Frontmatter confusion - For plugins only and yet plugins require the data

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Hi Lise,

Let me clarify. There are a few confusing points at play.

  1. Some users had the expectation that the YAML metadata is also parsed by our link engine in search for linked or unlinked mentions. This does not happen. So if you put text there, obsidian ignores it for the purpose of linking and even search.

  2. The medata HAS to be in a very specific format and if you make a mistake, it won’t work at all.

  3. Since YAML is rigid, we had the idea of having the user input their data not manually (which is prone to error) but with a GUI. Neither us nor the plugin authors got to the point of writing GUIs to let user input their metadata

That being said if know what you doing and undestand the limitations/complications, go ahead:

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