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Hidden Hyperlinks Plugin for Obsidian

Hide arbitrary text behind display text and copy the hidden payload to the clipboard when clicked.

Features

• Hide Secret Text: Hide any text behind clickable display text
• One-Click Copy: Click to copy hidden text to clipboard
• Customizable Syntax: Configure your own delimiters and separators
• Unobtrusive Notifications: Get feedback when text is copied
• Theme-Aware Styling: Adapts to your Obsidian theme
• Tooltip: Show the hidden payload when hovering over the display text

Usage

Basic Syntax

Using the default delimiters:

::hidden payload|display text::

• hidden payload - The secret text that gets copied to clipboard
• display text - What users see and click on

Examples

* start interactive slurm job using ::srun --gres=gpu:1 --pty bash|this::

* I found this cool ::https://very-long-url.com/with/many/parameters|website::.

* this useful python file is ::really/long/file/path/that/does/not/nicely/fit/anywhere|here::

Custom Delimiters

You can customize the delimiters in the plugin settings:

• Start Delimiter: Default ::
• Separator: Default |
• End Delimiter: Default ::
• Notification Text: Default "Copied to clipboard!"

Installation

From Obsidian Community Plugins

1. Open Obsidian Settings
2. Go to Community Plugins and disable Safe Mode
3. Click Browse and search for "Hidden Hyperlinks"
4. Install and enable the plugin

Manual Installation

1. Download the latest release files (main.js, manifest.json, styles.css)
2. Create a folder named obsidian-hidden-hyperlinks in your vault's .obsidian/plugins/ directory
3. Place the downloaded files in this folder
4. Reload Obsidian and enable the plugin in Community Plugins settings

Development

Building the Plugin

npm install
npm run build

Development Mode

npm run dev

This will watch for changes and rebuild automatically.

License

MIT

Support

If you encounter any issues or have feature requests, please file them on the GitHub repository.