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Frontmatter Markdown Links

mnaoumovmnaoumov13k downloads

Adds support for markdown links in frontmatter.

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This is a plugin for Obsidian that adds support for markdown links in frontmatter.

Features

Markdown links in frontmatter

---
# Obsidian supports natively
wikilink: "[[Wikilink]]"
wikilinkWithAlias: "[[Wikilink|Alias]]"
externalUrl: "https://example.com"

# Provided by this plugin
markdownLink: "[Alias](MarkdownLink.md)"
markdownLinkWithSpace: "[Alias with space](MarkdownLink%20with%20space.md)"
markdownLinkWithAngleBrackets: "[Alias with space](<MarkdownLink with space.md>)"
externalUrlWithAlias: "[Alias](https://example.com)"
externalUrlWithAngleBrackets: "<https://example.com>"
embeddedWikilink: "![[EmbeddedWikilink]]"
embeddedMarkdownLink: "![Alias](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mnaoumov/obsidian-frontmatter-markdown-links/HEAD/EmbeddedMarkdownLink.md)"
embeddedExternalUrl: "![Alias](https://picsum.photos/600)"
---

The feature of this plugin is on high demand on Obsidian forum:

  • Properties: Support INTERNAL Markdown links
  • Properties: Support EXTERNAL Markdown links

Backlinks

The backlinks are now working for the markdown links in frontmatter.

Clickable frontmatter links

The links in frontmatter are now clickable in all modes: Source mode, Live Preview, and Reading.

---
# Wikilinks and markdown links only inside quotes
wikilink: "[[Wikilink]]"
markdownLink: "[Alias](MarkdownLink.md)"
externalUrlWithAlias: "[Alias](https://example.com)"

# External urls work with and without quotes
externalUrlWithQuotes: "https://example.com"
externalUrlWithQuotesAndAngleBrackets: "<https://example.com>"
externalUrlWithoutQuotes: https://example.com
externalUrlWithoutQuotesAndWithAngleBrackets: <https://example.com>

# Multiline lists
multilineList:
  - Non-clickable
  - "[[Wikilink]]"
  - "[Alias](MarkdownLink.md)"
  - https://example.com

# Inline lists
inlineList: ["Non-clickable", "[[Wikilink]]", "[Alias](MarkdownLink.md)", "https://example.com"]

# Embeds
embeddedWikilink: "![[EmbeddedWikilink]]"
embeddedMarkdownLink: "![Alias](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mnaoumov/obsidian-frontmatter-markdown-links/HEAD/EmbeddedMarkdownLink.md)"
embeddedExternalUrl: "![Alias](https://picsum.photos/600)"
---

Multiple links per property

The plugin allows to use multiple links (wikilinks, markdown links, external links) in one property.

---
foo: "[[bar]] baz [[qux]]"
---

Installation

The plugin is available in the official Community Plugins repository.

Beta versions

To install the latest beta release of this plugin (regardless if it is available in the official Community Plugins repository or not), follow these steps:

  1. Ensure you have the BRAT plugin installed and enabled.
  2. Click Install via BRAT.
  3. An Obsidian pop-up window should appear. In the window, click the Add plugin button once and wait a few seconds for the plugin to install.

Debugging

By default, debug messages for this plugin are hidden.

To show them, run the following command:

window.DEBUG.enable('frontmatter-markdown-links');

For more details, refer to the documentation.

Support

My other Obsidian resources

See my other Obsidian resources.

License

© Michael Naumov

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Add support for Markdown links in frontmatter and make them clickable in Source, Live Preview, and Reading modes. Enable backlink tracking and handle internal, external, and embedded link formats, including aliases, angle-bracket URLs, and filenames with spaces.
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Details
Current version
2.6.31
Last updated
2 months ago
Created
Last year
Updates
89 releases
Downloads
13k
Compatible with
Obsidian 1.12.4+
License
MIT
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mnaoumovmnaoumov
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  4. Frontmatter Markdown Links

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