3.8.0 - control order of recurring tasks; control size of groups

What's Changed

🌟 Most Notable

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Main changes

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🌟 Features

• feat: Optionally put next recurrence below current task by @ilandikov in #1958
  • docs
• feat: Add limit groups to <number> tasks by @ilandikov in #1963
  • docs

📖 Documentation

• docs: More group limits docs (+minor test & refactor) by @claremacrae in #1973

🛠️ Behind the scenes

• refactor: Clean up TaskGroups constructor by @ilandikov in #1956
• refactor: move TaskGroupingTreeStorage to TaskGroups by @ilandikov in #1957

Full Changelog (including changes too small to note above, and that do not affect the behaviour of the plugin itself):

• 3.7.0...3.8.0

3.7.0 - reverse sorting of groups

What's Changed

🌟 Most Notable

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🌟 Added reverse sorting of groups - thank you @ilandikov

By popular demand (42 votes and a bunch of hearts)... It is now possible to reverse the order of group headings.

For example, group by due reverse will order headings from newest to oldest dates.

• Docs

Main changes

Here are the most notable user-visible changes.

🌟 Features

• feat: reverse sorting of groups by @ilandikov in #1954

🛠️ Behind the scenes

• refactor: Simplify BacklinkField & add test for #1927 by @claremacrae in #1949
• vault: Update Tasks plugin in demo vault to 3.6.0 by @claremacrae in #1946

Full Changelog: 3.6.0...3.7.0

3.6.0 - 'sort by recurring' - 'group by urgency' - better sorting of group headings

What's Changed

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Main changes

Here are the most notable user-visible changes.

🌟 Features

• feat: Add sort by recurring instruction by @claremacrae in #1941
  • documentation
• feat: Add group by urgency by @claremacrae in #1944
  • documentation

💪 Fixes

• fix: Use proper natural sorting order for group names by @claremacrae in #1942
  • For example, if you have more than 9 numbered headings, and group by heading, 9 will correctly appear before 10 now.

📖 Documentation

• docs: Major improvements to links between docs pages by @claremacrae in #1935

🛠️ Behind the scenes

• refactor, test: Re-enable 'show all suggested text' test by @claremacrae in #1928
• refactor: addgroupheading() refactoring by @ilandikov in #1921

Full Changelog (including changes too small to note above, and that do not affect the behaviour of the plugin itself):

• 3.5.0...3.6.0

3.5.0 - Global Query, and fixes to Dataview field display

What's Changed

🌟 Most Notable

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• 🌟 Added Global Query setting - thanks @kedestin
  • You can set a global query in the settings that Tasks will add to the start of all the Queries in your vault.
  • Docs

• 💪 Fixed, or added workarounds, for Obsidian's display of multiple dataview fields on same line - thanks @kedestin
  • and thanks to @Chris-Andrews for finding and logging the issue
  • Docs

Full List

🌟 Features

• feat: Add a setting for Global Query by @kedestin in #1878

💪 Fixes

• fix: Documentation link in Task Format settings now works by @claremacrae in #1918
• fix: Dataview: Enable workarounds to prevent Obsidian from rendering inline fields as reference style links by @kedestin in #1916

📖 Documentation

• docs, usability: Minor improvements to Global Query docs & settings by @claremacrae in #1919

Full Changelog: 3.4.0...3.5.0

3.4.0 - backlinks jump to exact task line; filter by root and folder

What's Changed

🌟 Most Notable

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🌟 Tasks now requires Obsidian 1.1.1 or above.

🌟 Clicking on backlinks now jumps to the task's exact line! Thanks @esm7.

• Docs

🌟 New filters root folder. Thanks @ilandikov.

• Docs: root and folder.

