🔗 URL Formatter for Obsidian

Automatically transforms messy URLs into clean, readable Markdown links when you paste them into Obsidian.

📖 Overview

URL Formatter helps you maintain clean and organized notes by automatically converting long, complex URLs into concise Markdown links based on customizable patterns.

💡 The Problem

Constantly pasting long URLs like this into your daily notes:

https://your-company.atlassian.net/browse/PROJ-12345

✨ The Solution

This plugin automatically formats them into clean links:

[PROJ-12345](https://your-company.atlassian.net/browse/PROJ-12345)

Or even:

[Jira: PROJ-12345 (your-company)](https://your-company.atlassian.net/browse/PROJ-12345)

[!TIP] Perfect for anyone who frequently pastes URLs containing meaningful identifiers (like Jira tickets, blog posts, documentation pages) into their vault!

🎯 Usage Examples

Here are practical examples showing how to configure patterns and their outputs:

Example 1: Jira Ticket Formatting

Setting	Value
Pattern Name	My Jira Tickets
Regular Expression	https:\/\/yourcompany\.atlassian\.net\/browse\/([A-Z0-9-]+)
Output Format	$1

Input:

https://yourcompany.atlassian.net/browse/PROJ-4567

Output:

[PROJ-4567](https://yourcompany.atlassian.net/browse/PROJ-4567)

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Example 2: Blog Posts with Year & Slug

Setting	Value
Pattern Name	My Blog Posts
Regular Expression	https:\/\/www\.example\.com\/blog\/(\d{4})\/([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)
Output Format	Blog ($1): $2

Input:

https://www.example.com/blog/2023/my-awesome-article

Output:

[Blog (2023): my-awesome-article](https://www.example.com/blog/2023/my-awesome-article)

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Example 3: Documentation Pages

Setting	Value
Pattern Name	Specific Docs Page
Regular Expression	https:\/\/docs\.mycompany\.com\/pages\/([a-z0-9-]+)
Output Format	Docs: $1

Input:

https://docs.mycompany.com/pages/getting-started

Output:

[Docs: getting-started](https://docs.mycompany.com/pages/getting-started)

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