Issues with installation

[scriptor-dga]

I tried to install Sortable both by downloading the repo in the plugin folder and also with the BRAT plugin. In the first case, when I try to toggle on Sortable in the community plugins settings, it says "Failed to load Sortable" and it stays off. And if I use BRAT, I can successfully toggle Sortable on, but I can't find it in the list of activated plugins on the left. Nor can I find it from the command palette.

[alexandru-dinu]

Hello,

Cloning / downloading the repo will not install the plugin, as you essentially need the main.js file which is not tracked by git.

You have to:

• download main.js, manifest.json, styles.css from the latest release
• move them to vault/.obsidian/plugins/obsidian-sortable/
• enable "Sortable" from the Obsidian "Community plugins" settings

Please try again and let me know how it goes.

I am not familiar with the BRAT plugin -- the installation should not require additional stuff. Furthermore, there is an open pull request to have Sortable listed in the community plugins. When approved, this is facilitate the installation process.

Thanks!

[scriptor-dga]

Ok this is even weirder. Now the plugin is toggled on and it works, as in I can sort columns, but I still can't see it in the Community plugins list on the left!

[alexandru-dinu]

Yes, I mentioned above that there's an open pull request that, when accepted, will officially list the plugin in the "community plugins" section. This is the way Obsidian manages their plugin system. As of right now, the plugin can only be installed manually.

Moreover, if I am not mistaken, in the left pane you should be able to see only plugins that can be configured. Sortable does not have any settings at the moment.

This is how it looks on my machine -- notice that "Tag Wrangler" is enabled, but not present in the left pane: