Vero

@MacOCD Take a look at the "Week Day" section here for the various ways you can return the day of the week:
http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr35/tr35-31/tr35-dates.html#Date_Format_Patterns
 
If you want the full word Saturday returned, it's EEEE
 
So for today's date, I'd use {date:EEEE} or for tomorrow's date {date +1d:EEEE}
 
Hope this helps

thanks @Vero! I replaced it with !!s in the new version

@amoodie I've created a workflow that might help you simplify your process.
 
You can download the workflow here.
 

 
In the keyword object, you set your argument (e.g. "write myfile").
 
In the arg/var second object, the path is set and the date is added as a dynamic placeholder. It's currently set to ~/Documents/{query} - {date:yyyy-MM-dd}.md but you can change the location and date format to your preference.
 
The Write Text file object creates the file - you have the option to add some pre-defined content to your file here if it's helpful.
 
And finally, the Open File object opens the file in the default app for .md, but in your case, you can specify using iA Writer here.
 
Hope this helps
 
Cheers,
Vero

Brilliant! Thank you.
 
I really love learning how to be more productive with Alfred and benefiting from its awesome community of developers.

@AndroidKitKat If you can locate your VM apps, you can drag them into the Spotlight Privacy folder. Once you've done that, type "reload" into Alfred to refresh the app cache, and your VM apps will no longer show up in your results.
 
Cheers,
Vero

@sepulchra There's no need to add the volume to Alfred's default search scope.
 
To use the File Filter, first make sure your external volume is indexed by Spotlight: The success and reliability of this will vary based on the particular scenario in which you use the drive. For example, a drive that is always connected and always on will be easier for Spotlight to maintain as it'll have regular access to it to keep the index up to date.
 
Meanwhile if it's a shared drive where someone else might modify files, a drive that gets taken in your bag to work and back, etc... the reliability of the index itself will be affected as Spotlight will essentially have to reindex it every time you connect to it.  You can use Alfred's File Troubleshooting tool to check that the drive is indexed and returning the right metadata.
 
Next, you can create your File Filter workflow, adding the Volume to the object's Search Scope. There's no need to include the volume to Alfred's main search scope in the Default Results preferences.
 
Given an external volume may be slower at returning results, keeping it as a file filter ensures that your default results are always fast and efficient, and the external volume can be accessed specifically using the File Filter's keyword only when needed. Makes sense?  

It's ok. These are just nitpicks. There are 1001 ways to achieve the same goal in programming. That's part of the fun.
 
In any case, the days of humans having to think about these things are numbered. With ChatGPT cranking out better code than I could ever hope to write, it appears my future is working in a coal mine, not in a comfortable chair critiquing Alfred workflows 😐

Thanks for the workflow, @chrislemke - It was fun to play with it, so I used it to write a blog post about itself! 😄
 
For those who'd like to read what happens when you ask ChatGPT to write the blog post and DALL-E 2 to create an image for it, this is what you get:
 
https://www.alfredapp.com/blog/fun-and-interesting/chatgpt-bringing-ai-to-alfred-with-chatfred/
 
Cheers,
Vero

I love the phonetic spelling one! So useful when you're clumsily trying to spell out a name on a bad phone line 🤣 I particularly like that you've made it possible to change dictionary, as I'm trying to remember the NATO one as best I can. 
 
As a little note, the "spell" default keyword is the same as the built-in Dictionary feature keyword, which means both show up when the workflow isn't explicitly selected before typing:
 

 
Not a big deal, but thought I'd mention

I wasn't aware that was the case, so I'll definitely look into this.
 
 
It isn't a default (and I'm not sure we can control that default, short of hiding all older posts, but will take a look into it) but you can restrict your search using the forum search filters by either limiting by date created or last updated. To access this panel, use the "+ More search options" button to the bottom right of the search field.
 

 
Cheers,
Vero

To add to @Vero’s suggestion, when you change the search parameters they are reflected in the URL, meaning you can then convert that to an Alfred Custom Web Search if you want.
 

Can you remember all the apps you've downloaded from the Mac App Store? Do you still use all of them? This short, dependency-free workflow can help!
 
Just type the keyword (the default is las for "list App Store”) and the list will be displayed in alphabetical order. You will then have the option of ending the workflow (the default—just press ⏎) or copying the list to the clipboard.
 
