Aliases for note names

There have been a couple of implementation suggestions in this thread, but if I might add one more: Use frontmatter. So for a note called “Getting Things Done”, have the frontmatter:

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alias: GTD, GTD Method
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[note content]

and then [[Getting Things Done]], [[GTD]] and [[GTD Method]] will all link to the “Getting Things Done” note.

Currently, as a (not ideal) workaround, I’ve been creating alias pages that just link to the correct page. In the example above, I’d have a “GTD” note which solely contains

see: [[Getting Things Done]]]

Alternatively, you could use the wiki-like idea of “redirect pages” where you create an alias page like I do, then specify the redirect in the frontmatter like so:

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redirect: [[Getting Things Done]]
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Then it would be up to Obsidian to redirect to “Getting Things Done” when you click on [[GTD]], and also perhaps to remove “alias” notes on the graph while keeping (redirected) links in-tact.
Now that I’ve written it out like that it sounds messy as hell. Maybe just not that option…

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