Hi all,
I needed a way to merge one note into another while turning the old note name into an alias, but couldn’t find any existing plugin that did exactly this. So, even though I’m a beginner at plugin development, I built Merge as Alias with the help of AI.
It lets you merge a note cleanly while automatically:
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Adding the source note name as an alias on the target note
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Updating all internal links to use the alias format ([[Target|Old Note]])
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Merging content and frontmatter (with configurable options)
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Opening the target note when done
I’ve tested it enough for my own use cases, and it’s been working reliably for me. I’m sharing it now in case others find it useful — I remember seeing a few people request this kind of functionality before, for example here and here and here and here.
Installation (Beta):
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Install BRAT from the Community Plugins store
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Go to BRAT settings → Add Beta plugin
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Paste this repository: GitHub - Quietbyday/obsidian-merge-as-alias: Obsidian plugin: Merge one note into another while preserving the old name as alias. · GitHub
I’d appreciate any feedback, especially around the frontmatter merging behavior and any edge cases you might run into.