Smart Templates settings
Smart Templates settings control where reusable Markdown templates come from and how they are discovered.
Open Settings -> Community plugins -> Templates.
Templates folder
Choose one or more folders that contain reusable templates.
- Smart Templates searches the configured folders.
- When no folder is selected, the Obsidian Templates folder can be used as a fallback when that core plugin is configured.
- Review the suggestions in Template Context after changing this setting.
Naming convention
Use a filename when one specific Markdown filename should count as a template outside the selected folders.
.mdis added automatically when missing.- Matching the configured filename makes the note eligible as a template.
Template headings
Choose headings when individual sections inside a Markdown note should act as templates.
- Matching heading blocks can appear as separate template suggestions.
- This lets one note contain several reusable template structures.
Built-in templates
Built-in templates can still appear in Template Context even when no vault-backed template matches.
Retired settings
Smart Templates 2.3 does not expose a Templates-specific Generate model or Primary action setting.
Those controls belonged to the retired v1 generation workflow. The current workflow ends at Copy prompt.
Verify a settings change
- Change one discovery setting.
- Reopen Smart Templates: Open template context.
- Confirm that the intended template or heading appears.
- Select it, copy a small prompt, and inspect the pasted result.