GitHub download link
 
Stephen

@Stephen_C's workflow will provide a good example but if i understand what might be happening, I think you just need to set your keyword (if it has one) to no argument. and it should display all items when triggered.  @vitor's KeyCodes workflow is a good example of a list filter that packs in lots of items and functions the way you are looking for
 
 

@RiONOntE Did you accidentally delete a snippet collection? If so, take a look at your Mac's Trash, as the collection is only moved there. Unlike web services where you lose access to the directory you're deleting, the snippet collection is still on your Mac.
 
Most users also either use a sync service or Time Machine on their Mac, so the collection is backed up and recoverable in more than one way. 
 
Having said that, I like the suggestion of highlighting how many snippets are included in the collection that is being deleted, so I'll pass that suggestion on.
 
Let me know if you need any help recovering a collection

Thanks for the workflow, @chrislemke - It was fun to play with it, so I used it to write a blog post about itself! 😄
 
For those who'd like to read what happens when you ask ChatGPT to write the blog post and DALL-E 2 to create an image for it, this is what you get:
 
https://www.alfredapp.com/blog/fun-and-interesting/chatgpt-bringing-ai-to-alfred-with-chatfred/
 
Cheers,
Vero

Thanks for the workflow, @chrislemke - It was fun to play with it, so I used it to write a blog post about itself! 😄
 
For those who'd like to read what happens when you ask ChatGPT to write the blog post and DALL-E 2 to create an image for it, this is what you get:
 
https://www.alfredapp.com/blog/fun-and-interesting/chatgpt-bringing-ai-to-alfred-with-chatfred/
 
Cheers,
Vero

Thanks for the workflow, @chrislemke - It was fun to play with it, so I used it to write a blog post about itself! 😄
 
For those who'd like to read what happens when you ask ChatGPT to write the blog post and DALL-E 2 to create an image for it, this is what you get:
 
https://www.alfredapp.com/blog/fun-and-interesting/chatgpt-bringing-ai-to-alfred-with-chatfred/
 
Cheers,
Vero

Thanks for the workflow, @chrislemke - It was fun to play with it, so I used it to write a blog post about itself! 😄
 
For those who'd like to read what happens when you ask ChatGPT to write the blog post and DALL-E 2 to create an image for it, this is what you get:
 
https://www.alfredapp.com/blog/fun-and-interesting/chatgpt-bringing-ai-to-alfred-with-chatfred/
 
Cheers,
Vero

Thanks for the workflow, @chrislemke - It was fun to play with it, so I used it to write a blog post about itself! 😄
 
For those who'd like to read what happens when you ask ChatGPT to write the blog post and DALL-E 2 to create an image for it, this is what you get:
 
https://www.alfredapp.com/blog/fun-and-interesting/chatgpt-bringing-ai-to-alfred-with-chatfred/
 
Cheers,
Vero

Alfred's Knowledge is based on a rolling 4-weeks window, so results you selected six months ago won't have an impact on prioritisation. You can read a bit more detail about Alfred's results ordering here:
https://www.alfredapp.com/help/kb/understanding-result-ordering/
 
@vitor then described the latching behaviour which is point 2 in the link above.
 
If, out of those programs, there are some you don't want to see in results as they're unwanted installed apps (e.g. when Adobe installs so much nonsense extra stuff), you can drag those to Spotlight's Privacy tab, then type "reload" into Alfred, and those apps will be excluded altogether from results.

A quick Google suggests it could be the Font Awesome Workflow?

Hey!
After some beta testing, I just released version 1.1.0 of ChatFred including OpenAI's ChatGPT model. 🎉

@Quicksilver Yes that's on the roadmap as the Gallery evolves  

@dburr For some users (but not all), Dropbox's change has caused an issue in the underlying macOS index scoping.
 
If you're one of those who encounter this issue, you can work around it; Select the Alfred Preferences > Default Results > Search Scope > Reset... then select Reset to Applications and Home. This removes the Folders in Home option, and adds your home folder directly.
 

@Carlitos10032 It sounds like you might have a hotkey conflict. If you change your hotkey combo to something more obscure and unlikely to be used by Spotlight or another app, do you see normal showing/hiding behaviour?
 
If that's the case, take a look at this troubleshooting page:
https://www.alfredapp.com/help/troubleshooting/cmd-space/
 
Once you've identified which app/tool is clashing with the Cmd + Space combo, you'll be able to use it for Alfred once again, and should see normal showing/hiding.
 
Let us know how you get on