Hi,
I’d like to suggest an improvement for the Graph View in Obsidian. Currently, when using a filter such as -tag:tutorial
, it not only removes the tags from the graph but also excludes all notes associated with those tags. This can be inconvenient for users who want to keep the notes visible while preventing certain tags from influencing the graph’s structure.
The Problem:
For example:
- I use the tag
#tutorial
to categorize notes of an instructional nature, whether they’re on a subject or another, since both notes are a tutorial. - In the Graph View, these tags create links between notes that aren’t conceptually related, simply because they share the same tag.
- If I want to prevent the tag
#tutorial
from impacting the graph’s structure, applying-tag:tutorial
as a filter excludes the associated notes entirely, which is not the desired behavior.
Proposed Improvement:
Add an option or toggle in the Graph View Settings to hide tags only, while keeping the associated notes visible and connected. This could work as follows:
- Connections between notes are preserved.
- Tags (and their direct connections) are simply hidden from the visual graph interface.
Benefits:
- This would create a cleaner graph view, especially for users who use general tags (e.g.,
#tutorial
,#project
, etc.) to organize their notes. - It would result in a conceptually more meaningful graph without unnecessary visual clutter.
Thank you for your incredible work on Obsidian and for considering this suggestion!