ORDupdater
Ordnung401 downloadsUpdates frontmatter properties based on folder structure. Creates folder index files.
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Keeps frontmatter properties and folder index notes in sync with your folder structure.
Features
| Capability | What it does |
|---|---|
| Section chain | Every note gets links: — wikilinks to the folders it lives in, from the top down. Links you wrote yourself stay |
| Dates | date is set once, when the note first gets properties. update moves only when the note or its properties really changed |
| Folder tag | tags gets the tag of the folder the note is in. Your own tags stay |
| Folder index | Every folder gets <Folder>.md listing its subfolders and notes with their dates and tags |
| Renaming | With "Remove spaces in names" on, files and folders with spaces are renamed through Obsidian, so links to them follow |
| Moving a note | The chain and the tag of the old folder are removed; everything you wrote stays |
| I18n | Interface follows the language of Obsidian (English and Russian included) |
| Safe | Hidden folders (.obsidian, .git, …) are never touched, and nothing is written outside your vault |
Installation
- Community plugins → Browse → ORDupdater → Install & Enable
- Manual: copy
main.js,manifest.json,styles.cssto.obsidian/plugins/ord-updater/
Usage
| Action | What happens |
|---|---|
| Create, edit or rename a note | Properties are updated automatically |
| Ribbon icon (sidebar) | Asks first, then updates the whole vault: properties, then folder indexes |
| Right-click a folder | Updates the files of that folder and its indexes |
| Command palette | Update all files in vault / Update current file properties |
| Ctrl/Cmd+S | Updates the active file as soon as Obsidian saved it |
Settings
| Setting | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Auto-update | ON | Update properties on file create, modify and rename |
| Auto-tags | ON | Add the folder tag to tags |
| Auto-links | ON | Add the chain of folders to links |
| Folder index | ON | Create and update <Folder>.md |
| Update index on save | ON | Refresh the folder index after a note changes |
| Lock properties | OFF | Hide "Add property" and the tag remove buttons |
| Skip names | node_modules, src, dist, build, README.md |
Folders and notes with these names are left alone. Comma separated, case does not matter, hidden folders are always skipped |
| Overwrite mode | OFF | Keep only date, update, tags and links and remove the other properties |
| Remove spaces in names | OFF | Rename files and folders with spaces, links included |
Performance
Notes are processed in batches of 20, and only when something really has to change: a second run over untouched notes writes nothing at all, and folder indexes are built from Obsidian's own metadata cache. The whole-vault update asks for confirmation first, so it cannot start by accident.
Data and privacy
Only the notes in your vault and the plugin's own data.json are used. Nothing is sent anywhere, and no note is
rewritten unless its properties need it.
Development
git clone https://github.com/Ordnungen/ord-updater
cd ord-updater
npm install
npm run dev # watch build
npm run check # typecheck + lint
npm run cases # checks on an Obsidian stub
npm run dry-run -- "<vault>" # what the plugin would change, without writing anything
npm run build # production build
License
MIT
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About
ORDupdater automatically manages frontmatter properties for your notes based on their location in the vault folder structure.
For each markdown file, ORDupdater adds and maintains:
Additionally, ORDupdater creates and maintains folder index files (FolderName.md) that list all subfolders and notes with their metadata. The index files are automatically updated when files are created, renamed, or deleted.
The plugin works automatically on file create/modify/rename events. You can also trigger a full vault update from the ribbon icon, the file context menu, or the command palette.
ORDupdater skips Excalidraw notes, hidden folders (.obsidian, .git), and respects your existing frontmatter. Optional overwrite mode can strip non-standard fields.
Supports i18n — interface adapts to Obsidian language (English/Russian).Details
Current version
1.1.3
Last updated
2 months ago
Created
4 months ago
Updates
5 releases
Downloads
401
Compatible with
Obsidian 1.13.0+
Platforms
Desktop, Mobile
License
MIT
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