Insert Task

About

This is an Omni Automation solitary plug-in for OmniFocus that allows the user to insert a task to be completed before or after the currently selected task.

Please note that all scripts on my GitHub account (or shared elsewhere) are works in progress. If you encounter any issues or have any suggestions please let me know--and do please make sure you backup your database before running scripts from the internet!

Known issues

Refer to 'issues' for known issues and planned changes/enhancements.

Installation & Set-Up

Important note: for this plug-in bundle to work correctly, my Function Library for OmniFocus is also required and needs to be added to the plug-in folder separately.

  1. Download the latest release.
  2. Unzip the downloaded file.
  3. Move the .omnifocusjs file to your OmniFocus plug-in library folder (or open it to install).

Actions

Insert Task

This action can be run on a single selected task. It:

  1. Shows a form prompting the user for:

    • the name of the new task, and
    • whether the new task should appear before the selected task. (If this is not selected/checked, the new task will be created after the selected task.)

  2. If the task is not contained within a sequential action group or project, creates a sequential action group and moves the selected task within this group. (This is to ensure that the 'order' of tasks is maintained within parallel action groups/projects.)

  3. Creates a new task with the entered name either before or after the original task, depending on the user's selection at #1.