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Vault Name

gapmissgapmiss1k downloads

Display and customize the vault name (title) in the side navigation file explorer.

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An Obsidian.md plugin for customizing and displaying the vault name (title) in the side navigation file explorer, similar to pre 1.6.0 versions of Obsidian.

Pairs well with the Legacy vault switcher plugin.

Installation

Install from community.obsidian.md

From Obsidian's settings or preferences:

  1. Community Plugins > Browse
  2. Search for "Vault Name"

Manually:

  1. download the latest release archive
  2. uncompress the downloaded archive
  3. move the obsidian-vault-name folder to /path/to/vault/.obsidian/plugins/
  4. Settings > Community plugins > reload Installed plugins
  5. enable plugin

or:

  1. download main.js, manifest.json & styles.css from the latest release
  2. create a new folder /path/to/vault/.obsidian/plugins/obsidian-vault-name
  3. move all 3 files to /path/to/vault/.obsidian/plugins/obsidian-vault-name
  4. Settings > Community plugins > reload Installed plugins
  5. enable plugin

Screenshots

Default styling

Customized styling with sticky position

Settings tab

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About
Display the vault name in the side file explorer to restore pre-1.6.0 behavior. Customize styling and set a sticky position, and integrate with the Legacy Vault Switcher for quick vault switching.
SidebarAppearanceNavigation
Details
Current version
0.1.9
Last updated
3 weeks ago
Created
2 years ago
Updates
10 releases
Downloads
1k
Compatible with
Obsidian 1.6.0+
Platforms
Desktop only
License
MIT
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Author
gapmissgapmiss
github.com/gapmiss
GitHubgapmiss
  1. Community
  2. Plugins
  3. Sidebar
  4. Vault Name

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