Settings
Focus First's settings live under Settings → Community plugins → Focus First. Sections are grouped so you can find things quickly.
| Section | What it controls |
|---|---|
| Task Sources | Scan the entire vault, or limit to one folder (with sub-folders); optionally exclude indented subtasks. |
| Classification | Urgency threshold (days), which priorities count as "important", and how to treat not-yet-started tasks whose start (🛫) or scheduled (⏳) date is still in the future (show, dim, or hide). |
| Quadrants | Per-quadrant accent color, manual override tag, sort order, and grouping. |
| Tags | The special tags: Focus (default #focus), Hide (default #hide), and the optional size tags (default #s / #m / #l). |
| Value / Effort | For the Value/Effort preset: the value source (priority or manual tag), the #highvalue / #lowvalue override tags, and which sizes count as low effort. |
| Quick Add | Where quick-added tasks go: a configurable inbox note (created if missing) or the active note. On first use, if no inbox note is set, a dialog asks for one. |
| Appearance | Font size used throughout the Focus First view; toggle the "why here" reason in the detail popover. |
| Reset | Restore every setting to its default value. |
Adding tasks quickly
Capture a task without leaving the view: the + button in the header, or the "Add task" command / hotkey. When the Tasks plugin is enabled, this opens its full create dialog (date, priority, and recurrence pickers); otherwise a simple input is used. The new task is appended to a configurable inbox note or the active note. The very first time you add a task, Focus First asks which inbox note to use (created if missing) and remembers it.
Grouping & sorting
Group tasks within a quadrant by priority, due date, or alphabetically, with independently configurable primary/secondary sort order per quadrant.