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Essential Properties
A quick-reference guide to the most important frontmatter properties for each entity type. For complete documentation, see the full Frontmatter Reference.
Person Notes
| Property |
Description |
Required |
cr_type |
Must be "person" |
Yes |
cr_id |
Unique identifier |
Yes |
name |
Full name |
Yes |
father / mother |
Wikilinks to parents |
No |
spouse |
Array of spouse wikilinks |
No |
born / died |
Dates (YYYY, YYYY-MM, YYYY-MM-DD, or with qualifiers) |
No |
sources |
Array of source wikilinks |
No |
---
cr_type: person
cr_id: john-smith-1850
name: John Smith
born: 1850-03-15
died: 1920-07-22
father: "[William Smith](/banisterious/obsidian-charted-roots/wiki/William-Smith)"
mother: "[Mary Jones](/banisterious/obsidian-charted-roots/wiki/Mary-Jones)"
spouse:
- "[Sarah Brown](/banisterious/obsidian-charted-roots/wiki/Sarah-Brown)"
sources:
- "[1860 Census - Smith Household](/banisterious/obsidian-charted-roots/wiki/1860-Census---Smith-Household)"
---
Place Notes
| Property |
Description |
Required |
cr_type |
Must be "place" |
Yes |
cr_id |
Unique identifier |
Yes |
name |
Place name |
Yes |
coordinates |
Lat/long for map display |
No |
parent_place |
Wikilink to parent place |
No |
---
cr_type: place
cr_id: boston-ma
name: Boston
coordinates: [42.3601, -71.0589]
parent_place: "[Massachusetts](/banisterious/obsidian-charted-roots/wiki/Massachusetts)"
---
Event Notes
| Property |
Description |
Required |
cr_type |
Must be "event" |
Yes |
cr_id |
Unique identifier |
Yes |
title |
Event title |
Yes |
event_type |
Type (birth, death, marriage, etc.) |
Yes |
date |
Event date (ISO format) |
No |
date_precision |
exact, month, year, decade, estimated, range |
No |
persons |
Array of person wikilinks |
No |
place |
Location wikilink |
No |
sources |
Array of source wikilinks |
No |
confidence |
high, medium, low, or unknown |
No |
---
cr_type: event
cr_id: john-smith-birth
title: Birth of John Smith
event_type: birth
date: 1850-03-15
persons:
- "[John Smith](/banisterious/obsidian-charted-roots/wiki/John-Smith)"
place: "[Boston](/banisterious/obsidian-charted-roots/wiki/Boston)"
sources:
- "[Birth Certificate - John Smith](/banisterious/obsidian-charted-roots/wiki/Birth-Certificate---John-Smith)"
- "[1850 Census - Smith Household](/banisterious/obsidian-charted-roots/wiki/1850-Census---Smith-Household)"
confidence: high
---
Source Notes
| Property |
Description |
Required |
cr_type |
Must be "source" |
Yes |
cr_id |
Unique identifier |
Yes |
title |
Source title |
Yes |
source_type |
Type (census, vital_record, etc.) |
Yes |
source_repository |
Archive or website holding source |
No |
source_date |
Document date |
No |
confidence |
high, medium, low, or unknown |
No |
---
cr_type: source
cr_id: 1860-census-smith
title: 1860 US Census - Smith Household
source_type: census
source_repository: FamilySearch
source_date: 1860-06-15
confidence: high
---
Universe Notes
| Property |
Description |
Required |
cr_type |
Must be "universe" |
Yes |
cr_id |
Unique identifier |
Yes |
name |
Universe name |
Yes |
description |
Brief description of the world |
No |
author |
Creator of the fictional world |
No |
genre |
Fantasy, sci-fi, historical, etc. |
No |
status |
active, draft, or archived |
No |
default_calendar |
Default calendar cr_id |
No |
default_map |
Default map cr_id |
No |
---
cr_type: universe
cr_id: middle-earth
name: Middle-earth
description: The fantasy world of J.R.R. Tolkien
author: J.R.R. Tolkien
genre: fantasy
status: active
---
Custom Map Notes
| Property |
Description |
Required |
cr_type |
Must be "map" |
Yes |
map_id |
Unique map identifier |
Yes |
universe |
Universe for filtering places |
Yes |
image |
Path to map image |
Yes |
bounds |
Coordinate bounds (north/south/east/west) |
Yes |
---
cr_type: map
map_id: middle-earth-map
universe: "[Middle-earth](/banisterious/obsidian-charted-roots/wiki/Middle-earth)"
image: maps/middle-earth.png
bounds:
north: 90
south: -90
east: 180
west: -180
---
Schema Notes
| Property |
Description |
Required |
cr_type |
Must be "schema" |
Yes |
cr_id |
Unique schema identifier |
Yes |
name |
Display name |
Yes |
applies_to_type |
Scope: collection, folder, universe, all |
Yes |
applies_to_value |
Value for scope (if not "all") |
No |
Schema definition goes in a json schema code block in the note body.
See Also