Aliased Headings

Use case or problem

As a neurodivergent user that manages a knowledge base/second brain/coping mechanism in Obsidian
I want the ability to link headings within a topic as aliased content
So that I don’t have to write out the alias every time and can find new connections and generalisations between topics I may have missed

Proposed solution

  • It should be possible to assign an alias to a heading
  • Given a heading already exists in a note, when a user enters a new alias, then an option to add an existing heading should appear
  • Given an alias has been attached to a heading, when there are missing outgoing or backlinks to this head, then suggestions should provided in the existing pane as with current functionality
  • Given an alias has been attached to a heading, when the user types [] and an associated alias, then it should offer an autocomplete to the heading as per the existing functionality

Solution ideas:

  • Add a selection to the properties tool when typing an existing heading into the alias field
  • Add a pane that allows mapping of aliases to headings

Current workaround (optional)

Every time a topic is being readdressed/mentioned, I currently have to type out [[Note#Heading|Alias]] which is laborious

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