What I’m trying to do
Fundamentally, I like the idea of unique identifiers like UUIDs or timestamp IDs and the concept of permalinks, which can be implemented when linking notes. However, I also appreciate descriptive filenames that immediately reveal what the note is about. This is especially useful if you ever find yourself in a situation where you need to access your knowledge collection without a tool like Obsidian.
Is it possible in Obsidian to combine both concepts (permalinks + descriptive filenames), or do I have to choose one over the other?
Possible approach: The ID could be stored as a property within the note rather than in the filename. When I want to link a note internally, I would select the appropriate note as usual from the search suggestions. But the actual linking would then be based on the ID property -something like [Filename -- Alias](ID). Would such an approach be feasible, or is there another solution?
Things I have tried
I’ve done some pretty intensive research using Google and AI. Of course, I also searched through the Obsidian Help documentation and this forum, but I couldn’t really find anything relevant.
Permalinks are usually only discussed in the context of Obsidian Publish. And when I search for “link” and “property” here in the forum, most discussions seem to focus on embedding links within properties, not on linking to a note based on a property’s value.
I also looked into several community plugins related to links and linking, but I couldn’t find anything suitable there either.
Based on my research, I would have to answer my own question with “No, it’s not possible.” But maybe someone here has an idea after all(?)