's not possible, so there must be something else going on. Adding new filters can only ever at most remove tasks from results, and not make additional ones show, as each filter acts on the results of the previous one.

For a task to be shown in the results, it must have passed every single filter line.

Things to try:

• If you only just updated Tasks, restart Obsidian or reload the vault
• Otherwise, try testing one filter line at a time, to understand what each individual filter does
• Add an explain line to your query as it can show more information.

[claremacrae]

If you have any further questions, please put them in separate discussions. Many thanks.