Obsidian Plugin Workflows

This note documents how the wiki should use Obsidian plugins without making the vault fragile. obsidian plugins

Dataview

Use Dataview for catalogs that should update automatically.

UsePattern
All notesFROM "VizzyCode"
Component scriptsFROM "VizzyCode/02 - Components"
ExamplesFROM "VizzyCode/02 - Components/Examples"
Open tasksTASK FROM "VizzyCode" WHERE !completed

Avoid timestamp dashboards

The wiki avoids date-based panels. Prefer stable catalogs by name, type, tags, and status.

Advanced Tables

Use Advanced Tables to keep reference tables aligned and easy to edit.

Table typeWhere usedRule
Responsibility tablesComponent notesKeep columns short: Area, Behavior.
Command tablesCLI and VS Code notesKeep examples in inline code unless multi-line is needed.
Tag tablesTag TaxonomyKeep one canonical tag per row.
Troubleshooting tables14 - TroubleshootingUse Error, Cause, Solution.

Table style

Prefer three or four columns. If a row needs a paragraph, move that detail below the table as a callout.

Tag Wrangler

Use Tag Wrangler for vocabulary cleanup.

TaskRecommended action
Rename a tagRename globally from the tag pane.
Merge similar tagsPick the canonical tag from Tag Taxonomy.
Audit tagsOpen Tag Catalog after changes.
Filter graphUse canonical area and object tags.

Safe Plugin Boundaries

Do not make core documentation depend on one plugin

Dataview catalogs are helpful, but every critical workflow should still be reachable through ordinary wikilinks from 00 - Home and Component Map.

Related notes: 00 - Home, Tag Catalog, Tag Taxonomy, Script Catalog, Graph View Guide.