There are situations where you actually want the link text to be rewritten: e.g. when the link is just listed in a “See Also” section. In these cases it’s because the link text is supposed to be the title of the note. The underlying semantics of wikilinks should not change. If you want stable link …

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WhiteNoise January 14, 2026, 4:52pm 3

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If a link has matching name and alias, do not change alias if the note is renamed Feature requests

If a link has matching name and alias, do not change alias if the note is renamed. Assume there is a link [[note_a|note_a]] to note_a. If note_a is renamed to note_b, the link should become [[note_b|note_a]]. This may be beneficial for users who want to make sure that alias (display text) remains the same, even if the note is renamed. Related FR

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