[QA] How to add "@citekey" as alias to Literature note

[anandkumar89]

Usecase:

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alias : @auth2023
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refer [@auth2023] for further discussion.

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This will allow connections between nodes in graphs. But I'm not sure how to achieve this.

[anandkumar89]

current solution is to rename file as @citekey and manually add alias fields from side pane. But a native solution would be appreciated, e.g. template for metadata as in citations plugin

[SeveNOlogy7]

Add an @ in the template for Note Filename would name the file as @auth2023. Or you can map citekey as alias, this results in

---
alias : auth2023
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no @ before the citekey though.

Currently there's nothing like a template for metadata in this plugin.

[anandkumar89]

Thanks, this is acceptable workaround till frontmatter is available as editable template.

[FeralFlora]

This would be useful if you don't have the citekey as the filename of the note.

But why would you want an alias that is identical to the actual filename? In that case, it's not really actually an alias, and it is redundant.

Anyway, I second the last comment that it would be much more straightforward if the frontmatter was part of a template, rather than being set in the plugin's settings.

[anandkumar89]

... solution is to rename file as @citekey and manually add alias fields from side pane ...

My bad with incorrect use of "and", wanted @citekey as alias but ended up renaming filename as "@citekey" as can't add it as alias programatically. This is either or situation.

End goal is to be able to link to literature note [[link]] either by title or by @citekey in Obsidian.

The syntax "@citekey" could be useful if later would decide to parse a long .md file to latex other than fact that it ("@citekey") is prevalent syntax for citing within markdown community.

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@aidenlx could frontmatter as template be a feasible feature request?

[InvisCat]

... solution is to rename file as @citekey and manually add alias fields from side pane ...

My bad with incorrect use of "and", wanted @citekey as alias but ended up renaming filename as "@citekey" as can't add it as alias programatically. This is either or situation.

End goal is to be able to link to literature note [[link]] either by title or by @citekey in Obsidian.

The syntax "@citekey" could be useful if later would decide to parse a long .md file to latex other than fact that it ("@citekey") is prevalent syntax for citing within markdown community.

@aidenlx could frontmatter as template be a feasible feature request?

+1, I need this feature too.

In addition to hoping to customize the alias item, I would also like to customize how other frontmatter content is stored. For example, I would like to keep only the first item of certain arrays (e.g. DOI, Extra) and flatten them. It would be helpful if I could have a custom frontmatter template.

Thanks @aidenlx .

[aidenlx]

In v1.1.0-beta.0, you can use the following

aliases: @<%= it.citekey %>

make sure to check out the document on this changes and cheatsheets