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Dropdown Vars

majid-khonjimajid-khonji121 downloads

Dropdowns in Reading and Live Preview; sync to frontmatter or inline Dataview.

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Easily create interactive dropdowns in your notes and optionally sync their values to Dataview inline fields.

Features

  • Dropdowns with syntax: {Status: A | B | ^C}
  • Click to open and select a value; caret ^ marks the selected option
  • Optionally sync selection to Dataview inline field: (Status::C)
  • Dropdown renders as Status ▾ in Live Preview when Dataview sync is enabled
  • Only one inline field per dropdown, always updated
  • Compatible with Dataview queries: = this.Status

Usage

  1. Write a dropdown token in your note:
    {Status: Todo | ^In Progress | Done}
    
  2. Enable "Persist to inline Dataview" in plugin settings to sync selection:
    {Status: Todo | ^In Progress | Done} (Status::In Progress)
    
  3. Use Dataview inline queries:
    Status: `= this.Status`
    

Settings

  • Persist to frontmatter: Save selection to YAML frontmatter
  • Persist to inline Dataview: Add inline field after dropdown token

License

MIT

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Create interactive dropdowns in your notes using tokens such as {Status: Todo | ^In Progress | Done}. Sync selections to Dataview inline fields or YAML frontmatter so Dataview queries (e.g., = this.Status) and Live Preview reflect the current value.
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Details
Current version
1.1.3
Last updated
4 months ago
Created
7 months ago
Updates
3 releases
Downloads
121
Compatible with
Obsidian 1.5.0+
Platforms
Desktop, Mobile
License
MIT
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Author
majid-khonjimajid-khonji
github.com/majid-khonji
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