Bases Kanban

Requires Obsidian 1.10.6. This plugin adds a kanban layout to Obsidian Bases.

Kanban view for Obsidian Bases

Adds a kanban layout to Obsidian Bases so you can display notes as cards organized in columns.

Features

• Display notes as cards grouped by a property value (e.g., status, priority)
• Drag and drop cards between columns to update the groupBy property
• Drag and drop columns to reorder them (order is persisted)
• Drag to sort cards within a column (requires a numeric sort property)
• Add new cards directly from any column
• Click cards to open the corresponding note

Installation

For development

1. Clone this repository into your vault's .obsidian/plugins/ folder
2. Run npm install
3. Run npm run dev to start development mode
4. Enable the plugin in Obsidian Settings → Community plugins

Building

npm run build

Usage

1. Create a Base in Obsidian
2. Switch to Kanban view from the view switcher
3. Use the Sort menu to configure:
   • Group by: The property that defines columns (e.g., status)
   • Sort by: Optional numeric property for card ordering within columns (e.g., order)

Drag and Drop

Requirements for drag and drop

• Moving cards between columns: The groupBy property must be a frontmatter property (detected automatically from the Bases groupBy setting)
• Reordering cards within columns: Requires a single numeric sort property configured in the Bases Sort menu

How it works

The plugin uses the Bases framework for data:

• Column grouping uses the Bases "Group by" setting
• Card sorting uses the Bases "Sort by" setting
• Card properties displayed use the Bases "Properties" configuration

When you drag a card to a different column, the plugin updates that note's frontmatter to change the groupBy property value. When you reorder cards within a column, it renumbers all cards with clean integers (1, 2, 3...) respecting ascending/descending sort direction.

License

MIT