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Metadata Hider

benaturebenature9k downloads

Hide specific metadata property or if its value is empty.

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  • Hide metadata property if its value is empty.
  • Keep displaying specific metadata properties even if they are empty.
  • Keep hiding specific metadata properties even if they are not empty in properties table / file properties (side dock) / all properties (side dock).
  • Show all metadata properties when inputting metadata properties, except specific properties that are set to always hidden.

Usage

Open Settings > Community Plugins > Metadata Hider to set which metadata properties to hide or always show.

Install

Install from community plugins

Click to install

Install by BRAT Plugin

  • First install BRAT Plugin:
  • In BRAT Plugin, click Add Beta plugin
  • Enter https://github.com/Benature/obsidian-metadata-hider
  • Enable Metadata Hider in Community plugins

Manually install

  • Download latest version in Releases
  • Copy over main.js, manifest.json to your vault VaultFolder/.obsidian/plugins/metadata-hider/
  • Reload plugins in Community plugins and enable Metadata Hider

How to build

  • git clone https://github.com/Benature/obsidian-metadata-hider clone this repo.
  • npm i install dependencies
  • npm run dev to start compilation in watch mode.
  • npm run build to build production.

Support

If you find this plugin useful and would like to support its development, you can sponsor me via Buy Me a Coffee ☕️, WeChat, Alipay or AiFaDian. Any amount is welcome, thank you!

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Hide empty metadata properties in the properties table, file properties panel, and All Properties side panel. Show selected properties even when empty or keep chosen properties hidden even when populated, and reveal all fields while editing except those set to always hide.
PropertiesSidebarInterface
Details
Current version
1.0.2
Last updated
2 years ago
Created
2 years ago
Updates
19 releases
Downloads
9k
Compatible with
Obsidian 0.15.0+
License
MIT
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Author
benaturebenature
github.com/Benature
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  1. Community
  2. Plugins
  3. Properties
  4. Metadata Hider

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