feat: configurable filter tags for recent files

New 'Filter tags' setting in Recent Files tab. Enter tag names one per line
to pin specific tags as filter pills. Leave empty to auto-detect from
frontmatter 'type' property (existing behavior).

manifest.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"id": "waypoint-sidebar",
 	"name": "Waypoint Sidebar",
-	"version": "1.4.1",
+	"version": "1.5.0",
 	"minAppVersion": "0.16.3",
 	"description": "Calendar, recent files, and custom bookmarks sidebar.",
 	"author": "Olivier",

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "waypoint",
-	"version": "1.4.1",
+	"version": "1.5.0",
 	"description": "Calendar, recent files, and custom bookmarks sidebar.",
 	"main": "main.js",
 	"scripts": {

src/settings-tab.ts

@@ -220,6 +220,21 @@ export class WaypointSettingTab extends PluginSettingTab {
 					this.saveAndRefresh();
 				};
 			});
+
+		const filterDesc = new DocumentFragment();
+		filterDesc.appendText('Tags to show as filter pills above the file list. One per line. Leave empty to auto-detect from frontmatter `type` property.');
+		new Setting(container)
+			.setName('Filter tags')
+			.setDesc(filterDesc)
+			.addTextArea((text) => {
+				text.inputEl.setAttr('rows', 4);
+				text.setPlaceholder('meeting\nperson\nproject');
+				text.setValue(this.settings.recentFiles.filterTags.join('\n'));
+				text.inputEl.onblur = () => {
+					this.settings.recentFiles.filterTags = text.getValue().split('\n').filter(t => t.trim());
+					this.saveAndRefresh();
+				};
+			});
 	}
 
 	// ═══════════════════════════════

src/settings.ts

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export interface RecentFilesSettings {
 	updateOn: 'file-open' | 'file-edit';
 	omittedPaths: string[];
 	omittedTags: string[];
+	filterTags: string[];  // tags to show as filter pills (empty = auto-detect from frontmatter)
 }
 
 export interface DisplaySettings {
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: WaypointSettings = {
 		updateOn: 'file-open',
 		omittedPaths: [],
 		omittedTags: [],
+		filterTags: [],
 	},
 	display: {
 		rowSize: 26,

src/views/waypoint-view.ts

@@ -241,14 +241,34 @@ export class WaypointView extends ItemView {
 		}
 
 		// ── Type filter bar ──
-		const typeCounts: Record<string, number> = {};
+		const configuredTags = this.plugin.settings.recentFiles.filterTags;
-		for (const file of this.plugin.recentFiles) {
+		let typeCounts: Record<string, number> = {};
-			const tfile = this.app.vault.getAbstractFileByPath(file.path);
+
-			if (tfile instanceof TFile) {
+		if (configuredTags.length > 0) {
-				const cache = this.app.metadataCache.getFileCache(tfile);
+			// Use configured tags — count occurrences in recent files
-				const type = cache?.frontmatter?.type;
+			for (const tag of configuredTags) {
-				if (type && typeof type === 'string') {
+				typeCounts[tag] = 0;
-					typeCounts[type] = (typeCounts[type] || 0) + 1;
+			}
+			for (const file of this.plugin.recentFiles) {
+				const tfile = this.app.vault.getAbstractFileByPath(file.path);
+				if (tfile instanceof TFile) {
+					const cache = this.app.metadataCache.getFileCache(tfile);
+					const type = cache?.frontmatter?.type;
+					if (type && typeof type === 'string' && typeCounts.hasOwnProperty(type)) {
+						typeCounts[type]++;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		} else {
+			// Auto-detect from frontmatter `type` property
+			for (const file of this.plugin.recentFiles) {
+				const tfile = this.app.vault.getAbstractFileByPath(file.path);
+				if (tfile instanceof TFile) {
+					const cache = this.app.metadataCache.getFileCache(tfile);
+					const type = cache?.frontmatter?.type;
+					if (type && typeof type === 'string') {
+						typeCounts[type] = (typeCounts[type] || 0) + 1;
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -262,7 +282,9 @@ export class WaypointView extends ItemView {
 				this.redraw();
 			});
 			// Type pills
-			const sortedTypes = Object.entries(typeCounts).sort(([,a], [,b]) => b - a);
+			const sortedTypes = configuredTags.length > 0
+				? Object.entries(typeCounts)  // preserve configured order
+				: Object.entries(typeCounts).sort(([,a], [,b]) => b - a);  // sort by count
 			for (const [type, count] of sortedTypes) {
 				const pill = filterBar.createSpan({ cls: `waypoint-recent-pill${this.recentFilesFilter === type ? ' is-active' : ''}` });
 				pill.setText(`${type} ${count}`);