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TaskNotes 3.24.0

New Features

Agenda View Overdue Section

  • Added separate "Overdue" section in Agenda view instead of mixing overdue tasks with today's tasks (#557, thanks to @backyardbiomech for the detailed report)
  • Collapsible section with task completion statistics and proper internationalization support
  • Includes overdue recurring tasks based on their scheduled dates

Task Dependencies and Blocking Relationships

  • Implemented blocking/blocked task dependencies with persistent relationships (#701, thanks to @prayidae for the detailed feature request)
  • Tasks can be marked as blocking other tasks or blocked by other tasks
  • Dependency relationships persist in frontmatter as structural links
  • Dynamic blocked state computed based on blocking task completion status

Task Card Widget in Notes

  • Added configurable task card widget displaying at the top of task notes (#576, thanks to @jhedlund for the request)
  • Provides immediate access to task actions and context menus without requiring command palette
  • Uses CodeMirror widget system for integration
  • Appears above project subtasks widget when both enabled
  • Can be disabled via settings

Hierarchical Subgrouping

  • Implemented hierarchical subgrouping functionality for TaskListView and AgendaView (thanks to @renatomen for this major feature contribution)
  • Allows two-level task organization (e.g., Group by Status, Subgroup by Priority)
  • Cross-view support with consistent behavior
  • State persistence for expand/collapse preferences
  • Custom user fields supported as subgroup options

Internationalization Support

  • Added i18n framework with multi-language support
  • Support for German, Spanish, French, Russian, Chinese, and Japanese
  • Translation coverage for command palette entries and UI strings
  • Localized agenda and filter interface elements

Template Variables

  • Added {{hashtags}} template variable for space-separated hashtag rendering (#612, thanks to @strazto for the suggestion)
  • Added {{currentNoteTitle}} template variable for note-specific folder organization (#637, thanks to @Mara-Li for the request)
  • Added template variable support for archive folder paths (#677, thanks to @dsebastien for the request)
  • Fixed {{project}} variables to properly extract basenames from wikilinks (#490, thanks to @nsstrickland for the detailed bug report)

Project and Subtask Management

  • Enhanced task modals with project and subtask management capabilities
  • Added "Add to project" and "Add subtasks" sections in task creation/edit modals
  • Context menu options for assigning tasks to projects and adding subtasks
  • Collapsible lists with visual separators between form sections

View and Grouping Enhancements

  • Added "Completed Date" as grouping option for analyzing productivity (#430, thanks to @anareaty for the suggestion)
  • Added "Status" as sorting option in Kanban and Task List views (#633, thanks to @mdbraber for the report)
  • Implemented per-grouping column persistence for Kanban views
  • Smart default ordering respecting StatusManager and PriorityManager configurations

Bug Fixes

Calendar and Advanced Calendar

  • Fixed calendar not refreshing when task duration or time tracking changes
  • Fixed calendar not refreshing after task archive or move operations
  • Fixed agenda duplication for all-day ICS events (#695, thanks to @realJohnDoe for the report)
  • Added configurable eventMinHeight for Advanced Calendar to make short duration tasks readable (#718, thanks to @Ruboks-Cube for the detailed report)
  • Fixed multi-day task creation in month/year view to properly calculate time estimates (#564, thanks to @same774 for the report)

Kanban View

  • Fixed kanban view losing columns after upgrades (#689, thanks to @mikesale for the report)
  • Fixed clearing filters defaulting to "none" instead of "status" grouping (#679, thanks to @camara-tech-pro for the question)
  • Fixed column order changes when switching between views (#710, thanks to @phortx for the report)
  • Fixed kanban drag-and-drop for custom field grouping (#494, thanks to @anareaty for the report)
  • Enhanced save view modal functionality with improved styling and accessibility

Task Management

  • Fixed HTTP API task creation to return sanitized title matching stored content (#635, thanks to @nightroman for the detailed report)
  • Fixed #task tag being incorrectly added when using property-based task identification (#570, thanks to @RobbK17 for the report)
  • Fixed recurring task completion styling in Bases views (#669, thanks to @jordandrako for the report)

Hierarchical Tag Support

  • Added hierarchical tag support with exclusion patterns for Obsidian nested tags (#584, thanks to @renatomen for the detailed feature request)
  • Hierarchical matching allows searching for parent tags to match child tags (e.g., t/ef matches t/ef/project, t/ef/task)
  • Exclusion patterns support using - prefix to exclude specific tags and their children
  • Maintains backward compatibility with existing substring matching

Natural Language Processing and Tags

  • Fixed nested tags losing slashes in agenda view rendering (#712, thanks to @antonio for the report and fix)
  • Added support for hyphens in NLP tag parsing (#568, thanks to @jordandrako for the report)

Settings and Configuration

  • Fixed property value truncation in project autosuggest settings by adding input debouncing (#705, thanks to @aubreyz for the report)
  • Improved webhook transform error handling with detailed logging (#719, thanks to @stephen-netu for the detailed report)
  • Added save button disable logic to prevent duplicate task creation (thanks to @hamlim for the report and implementation)

Code Quality and Development

  • Configured Prettier formatter for consistent code formatting (#717, thanks to @ras0q for the request)
  • Applied ESLint fixes reducing problems from 209 to 97
  • Added format and format:check scripts for development workflow
  • Fixed browser extension repository URL in README (thanks to @elijahmanor for the correction)

Enhancements

Performance and Reliability

  • Added debouncing to project autosuggest property inputs
  • Improved error handling for webhook transform failures

User Interface

  • Added time display based on timeEstimate property in task statistics (thanks to Sergen Aras for the implementation)
  • Enhanced language selection display with native scripts

Settings Organization

  • Reorganized settings with improved categorization
  • Added collapsible functionality to various UI sections
  • Enhanced accessibility with proper button labeling

Documentation

  • Added documentation for task dependencies feature
  • Updated comprehensive subgrouping feature documentation
  • Enhanced template variable documentation
  • Updated various view documentation for new features

Contributors

Special thanks to all this release's contributors:

Feature Contributors

  • @renatomen for implementing the major hierarchical subgrouping feature and hierarchical tag support feature request (#584)
  • @antonio for implementing nested tag slash preservation and providing the fix
  • @elijahmanor for fixing the browser extension repository URL
  • @sergenaras for implementing time display based on timeEstimate property in task statistics
  • @hamlim for implementing save button disable logic to prevent duplicate task creation

Issue Reporters and Feature Requesters

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