Jequill

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by Kartik Trivedi

Write and publish Jekyll blog posts directly from your vault — front matter generation, slug management, and wiki link conversion.

★ 1 starsUpdated 15d agoMITDiscovered via Obsidian Unofficial Plugins
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Jequill

Write and publish Jekyll blog posts directly from your vault — with front matter generation, slug management, and automatic wiki link conversion.

Features

  • New Jekyll Post — a quick modal to create a post with correct front matter and filename (YYYY-MM-DD-slug.md) in _posts/ or _drafts/
  • Slug + Title separation — set the URL slug independently from the display title; title auto-fills from slug but can be overridden
  • Live filename preview — see the exact filename as you type the slug
  • Prepare for Publishing — converts [[wiki links]] and ![[image embeds]] to Jekyll-compatible markdown, then renames/moves the file to _posts/
  • Custom front matter fields — define extra YAML fields (e.g. toc, image, featured) added to every new post; supports {{date}} placeholder
  • Local timezone date — date: field uses your actual local time and timezone offset

Usage

Creating a new post

  1. Click the feather icon in the ribbon, or run Jequill: New Jekyll Post from the command palette
  2. Enter a slug (e.g. my-first-post) — the title auto-fills, the filename preview updates live
  3. Optionally edit the title, add categories/tags, or toggle draft mode
  4. Click Create Post — the file is created and opened immediately

Preparing a post for publishing

With a post open, run Jequill: Prepare for Publishing from the command palette. It will:

  • Convert [[Note Name]] → [Note Name]({{ site.baseurl }}/note-name)
  • Convert ![[image.png]] → ![image.png]({{ site.baseurl }}/assets/img/image.png)
  • Rename and move the file to _posts/YYYY-MM-DD-slug.md if needed

Works great with Git plugins

Jequill pairs well with Git and GitHub community plugins (such as those that sync your vault to a remote repo). The recommended workflow is:

  1. Write your post using Jequill's New Jekyll Post command
  2. Publish it with Prepare for Publishing — converts links and moves the file to _posts/
  3. Push to your Jekyll site's GitHub repo using your Git plugin of choice

No terminal needed at any step.

Settings

SettingDefaultDescription
Posts folder_postsVault path for published posts
Drafts folder_draftsVault path for draft posts
Default layoutpostJekyll layout for new posts
Assets folderassets/imgImage path used in link conversion
Default author(blank)Added to front matter if set
Custom front matter(none)Extra YAML fields for every new post

Custom front matter fields

In Settings → Jequill → Custom front matter fields, add key/value pairs to include in every new post. Use {{date}} as a placeholder for today's date (YYYY-MM-DD).

Example:

toc: false
featured: false
image: /assets/img/default.jpg

Installation

From Obsidian Community Plugins

  1. Open Settings → Community Plugins → Browse
  2. Search for Jequill
  3. Install and enable

Manual

  1. Download main.js, manifest.json, and styles.css from the latest release
  2. Copy them to <your-vault>/.obsidian/plugins/jequill/
  3. Enable the plugin in Settings → Community Plugins

License

MIT

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