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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.

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Default styling

Customized styling with sticky position

Settings tab

Installation

Community plugins

  1. Obsidian.md/plugins or
  2. Open Settings > Community Plugins > Browse
  3. Search for "vault name"

via BRAT (Beta Reviewer's Auto-update Tool)

  1. Ensure BRAT is installed
  2. Trigger the command Obsidian42 - BRAT: Add a beta plugin for testing
  3. Enter this repository, gapmiss/obsidian-vault-name
  4. Enable Vault Name plugin in community plugin list

Manually

  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 Vault Name plugin
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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
0.1.4
Last updated
Last year
Created
2 years ago
Updates
5 releases
Downloads
1k
Compatible with
Obsidian 1.6.0+
License
MIT
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Author
gapmissgapmiss
github.com/gapmiss
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  4. Vault Name

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