⌛️ Timeline Workaround
Notion has teased the upcoming “timeline” feature for quite a while with no discernable release date, however, if you’re looking for the ability to build a timeline that spans a vast amount of time (ie. years or centuries), this is what I’ve been using for my history notes. As well, I will show you how to connect notes to this timeline with relation properties.
The Setup
I created a “Time Period” select property in intervals of 49 years and created “Decade” cards underneath.
One relation property is created (Years). Upon creation, I chose the current database I am in (Timeline), and selected “Connect Both Ways.” This allows for a parent property to appear (Decade).
Next, I add all 10 years inside decade card. (or years that are applicable in relation to my notes)
Upon clicking an individual year, the decade property will auto-populate in relation to the year.
Connect The Timeline To Multiple Notes!
In this example, I want to connect a database of “Events” in history and “People” in history, both in separate databases, to my timeline (create a separate relation property to “timeline” for each property). I want to connect:
The year(s) the event occured
The year the person was born and the year they died
*Note: People and Events are also connected to each other in this example.
Lastly, I hop over to my timeline, search for the corresponding years, and see my timeline grow!
