Add option to hide all tags [done] and specific tags

[mariuskimmina]

Referring to: https://obsidian-tasks-group.github.io/obsidian-tasks/queries/layout/

I would like an option to hide tags. I use a filter like this

tags include ba
hide backlink
hide edit button

So I know that all task in this list have the tag ba and I would like to hide that, which currently doesn't seem to be an option - or am I missing something?

[claremacrae]

Hi @mariuskimmina, thanks for the question.

Sorry, I'm not aware of a way of doing this.

[ManonLef]

I’d love this option ❤️

[claremacrae]

If you haven’t up-voted it, please do. That’s how I’m tracking interest (too time-consuming to remember or review all the comments!)

[ManonLef]

First thing I did. Fully understandable you like that method and I saw you mention that on discord. Thanks for your sublime work Clare.

[ghost]

I need this too

[claremacrae]

Fixing this depends on #929 being fixed, so that the display code will have a reliable list of the tags in the task, and not accidentally break the display of text which wasn't a tag, but Tasks thought it was.

[claremacrae]

Another request: #1203 - which has some useful suggestions for the instructions and behaviour.

[claremacrae]

Another request: #1397

[claremacrae]

This is partially fixed in release 4.1.0.

There are now instructions hide tags and show tags.

It's not yet possible to show and hide specific tags yet.

[ManonLef]

Thanks for the update @claremacrae 💪

[ksdavidc]

Seems that explain does not mention tags being hidden. Might be useful.

[claremacrae]

@ksdavidc Yes. Explain only explains filters currently.

If you have time to check if there is already a feature request for explaining show/hide, and if not, to create one, that would be a great help.

[claremacrae]

Logged as #2093 - thank you.

[siebentod]

individual tag can be hidden with a snippet

a.tag[data-tag-name="#quick"] {
display: none;
}

[claremacrae]

Thanks. That works if you want to hide it everywhere.

This issue is about hiding it in particular tasks query blocks.

[claremacrae]

individual tag can be hidden with a snippet

a.tag[data-tag-name="#quick"] { display: none; }

@siebentod Ahah - I've just realised that Tasks could use this behind the scenes, though, to hide individual tags on user request - many thanks!

[claremacrae]

See also #2305

[dictionarymouse]

I would use this to hide the included tags in a query, especially where the context (callout, section headings) already makes it clear, for example: Heading: Morning, query: "#morning". The morning tag adds nothing but visual clutter, but there could be a tag like "medical" or "financial" that is informative.