Move up from single tasks to the whole project. Every project gets its own analytics panel, so you always know where things stand.
The plugin detects a project from the type: project field in a note's frontmatter. A project is just a folder of notes β every task inside that folder is grouped into the project automatically.
Create a new note in Obsidian (for example README.md) and put it at the root of the project folder.
Add type: project and your project details to the note's frontmatter:
type: projectprojectName: IT System Upgradestatus: In Progressowner: Jane Doe
| Field | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
type | Fixed value: project | project |
projectName | Project name | IT System Upgrade |
status | Project status | In Progress / On Hold / Closed |
owner | Project owner | Jane Doe |
client | Client name | Acme Manufacturing Group |
budget | Project budget | 500000 |
milestone | Key milestone | Go-live 2026-09-01 |
The project view aggregates the task data behind the selected project β completion rate, task counts per status, hour totals and more.
Open the Task Nexus Gantt panel from the Obsidian sidebar.
Click the "ποΈ Project" button in the toolbar to switch to project view.
Click a project in the list β its stats panel appears on the right automatically.
See how work is distributed across the people on the project, so you can spot an overloaded teammate before it becomes a problem.
Switch the Gantt panel to project view.
Look below the project stats panel for the Workload section. Each person shows:
#role/mine and #src/me tags in your notes β there is nothing to fill in by hand.
Table columns in the project view are configurable: choose which columns to show and rearrange their order.
Right-click the header of the project view table to open the column menu.
Tick or untick columns such as Owner, Priority, Due date and Actual hours.
These options in the Task Nexus settings pane change how the project view behaves:
| Setting | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Project field | Frontmatter field used to detect a project | type: project |
| Project root folder | Root path where project notes live | / (whole vault) |
| Stats panel position | Whether the project stats panel sits on the left or the right | Right |
| Default sort | Default ordering of the project list | By name |
| Scenario | How to use it |
|---|---|
| Project reporting | Open the project stats panel and walk your manager through progress and risks |
| Team management | Check workload per person and rebalance tasks while there is still time |
| Retrospectives | Review completion rate and hours to judge how efficient the project was |
| Managing several projects | Switch between projects inside the project view without leaving the panel |