This was inspired by an unofficial discourse reference guide with a few extra tips for Obsidian users. Have a look there; it’s a great write-up on the features of Discourse forums. Not all forums support everything, but tables and TOCs work here! Sorry math folks, no LaTeX for you. Some other useful links:
Text Formatting
The forum uses the same markdown as Obsidian. You can use the “B” or “I” in the editor bar or type out the markdown yourself:
Writing:
**bold word** or __bold word__
*italicized word* or _italicized word_
_combo of **bold** and **italic**_
~~strike-through word~~
Results in:
bold word or bold word
italicized word or italicized word
combo of bold and italic
strike-through word
Links
There are a few different ways of adding links in the forum. The easiest is probably from the editor bar; the link icon. The hotkey Cmd/Ctrl + K brings up the same “Insert Hyperlink” window/modal. To write a markdown link yourself, just as in Obsidian, enclose the display text in brackets, [my link], and then the URL in parenthesis (https://my.great.site.com)
Writing:
Check out [Obsidian Help](https://help.obsidian.md).
Results in:
Check out Obsidian Help.
- A URL on a line with nothing else produces a link preview:
- On a line of its own, you can surround the URL in angle brackets
< >like this<https://help.obsidian.md>if you don’t want the link preview to display:
Code Formatting
To include code or something formatted as code within a sentence, surround it with backticks ` and `
Writing:
You can override your `.obsidian` folder per device in _Settings > About > Advanced_ -> Override config folder.
Results in:
You can override your .obsidian folder per device in Settings > About > Advanced → Override config folder.
Surrounding code with three backticks will allow the code to span multiple lines.
Writing:
```
body:is(.theme-light, .theme-dark) {
--text-normal: rgb(153,50,204);
}
```
Results in:
body:is(.theme-light, .theme-dark) {
--text-normal: rgb(153,50,204);
}
If you have a code block, search query, dataview query, etc., within the section you want to show others, use four backticks ```` at the beginning and end. This keeps the whole section shown as you intend it to be.
Writing:
````
## Editor font color
- [x] Have a look at different shades of purple
```css
/* change default font color */
body:is(.theme-light, .theme-dark) {
--text-normal: rgb(153,50,204);
}
```
````
Results in:
## Editor font color
- [x] Have a look at different shades of purple
```css
/* change default font color */
body:is(.theme-light, .theme-dark) {
--text-normal: rgb(153,50,204);
}
```
[ Corrections and suggestions for revision are welcome! Don’t be too harsh 
]