Full List

🌟 Features

• feat: Backlinks now jump to task's exact line by @esm7 in #1810
• feat: Add 'root' and 'folder' filters by @ilandikov in #1873

💪 Fixes

• fix: Allow filename filters to contain parentheses by @esm7 in #1907
• fix: query-related fields now have a "hidden" CSS class by @esm7 in #1908
• fix: created date suggestion appearing too often by @ldanet in #1897

📖 Documentation

• docs: Remove leftover Jekyll {% raw %} and {% endraw %} text from new docs by @claremacrae in #1904

🛠️ Dependencies

• chore(deps-dev): bump eslint-config-prettier from 8.5.0 to 8.8.0 by @dependabot in #1834
• chore(deps-dev): bump @typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin from 5.36.1 to 5.59.0 by @dependabot in #1885

🛠️ Behind the scenes

• refactor: remove Group class by @ilandikov in #1909
• test: check grouper property by @ilandikov in #1899
• test: Normalize timezone for tests to UTC by @kedestin in #1906

Full Changelog: 3.3.0...3.4.0

3.3.0 - Now with added Dataview format support!

What's Changed

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🌟 Reading either Dataview or Tasks Emoji formats

• Tasks can now read and write:
  • EITHER the existing Tasks Emoji format
  • OR the Dataview plugin's bracketed inline fields on task lines!
• This is a whole-vault setting, and a step on the way to support of both Dataview and Tasks formats simultaneously.
• Essential reading: About Task Formats and Dataview Format
• Many thanks to @kedestin for implementing this long-requested feature.

💪 Fixed some searches for past dates

• Fixed: Queries like due last Wednesday and due this monday can once again match tasks with dates before today
• If you are using a version of Tasks newer than 1.25.0, please do update.
• Many thanks to @PSFHU for finding and reporting the issue, and @ilandikov for assistance fixing it.

Full List

🌟 Features

• feat: Add support for either Dataview OR Tasks emoji task formats by @kedestin in #1824

💪 Fixes

• fix: Enable queries like 'due last Wednesday' to search dates before today by @claremacrae in #1903

📖 Documentation

• docs: Document Task formats, including Dataview format support by @claremacrae in #1895

🛠️ Behind the scenes

• chore: Use Templater plugin to add documentation snippets by @claremacrae in #1888

Full Changelog: 3.2.0...3.3.0

3.2.0 - 'created today' added to Auto-suggest; LYT Mode theme supported

What's Changed

🌟 Most Notable

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• Auto-Suggest: Add created today to the Auto-Suggest menu - thank you @ldanet!
  • Docs
• Styles: Add one-button support for LYT Mode checkboxes
  • Docs
• Styles: Update for Aura theme's support of light mode
  • Docs

Full List

🌟 Features

• feat: Add one-button support for LYT Mode checkboxes by @claremacrae in #1874
• feat: Update for Aura theme's support of light mode by @claremacrae in #1875
• feat: Add Created date to Auto-Suggest menu by @ldanet in #1872

📖 Documentation

• docs: Add 'Report a Bug' page by @claremacrae in #1857
• docs: Update Dataview project link to correct URL by @bookchiq in #1858

🛠️ Behind the scenes

• chore: Update approval tests to v6.2.1 by @claremacrae in #1862
• refactor: date range abstraction by @ilandikov in #1837
• refactor: Move code for grouping by dates to DateField by @ilandikov in #1870
• refactor: existing *Field grouping migration to new grouping by @ilandikov in #1871

New Contributors

• @bookchiq made their first contribution in #1858
• @ldanet made their first contribution in #1872

Full Changelog: 3.1.0...3.2.0

3.1.0 - Search for tasks in numbered week, month, quarter or year

What's Changed

🌟 Most Notable

Dependencies have been updated. Please restart Obsidian after updating the plugin. Thank you.

• 🌟 Search for tasks in given week, month, quarter or year - thanks @ilandikov!
  • Examples:
    - Year: happens in 2023
    - Quarter: created in 2023-Q1
    - Month: done in 2022-11
    - Week: due in 2023-W42
  • docs
• 🌟New Documentation Site
  • The Tasks user guide has moved to: publish.obsidian.md/tasks/
  • We now edit the docs in Obsidian, and publishing them with Obsidian Publish.
  • The documentation links in Settings have been updated to the new location
  • We will eventually make the old site redirect to the new one.

