SummaryOnly

SummaryOnly adds a Summary only view to Obsidian Bases. The view hides the rows and instead, just displays the summaries as cards.

Examples

Summary

Table

Source data

Install for development

1. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

2. Build the plugin:

   npm run build
   

3. Copy main.js, manifest.json, and styles.css to:

   <Vault>/.obsidian/plugins/summary-only/
   

4. In Obsidian, enable Settings → Community plugins → summary-only.

For watch mode during development:

npm run dev

Fastest way to try it

This repository includes a ready-made demo vault in /summary-only-demo-vault.

• Windows/PowerShell:

  .\scripts\build-to-demo-vault.ps1
  

• Any platform:
  1. Run npm run build
  2. Copy main.js, manifest.json, and styles.css to summary-only-demo-vault/.obsidian/plugins/summary-only/
  3. Open summary-only-demo-vault in Obsidian

See summary-only-demo-vault/README.md for a guided walkthrough.

Use the Summary only view

1. Open a .base file in Obsidian.
2. Open the view menu in the top-left corner.
3. Add a view and select Summary only.
4. Configure summaries for the properties that you want to display.

Each card shows the property name, the summary name, and the calculated value. Use the view settings menu to adjust Card width and Card height with sliders. Enable Show summary editor to display every property in the view and choose a summary for each card.

Grouped summaries

Select a property in the Base view's Group by setting. SummaryOnly shows a section for each group, with one card per summary property. Each card calculates its summary from that group's entries. Sections follow the Base group order. Entries without a group value appear under No value.

The All section appears first by default. Its cards summarize all entries in the current Base result. Turn off Show All summary in the view settings to show only the group sections. This setting applies to each view separately. Without Group by, the view keeps its original layout.

Summary choices apply to every group. A change in any card's summary editor updates that property in all sections.