Alias Management for Obsidian

Identify duplicate notes based on similar aliases and filenames.

This plugin dynamically expands aliases and filenames at runtime, preserving the integrity of files.

Features

View duplicate aliases

Easily identify aliases appearing in multiple files, organized into lists. Aliases originate either from filenames or from aliases within files.

Header Overview

The header displays the number of links to aliases along with the number of lists. Hovering over it reveals the count of unique lists.

Color-coded Origins

Alias origins are color-coded for clarity.

• Red: Alias derived from the filename.
• Light red: Alias derived from aliases within a file.

Hovering over an alias reveals its source file and origin.

Interactive Links

Clicking on an alias opens the corresponding file, streamlining navigation and editing. This feature facilitates quick file renaming with a single shortcut, especially for filename-derived aliases.

Reading Mode

Highlighted aliases enable quick identification and removal with a single mouse click if necessary.

Source Mode

Pre-selected aliases with a leading or trailing comma (if available) allow easy removal by pressing backspace.

Auto update

View updates in real-time as aliases or filenames change, ensuring current data representation.

Disclosure Widgets

Minimize distractions by hiding or showing lists of aliases with a click on the triangle.

Sort order

Lists are sorted by the number of entries, with filename-derived aliases prioritized.

View aliases per file

Open a dedicated view to see aliases generated for individual files.

Settings

• Add filenames to aliases: Toggle to include filenames as aliases.
  • Default: True
• Sort multi-word filenames alphabetically: Arrange filenames with multiple words alphabetically. For example, to go becomes go to.
  • Default: True
• Sort multi-word aliases alphabetically: Arrange aliases with multiple words alphabetically.
  • Default: True
• Ignore capitalization: Toggle to disregard capitalization differences in aliases and filenames. For example, NOTE is treated as note.
  • Default: True
• Exclude files: Exclude files located within specified folder paths. Paths should be comma-separated and relative to the root.
  • Default: assets, images
• Replace aliases: Define regular expressions to replace specific patterns within aliases. For instance, special characters can be replaced with spaces.
  • Default:
    • s/[^\\w\\s]|_/ /g: Replace special characters with spaces
    • s/ //g: Remove spaces
• Exclude aliases: Define regular expressions to exclude specific aliases. This can be useful for filtering out common or irrelevant aliases.
  • Default: ^readme$/i, ^general$/i
• Descending order: Sort the lists of duplicate aliases in descending order based on the number of occurrences.
  • Default: True
• Open notes side by side: Enable to open notes side by side, facilitating easier comparison between files.
  • Default: True

Feature Pipeline

• Search for aliases

Disclaimer

Use this plugin at your own risk. The author takes no responsibility for any damages or loss of data that may occur from using this plugin.