The WebView note type is not passed through template notes.

[DrakeDrole]

Description

A template note always transmits its note type (book, canvas...), but template notes with the webview type do not transmit the note type to related notes.

Model note:

Note related to the model note:

This is a huge bug that's slowing me down at work. How can I fix this problem?

TriliumNext Version

0.95.0

What operating system are you using?

Other Linux

What is your setup?

Server access only

Operating System Version

Last

Error logs

No response

[DrakeDrole]

@eliandoran Hello, would it be possible to fix this bug?

[eliandoran]

@DrakeDrole , it seems to work just fine. Can you tell me which method are you using to create the note?
Also, you're using a pretty old version, please update to the latest one: https://github.com/TriliumNext/Trilium/releases/latest

[DrakeDrole]

@eliandoran It doesn't work at all. I installed a brand new, clean Trilium instance with the latest version, without any widgets or modified CSS (I haven't touched any settings in this instance).

I repeated the same procedure and it didn't work! Unlike other note types, webview templates don't work with inheritance; I have to manually change the note type in the note settings related to the webview template...

Here is a video capture of the entire procedure:

Capture.video.2025-11-12.14.37.49.mp4

[eliandoran]

@DrakeDrole , could you double-check whether the video uploaded correctly? GitHub considers it corrupted and it doesn't work locally either.

[DrakeDrole]

I can play the video on this page perfectly fine on all browsers. Perhaps your smartphone can't decode it.

I've transferred the video to you https://streamable.com/qxupha , Perhaps it will work better for you this time.

[eliandoran]

@DrakeDrole , that's not the canonical way to create a note from a template.

To create a note from a template, you need to right click on a note on the tree -> Insert child note and select the template you've just created. You can also create a note from the "Jump to" dialog by looking for a non-existing note and selecting "Create child note" and then selecting the corresponding template.

Applying ~template relation works, but it will not change the note type.

[DrakeDrole]

@eliandoran Your explanation is total bullshit

First, all note types work this way with templates except for the WebViews you've been working on. Please don't degrade Zadam's work.

Secondly, that's not how I create template-based notes either. I put the label ~child:template=TemplateName in the parent note, and all child notes I create from that note inherit the template. Templates always change the note type except for the webview type.

Thirdly. This could perhaps be discussed if no template changed the note type on linked notes. The problem is that only the webview templates do not change the note type of the notes linked to them. This is an undeniable bug.

Please correct it. Not everyone uses Trilium the way you do, so don't just think about your own personal use.

[miltuss]

@eliandoran He's right, it is indeed a bug. I also use templates that way, and I think many users do too. I hadn't noticed the webview template bug until @DrakeDrole mentioned it. But it's definitely a bug I'd like to see fixed in Trilium.

[eliandoran]

@DrakeDrole , with that kind of attitude I've no interest of fixing it any time soon.

PRs are welcome.

[DrakeDrole]

@eliandoran You were the one who attitude inappropriately first by assuming that only your way of using Trilium mattered, even though I've been doing everything I can to show you the bug for several days !