#1

Current behavior: Pasting http://example.com results in literally http://example.com added to the file. Markdown automatically displays it as a link, but without title information.

Desired behavior: Allow URLs to be pasted/dragged into the form of [Page Title](http://example.com), according to the page’s HTML <title> tag. This is also how a browser saves bookmarks.

This could use an alternate shortcut such as Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + V, sharing the same mode as Ability to paste with behavior like Word's "Merge Formatting".

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Ability to paste with behavior like Word's "Merge Formatting"
#2

I like the way that the “Markdown All in One” plugin for vscode handles this. If you select text in your md, then paste a URL, it formats it like a link.

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#3

Folding Text also formats dragged links with the title information – at least when it’s from Chrome. Very important feature as I consider switching from Folding Text.

#4

That has been done as a plugin, also available through the app.

The OP’s description (which I also found duplicated here) is still not present, but could be made as a plugin too.

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#5

+1, I’d love for this to be built into Obsidian rather than a community plug-in.

#6

+1 for this feature request

#7

I just started using Obsidian a few days ago and have been feeling this pain as I try to put sites into Notes.

I’ve made a plugin obsidian-auto-link-title which fetches the link title when you paste a URL (with no additional text) and formats the link for you.

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#8

Would you publish this as a community plugin, please?

#9

I submitted it and am just waiting for approval. Hopefully it’ll get approved soon so you can use it!

I’ve added a few additional features as far as pulling the titles from existing URLs and updating Markdown Link titles via another command.

auto-link-title

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#11

Hope to pass the audit quickly.

#12

FYI there’s another plugin doing basically the same thing (but not in community plugins).