b50 release with section title that can vary. Also removed the Feature Flag for this.

Author: jgclark

jgclark.Dashboard/ARCHITECTURE-How_Stuff_Works.md

@@ -225,12 +225,12 @@ There are three related backend functions that re-generate a subset of Sections
 
 All three share the same tail behaviour: recalculate done-task counts (when `doneDatesAvailable`) and kick off a scheduled tag-mention-cache rebuild if one is pending.
 
-## Reminders section (`REM`, `FFlag_Reminders`)
+## Reminders section (`REM`)
 
-Gated by feature flag **`FFlag_Reminders`**. Backend: `dataGenerationReminders.js` (`getRemindersGeneratedData()`). Frontend: `ReminderItem.jsx` via `ItemRow`.
+Controlled by **`showRemindersSection`**. Backend: `dataGenerationReminders.js` (`getRemindersGeneratedData()`). Frontend: `ReminderItem.jsx` via `ItemRow`.
 
 Live data comes from incomplete Apple Reminders on lists enabled in NotePlan (`Calendar.availableReminderLists({ enabledOnly: true })` then `Calendar.remindersByLists`). Items are split into:
-- timed today whose due time has been reached → Time Blocks (`TB`); future-timed today reminders stay out of TB until then. When Reminders is enabled, TB is titled **Current time block + tasks**.
+- timed today whose due time has been reached → Time Blocks (`TB`); future-timed today reminders stay out of TB until then. When Reminders is enabled, TB is titled **Timed Reminders** if only reminders are present, or **Timed Items** if NotePlan timeblocks are also present (or only timeblocks).
 - untimed today / yesterday / tomorrow → day sections (`DT` / `DY` / `DO`) as referenced items
 - undated + before yesterday → the dedicated **Reminders** (`REM`) section
 - dated **after tomorrow** → filtered out (not shown anywhere)

jgclark.Dashboard/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ For more details see the [plugin's documentation](https://github.com/NotePlan/pl
 - TODO: fix isNoteFromAllowedFolder() for teamspace or possibly 2025-W21.md
 -->
 ## [2.4.0.b50] 2026-07-14
+- TB section title is **Timed Reminders** when Reminders are on and the section has timed reminders but no NotePlan timeblocks; still **Timed Items** when both are present, and **Time Blocks** when Reminders are off.
+- Reminders section is no longer behind feature flag **FFlag_Reminders**; turn it on from the Filter menu / Settings like any other section.
 - Can now click reminder item to open it in the Apple Reminders app (requires NP 3.21.2+ / build 1524).
 - fix: Adding a Reminder with blank date/time fields uses Unix epoch as the API stand-in for "no date" (matched by the Reminders mapper), instead of assigning today/now.
 - fix: Show the add-Reminder heading button in demo mode (was missing because demo data had no list options for the dialog).

jgclark.Dashboard/README.md

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ This plugin provides a **dashboard window** for your NotePlan data that in one p
 - all overdue tasks
 - all open items with an added priority
 - the next Project notes ready to review (if you have the "Projects and Reviews" plugin installed)
-- it shows today's Time Blocks you've set (retitled **Timed Items** when Reminders are on)
+- it shows today's Time Blocks you've set
 - and any items from Apple Reminders (when that section is enabled)
 - plus a 'Search' field to show all open items that match a search.
 
@@ -142,26 +142,25 @@ The display will **automatically refresh** in the background if you set the "Aut
 
 (From v2.4) The settings screen allow you to specify which (Team)Spaces and/or the Private notes you wish to include in the current Perspective.
 
-### Time Block / Timed Items section
+### Time Block / Timed Items / Timed Reminders section
 [Time blocks in NotePlan](https://help.noteplan.co/article/121-time-blocking) are a helpful way to help you plan your days. NP shows them in its calendar sidebar. When the **Time Block** section is enabled, the Dashboard shows today's time blocks from your daily note at the top of the window. For example:
 
 <img src="timeblock-section-2.1.0.png" width="740px" margin="8px" border="1px solid grey" alt="current timeblock section" /><!-- TODO: -->
 
 It shows the time first, minus any 'Text must contain' string that you have set in NP's 'Todo' settings pane. Where a time block is defined on a heading or list item, then the calendar+clock icon is shown in place of the task/checklist icon.
 
-When the [Reminders section](#reminders-section) is also enabled, this section is retitled **Timed Items**, and it additionally shows today's Apple Reminders that have a due time -- but only once that due time has been reached. Timed reminders for later today stay hidden until then (the Time Block section refreshes about once a minute while the Dashboard window is visible).
+When the [Reminders section](#reminders-section) is also enabled, this section additionally shows today's Apple Reminders that have a due time -- but only once that due time has been reached. Timed reminders for later today stay hidden until then (the Time Block section refreshes about once a minute while the Dashboard window is visible). The section title becomes **Timed Reminders** when it only has those reminders (no NotePlan timeblocks), or **Timed Items** when timeblocks are present as well (or only timeblocks while Reminders is on).
 
