Mention Things

by Philipp Stracker
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Description

Category: Note Enhancements

The Mention Things plugin introduces a flexible way to create mentions in Obsidian notes using customizable trigger characters like '@' or '#'. It enhances note-linking by offering suggestions based on the typed character and search term, allowing users to link people, projects, or any custom category with ease. Settings allow fine-tuning of matching behavior, character triggers, and input restrictions, making it highly adaptable to different workflows. Once a mention is selected, the plugin creates a properly formatted link and places the cursor conveniently for continuous writing.

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Latest Version

2 months ago

Changelog

  • New: Mention type (link/text)
  • New: Links use your Obsidian configuration (WikiLink or Markdown link)
  • New: Preview of the generated mention item
  • Change: Improved prefix list, removed invalid characters like >

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Mention Things

Obsidian plugin that adds support to mention other notes via customizable signs. Most commonly used to @-mention people:

Preview of the auto-complete popup

When you hit enter on a suggestion, it'll create a link that looks like this:

The author was [[@Rich Hickey]]

and leave the cursor at the end.

Credits: This plugin is based on saibotsivad/obsidian-at-people by Tobias Davis

Options

Screenshot of the settings page

Mention Types

Character - The symbol (like "@" or "&") that triggers the suggestion box while typing. Each character can be associated with a different type of mention.

Label - A descriptive name (like "Person" or "Project") that appears in the suggestion box when creating new entries. This helps identify what type of content you're creating.

Type - Whether the note-name should be inserted as a real link, or if you just want to auto-complete the filename as plain-text (useful when using Virtual Linker or similar plugins)

General Settings

Match from start - When enabled, only suggests items that begin with your search term. Recommended for faster, more precise matching.

Max match length - Limits how many characters you can type before suggestions stop appearing. Prevents suggestions from showing when typing longer text that happens to start with a mention character.

Stop characters - Any character in this list will immediately close the suggestion box when typed. Helpful for quickly dismissing suggestions when you type punctuation or special characters.

Changelog

1.1.0

  • New: Mention type (link/text)
  • New: Links use your Obsidian configuration (WikiLink or Markdown link)
  • New: Preview of the generated mention item
  • Change: Improved prefix list, removed invalid characters like >

1.0.2

  • Change: Switched to new Settings API

1.0.1

  • Public release

License

Published and made available freely under the Very Open License.

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