Autocomplete metadata / enforce types

Once each of us set up a system with tags and other metadata, it becomes essential to enforce it or have a central place showing us what is missing.

for example:
We may set that state tag can be wip or done.
So when you start typing #state/ there will be autocomplete for these 2 options, and if anything else is in there we will be shown an error.

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This would also help prevent misspelling the word which oftentimes end in multiple variations of the same concept.

Tags do autocomplete after the first use. So creating a new tag is simply a matter of not choosing an available tag. If a tag is already in use in your vault, the autocomplete suggester kicks in as soon as you start to type.

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If you have tags that are misspelled or you want to make mass changes to tag names the Tag Wrangler plugin from PJ Eby is your friend. :grinning:

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@laughingmaus you are 100% right.

I tried to simplify the plugin request and pointed to something irrelevant on the way :sweat_smile:

What this can be useful for is metadata that is not linked.
For example, dataview special tags like something:: value.
It is used in dataview, but on many other plugins like “tracker”.

Good point. I am not using dataview or tracker right now, in part because whenever I automate, I forget. I need a little bit of hands-on to keep me moving.

I’m sure there are plenty of other users who would love it though if those special tags had autocomplete.