 ### Reminders section
 <img src="reminders-section-2.4.0.png" width="740px" margin="8px" border="1px solid grey" alt="reminders section" />
 
-
 (From v2.4b50) The **Reminders** section shows incomplete items from your **Apple Reminders** lists. It draws from the same reminder lists you have enabled in NotePlan's own settings (Preferences → Calendars → Reminders), and shows the list name, location, notes and if its flagged. It uses as an accent color, the color of the list set in Apple Reminders.
 
-Open reminders are then split across the Dashboard rather than dumped into a single list:
+Open reminders are split across the Dashboard rather than shown in a single list:
 
 | Reminder | Where it appears |
 | -------- | ---------------- |
-| Due today **with a time**, and that time has been reached | **Timed Items** (with any active time blocks) |
+| Due today **with a time**, and that time has been reached | **Timed Reminders** / **Timed Items** (with any active time blocks) |
 | Due today **with a time**, but still in the future | hidden until that time |
 | Due today **without** a time | **Today** |
 | Due yesterday | **Yesterday** |

jgclark.Dashboard/src/dashboardHelpers.js

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // @flow
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Dashboard plugin helper functions
-// Last updated 2026-07-13 for v2.4.0.b49, @CursorAI
+// Last updated 2026-07-14 for v2.4.0.b50 by @jgclark
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 // import pluginJson from '../plugin.json'
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ export function getListOfEnabledSections(config: TDashboardSettings): Array<TSec
   // TODO(@dwertheimer): somehow make this automatically work for all new sections added in the future
   const sectionsToShow: Array<TSectionCode> = []
   if (config.showTimeBlockSection) sectionsToShow.push('TB')
-  if (config.FFlag_Reminders && config.showRemindersSection) sectionsToShow.push('REM')
+  if (config.showRemindersSection) sectionsToShow.push('REM')
   if (config.showTodaySection || config.showTodaySection === undefined) sectionsToShow.push('DT')
   if (config.showYesterdaySection) sectionsToShow.push('DY')
   if (config.showTomorrowSection) sectionsToShow.push('DO')

jgclark.Dashboard/src/dataGeneration.js

@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@ export async function getSomeSectionsData(
     if (sectionCodesToGet.includes('INFO')) sections.push(...(await getInfoSectionData(config, useDemoData)))
 
     // Generate Reminders first when needed for day/TB injection and/or the REM section itself
-    const wantRemSection = sectionCodesToGet.includes('REM') && config.FFlag_Reminders && config.showRemindersSection
+    const wantRemSection = sectionCodesToGet.includes('REM') && config.showRemindersSection
     const wantRemForDaySections =
-      config.FFlag_Reminders === true &&
+      config.showRemindersSection === true &&
       (sectionCodesToGet.includes('DT') ||
         sectionCodesToGet.includes('DY') ||
         sectionCodesToGet.includes('DO') ||

jgclark.Dashboard/src/dataGenerationDays.js

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // @flow
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Dashboard plugin main function to generate data for day-based notes
-// Last updated 2026-07-13 for v2.4.0.b49, @jgclark
+// Last updated 2026-07-14 for v2.4.0.b50 by @jgclark
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 import moment from 'moment/min/moment-with-locales'
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ export function getTimeBlockSectionData(
     let timeBlockItems: Array<TSectionItem> = []
     const mustContainString = NPSettings.timeblockMustContainString
     let itemCounter = 0
-    const remindersFeatureEnabled = Boolean(config.FFlag_Reminders && config.showRemindersSection)
+    const remindersSectionEnabled = Boolean(config.showRemindersSection)
 
     // const combinedParas = sortedOrCombinedParas.concat(sortedRefParas)
 
@@ -347,6 +347,10 @@ export function getTimeBlockSectionData(
       itemCounter += timeBlockItems.length
     }
 
+    // NotePlan timeblocks collected above; remember count before appending reminders
+    const noteTimeBlockCount = timeBlockItems.length
+    let dueNowReminderCount = 0
+
     // Append today's timed reminders whose due time has been reached
     if (timedTodayReminderItems.length > 0) {
       const dueNowReminders = filterRemindersWhoseTimeHasBeenReached(timedTodayReminderItems)
@@ -355,14 +359,19 @@ export function getTimeBlockSectionData(
         logDebug('getTimeBlockSectionData', `- skipped ${String(skippedFutureCount)} timed reminder(s) whose time has not been reached yet`)
       }
       if (dueNowReminders.length > 0) {
+        dueNowReminderCount = dueNowReminders.length
         const assigned = assignReminderItemsToSection(dueNowReminders, TBsectionCode, TBsectionCode, itemCounter)
         timeBlockItems = timeBlockItems.concat(assigned)
         itemCounter += assigned.length
         logDebug('getTimeBlockSectionData', `- added ${String(assigned.length)} timed reminder(s) into TB`)
       }
     }
 
