Settings Sidebar Organizer

Tame your plugin list. Group Community Plugins into custom collapsible folders, rename them (alias), reorder them manually, compact the sidebar UI headers, and more...

🗿 Why?

Created because I had too many plugins and got lost in the sidebar; feedback welcome!

[!CAUTION] Experimental "DOM Hack" This plugin manipulates the Obsidian UI directly because there is no official API for the settings sidebar.

• Risk: If Obsidian updates their UI structure (CSS classes), this plugin might break or stop working until updated.
• Stability: It creates "proxy" buttons. When you click an item in a folder, it programmatically clicks the real, hidden button.

✨ Key Features

1. 📂 Grouping & Organization

• Custom Folders: Create your own categories (e.g., "Design", "Automation").
• Keyword Matching: Automatically sorts plugins into folders based on words in their names.
• "Ungrouped" Folder: Automatically catches any plugin that doesn't match your keywords so nothing gets lost (can be hidden).

2. ✏️ Aliases & Order

• Renaming (Aliasing): Rename plugins in the sidebar to save space or improve clarity.
• Manual Reordering: Use Up/Down arrows to sort plugins exactly how you want them.

3. 📉 Compact & Clean UI

• Compact Mode: Hides the large "Core plugins" and "Community plugins" tabs. It moves them to small ⚙️ icons in the section headers to improve clarity.
• Collapsible Headers: Allows you to fold the main "Options", "Core plugins", and "Community plugins" sections.

📦 Installation

Method 1: Manual (recommended)

1. Download main.js, styles.css, and manifest.json.
2. Create folder .obsidian/plugins/settings-sidebar-organizer/.
3. Paste files and reload Obsidian.

Method 2: BRAT

1. Install BRAT from the Community Plugins store.
2. Go to Settings > BRAT > Add Beta plugin.
3. Paste this repo URL: https://github.com/CyrylSz/obsidian-settings-sidebar-organizer
4. Click Add Plugin.

⚙️ How to use

Everything is configured via Settings > Settings Sidebar Organizer:

1. Create Group: Click + Add Group.
2. Assign Plugins: Type keywords (comma-separated) in the "Keywords" box.
3. Fine-tune: Click the Gear Icon (⚙️) next to a group to:
   • Set an Alias (rename).
   • Reorder items.