Manual Block ID Automatic Updating

[WhiteNoise]

You are confusing me.

@3cht3mus1k

To have to do the updating each time and in every instance points to a lot of issues that others have outlined in the other posts referenced above.

This was implemented. You need to use the right-click menu on the block id.

What @CawlinTeffid is referring to is this

Automatic/inline update of links to headers and blocks when they are modified (no extra dialog window)

I have it from the horse’s mouth (Licat’s) directly: Preserve links after renaming headings has already been implemented - you just have to trigger the rename using the right click menu on the heading. Blocks don’t get renamed often so we haven’t prioritized it. My reply: The right click trigger is not workable in practice. You have to remember to do it. It should be an automatic thing, like the automatic adjustment of links when file names are changed. Licat’s explanation: Unfortunate…

or to a lesser (and more likely) extent

Add counters/markers for headings and blocks that are referenced somewhere else

It would be helpful to have some visual indication when a heading or block is referenced somewhere else in the vault (and possibly how many times). This is particularly important as a signal for the user to manually trigger the “rename header” functionality (and the upcoming rename block). A marker in the gutter could serve this purpose. The third party plugins “Strange New Worlds” and “Block-reference-count” implement similar functionality.