title: CreatedModifiedDate description: Determines creation and modification dates from frontmatter, git, or filesystem. tags:
- plugin/transformer image: repository: "quartz-community/created-modified-date" enabled: true required: false
This plugin determines the created, modified, and published dates for a document using three potential data sources: frontmatter metadata, Git history, and the filesystem. See [[authoring content#Syntax]] for more information.
Note
For information on how to add, remove or configure plugins, see the [[configuration#Plugins|Configuration]] page.
This plugin accepts the following configuration options:
priority: The data sources to consult for date information. Highest priority first. Possible values are"frontmatter","git", and"filesystem". Defaults to["frontmatter", "git", "filesystem"].defaultDateType: Which date type to use when displaying dates. Can be"created","modified", or"published". Defaults to"modified".
When loading the frontmatter, the value of [[Frontmatter#List]] is used.
Warning
If you rely on git for dates, make sure defaultDateType is set to modified in the plugin's options.
Depending on how you [[hosting|host]] your Quartz, the filesystem dates of your local files may not match the final dates. In these cases, it may be better to use git or frontmatter to guarantee correct dates.
API #
- Category: Transformer
- Function name:
ExternalPlugin.CreatedModifiedDate(). - Source:
quartz-community/created-modified-date - Install:
npx quartz plugin add github:quartz-community/created-modified-date