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All my notes in Obsidian are created using the Unique Note Creator plugin and a single template containing all the properties I may need to find a note or to add it to a Bases table. You can read more about my setup here.

After some trial and error, I settled on a group of properties that I was happy with, but I still tweak it here and there from time to time. This is the latest iteration that I’m currently using.

title
Format: Text
For the note title without worrying about prohibited characters.

date
Format: Date & Time
Date and time auto-filled using {{date:YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm}} in the template. This was also added in preparation for the upcoming calendar view in Bases.

duedate
Format: Date
Notes that I have to come back to in the future are listed in a Bases table ordered by the duedate property and with the status property set as unchecked. It can be something that I have to revisit, a document expiration date, or anything that I need to do in the future.

number
Format: Number
As the name implies, it’s for numbers. Some examples are kilometers I ran, podcast episode numbers, document numbers, and, more recently, I started using it to track fuel consumption, previously handled by the liters property.

value
Format: Number
Anything related to money. It can be the price of something, what a client or a collaboration paid me, a receipt, etc.

location
Format: Text
For geographic coordinates separated by a comma.

url
Format: Text
Links to my blog posts automatically created by the Micro.publish plugin and Web Clipper links.

file
Format: Text
Sometimes I need to have a link to a file on a Bases table. For example, a podcast episode MP3 file or a client invoice.

card
Format: Text
If a note has an image, the address is also added to this property. In the future, if I create a card view on Bases, I’ll know which property will show images on the card.

type
Format: Text
For specifying the type of the note. For example: Blog, Session, Meeting, Clipping, Itinerary, etc. This, together with the tags property, are the core elements in most of my Bases tables.

company
Format: Text
For clients and collaborations.

people
Format: List
Names of anyone related to the note: family, friends, clients, etc.

tags
Format: List
Used as a sub-categorization of type. For example, for type: Itinerary, I always add cities I’m traveling to as tags. In the case of type: Blog, I’ll include the main topics I mention in the post, e.g., Obsidian, Bases, etc.

status
Format: Checkbox
It is pre-set to false (unchecked), and I use it as an indicator of something I still have to do on that note or with the information in that note. For example, I have a Bases table set to look for notes with type: Clipping and status: false. When I read that article, I simply set the checkbox as completed, and that item is automatically removed from the table.

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List of the Categories

(in case you want to copy them)

title:
date: {{date:YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm}}
duedate:
number:
value:
location:
url:
file:
card:
type:
company:
people:
tags:
status: false