tp.file.title Does Not Update When File Title Changes?

[Grundle]

Hello-

This is a v odd scenario. I'm using tp.file.rename to change all new notes in a select folder to be named via date, but later in the note both in YAML & in the body of the note, I am unable to create an updateable version of the tp.file.title even if I ask it to await tp.file.rename.

I understand it's just a YAML problem for the title & backlinks to not update in the frontmatter, but it doesn't seem to work in the body of the note either, no matter how I phrase the template, tp.file.title always brings up 'Untitled' & if I change the title of the note to something completely different, it does not update. It remains Untitled.

Is this just a bug? Am I using tp.file.title for something it isn't meant to do? (update the title in real time)

I've seen versions of this problem in a few different Obsidian/Reddit threads, but all of the solutions just break the template.

[Zachatoo]

This is a known behavior. We tend to work around it by referencing a variable in the template instead of tp.file.title if you need to rename the file in your template.

<%*
const hasTitle = !tp.file.title.startsWith("Untitled");
let title;
if (!hasTitle) {
  title = await tp.system.prompt("Title");
  await tp.file.rename(title);
} else {
  title = tp.file.title;
}
_%>

# <% title %>

// Using title instead of tp.file.title, since tp.file.title is outdated

[Grundle]

Thank you for your help. Unfortunately this snippet of code just broke the Template. (to be fair I didn't spell out what I was doing)

But on the bright side, I found a fix in another thread on this bug!! Posting here in case it helps anyone. Apparently it's as easy as replacing tp.file.title with tp.config.target_file.basename

<% await tp.file.rename(tp.date.now("YYYY-MM-DD-hh-mm")) + tp.config.target_file.basename %>