-    const sectionName = (remindersFeatureEnabled) ? 'Timed Items' : 'Time Blocks'
+    // Title: Time Blocks (reminders off); Timed Reminders (reminders only); Timed Items (mixed or timeblocks-with-reminders-on)
+    let sectionName = 'Time Blocks'
+    if (remindersSectionEnabled) {
+      sectionName = noteTimeBlockCount === 0 && dueNowReminderCount > 0 ? 'Timed Reminders' : 'Timed Items'
+    }
 
     const section: TSection = {
       ID: TBsectionCode,

jgclark.Dashboard/src/dataGenerationReminders.js

@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ export async function getRemindersGeneratedData(
   useDemoData: boolean = false,
 ): Promise<TRemindersGeneratedData> {
   try {
-    if (!config.FFlag_Reminders) {
+    if (!config.showRemindersSection) {
       return emptyRemindersGeneratedData()
     }
 

jgclark.Dashboard/src/react/components/Header/featureFlagItems.js

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // @flow
-// Last updated 2026-05-23 for v2.4.0.b44 by @CursorAI
+// Last updated 2026-07-14 for v2.4.0.b50 by @jgclark
 
 import type { TSettingItem, TDashboardSettings } from '../../../types.js'
 
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ const featureFlagSettingDefs = [
   { key: 'FFlag_UseTagCacheAPIComparison', label: 'Use Tag Cache API Comparison', description: 'When using Tag Cache, compare the results with the API. (Slows it down.)' },
   { key: 'FFlag_ShowSectionTimings', label: 'Show Section Timings', description: 'Show timings for how long it took to generate sections' },
   { key: 'FFlag_DynamicAddToAnywhere', label: 'Dynamic Add To Anywhere', description: 'Use new DynamicDialog-based add task dialog instead of QuickCapture plugin' },
-  { key: 'FFlag_Reminders', label: 'Show Reminders Section', description: 'Enable Apple Reminders section (v2.5.0 beta)' },
 ]
 
 export const createFeatureFlagItems = (dashboardSettings: TDashboardSettings): Array<TSettingItem> => {

jgclark.Dashboard/src/react/components/Header/filterDropdownItems.js

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 // @flow
-// Last updated 2024-10-11 for v2.1.0.a13 by @jgclark
+// Last updated 2026-07-14 for v2.4.0.b50 by @jgclark
 
 import { allSectionDetails } from '../../../constants.js'
 import type { TDashboardSettings } from '../../../types.js'
-import type { TSettingItem } from '@helpers/react/DynamicDialog/DynamicDialog.jsx'
 import { dashboardFilterDefs } from '../../../dashboardSettings.js'
 import { getTagSectionDetails } from '../Section/sectionHelpers.js'
 import { clo } from '@helpers/react/reactDev.js'
+import type { TSettingItem } from '@helpers/react/DynamicDialog/DynamicDialog.jsx'
 
 /**
  * Create two arrays of TSettingItems to use in Dropdown menu, using details in constants allSectionDetails, dashboardFilters.
@@ -15,10 +15,7 @@ import { clo } from '@helpers/react/reactDev.js'
  * @returns {[Array<TSettingItem>, Array<TSettingItem>]}
  */
 export const createFilterDropdownItems = (dashboardSettings: TDashboardSettings): [Array<TSettingItem>, Array<TSettingItem>] => {
-  // REM only appears in Filters when FFlag_Reminders is on (avoids a dead toggle for non-devs)
-  const sectionsWithoutTags = allSectionDetails.filter(
-    (s) => s.sectionCode !== 'TAG' && (s.sectionCode !== 'REM' || dashboardSettings.FFlag_Reminders === true),
-  )
+  const sectionsWithoutTags = allSectionDetails.filter((s) => s.sectionCode !== 'TAG')
   const tagSections = getTagSectionDetails(dashboardSettings)
   const allSections = [...sectionsWithoutTags, ...tagSections]
   const sectionDropbownItems: Array<TSettingItem> = allSections

jgclark.Dashboard/src/refreshClickHandlers.js

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // clickHandlers.js
 // Handler functions for refresh-related dashboard clicks that come over the bridge.
 // The routing is in pluginToHTMLBridge.js/bridgeClickDashboardItem()
-// Last updated 2026-05-28 for v2.4.0.b45 by @CursorAI
+// Last updated 2026-07-14 for v2.4.0.b50 by @jgclark
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 import { SYNTHETIC_SECTION_CODES, WEBVIEW_WINDOW_ID } from './constants'
@@ -282,10 +282,7 @@ export async function refreshSomeSections(data: MessageDataObject, calledByTrigg
         return handlerResult(true)
       }
     }
-    if (
-      sectionCodesToRefresh.includes('REM') &&
-      (pluginData.dashboardSettings?.FFlag_Reminders !== true || pluginData.dashboardSettings?.showRemindersSection === false)
-    ) {
+    if (sectionCodesToRefresh.includes('REM') && pluginData.dashboardSettings?.showRemindersSection === false) {
       sectionCodesToRefresh = sectionCodesToRefresh.filter((sectionCode) => sectionCode !== 'REM')
       logDebug('refreshSomeSections', `Filtered REM from requested sections as Reminders is disabled -> ${String(sectionCodesToRefresh)}`)
       if (sectionCodesToRefresh.length === 0) {