Full List

🌟 Features

• feat: Search for numbered week, month, quarter & year ranges by @ilandikov in #1756
• feat: date range explanations much more readable by @ilandikov in #1836

💪 Fixes

• fix:

📖 Documentation

• docs: Migrate Tasks docs from Jekyll to Obsidian Publish by @claremacrae in #1838
• docs: Use tags to link to related pages by @claremacrae in #1845
• docs: document new date searches e.g. 2023-W42, 2023-12, 2023-Q1, 2023 by @ilandikov in #1844
• contrib,fix: Updates for conversion to Obsidian Publish by @claremacrae in #1839

🛠️ Behind the scenes

• refactor: introduce GlobalFilter class by @ilandikov in #1793
• refactor: Simplify DateParser.parseDateRange() by @ilandikov in #1831

Full Changelog: 3.0.0...3.1.0

3.0.0 - Themability!

What's Changed

🌟 Most Notable 🌟

Dependencies have been updated. Please restart Obsidian after updating the plugin. Thank you.

• 🌟 Added major new styling capability - New CSS classes for "themeability" - thank you @esm7
  • Providing you with complete CSS styling control of your tasks in query blocks and in Reading mode
  • Coming soon: Find more snippets online!
    • We invite Tasks users who create their own Obsidian CSS snippets to share them in the “Show and tell” Discussions category
    • Help inspire others and allow them to use and learn from your CSS and design skills.
    • 🙏 Thank you in advance!
  • 📖 Docs
    • Note: If you find a previous CSS snippet for Tasks now longer works, see Appendix: Fixing CSS pre-existing snippets for Tasks 3.0.0
• 💪 Fixed: 'group by filename' links now work on filenames with underscores - thank you @ilandikov
• 💪 Fixed: Tasks query blocks now render correctly in Canvas cards, in Obsidian 1.2.0 Insider and newer - thank you, Obsidian development team! (See #1732)

🎉 A few example CSS snippets 🎉

See the comprehensive styling documentation for CSS snippets for all these and many more.

Colour-code your tasks by their Priority:

Colour-code your Due dates - here, whether over-due or due today:

Colour-code specific tags:

Complete example:

The possibilities are limitless!

Full List

🌟 Features

• feat: New CSS classes for "themeability" by @esm7 in #1519
• feat: Add CSS Status Type & Status Name selectors - by @esm7 by @claremacrae in #1817

💪 Fixes

• fix: 'group by filename' links now work on filenames with underscores by @ilandikov in #1805
• fix: Reading mode: nested bullets work in sample grid CSS by @esm7 in #1825

📖 Documentation

• docs, vault: Finalise CSS content for next release by @claremacrae in #1808
• docs: Add screenshots using the CSS snippets by @claremacrae in #1821
• docs: Further refinement of docs for CSS snippets by @claremacrae in #1826
• contrib: Add tips for developing Tasks with WebStorm by @claremacrae in #1823

🛠️ Dependencies

• build(deps-dev): bump async-mutex from 0.3.2 to 0.4.0 by @dependabot in #1100
• chore(deps): Bump json5 from 1.0.1 to 1.0.2 by @dependabot in #1490
• chore(deps-dev): bump prettier-plugin-svelte from 2.7.0 to 2.10.0 by @dependabot in #1790

🛠️ Behind the scenes

• refactor: Make Editor Suggestions more modular by @kedestin in #1773

Full Changelog: 2.0.1...3.0.0

2.0.1 - Speed up drawing of Tasks blocks after 2.0.0 release

What's Changed

• fix: Speed up drawing of Tasks blocks after 2.0.0 release by @claremacrae in #1801
• chore: Add 'donations' link by @claremacrae in #1792
• contrib: Shorter paras in dependencies docs & streamline editing by @claremacrae in #1794
• vault: Update Tasks plugin to 2.0.0 in sample vault by @claremacrae in #1789

Full Changelog: 2.0.0...2.0.1