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- folders not set up for the custom order remain on the standard Obsidian sorting
- support for imposing inheritance of order specifications with flexible exclusion and overriding logic
## Table of contents
## Table of Contents
- [TL;DR Usage](#tldr-usage)
- [Simple case 1: in root folder sort entries alphabetically treating folders and files equally](#simple-case-1-in-root-folder-sort-entries-alphabetically-treating-folders-and-files-equally)
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The [ribbon icon](#ribbon_icon) acts also as the visual indicator of the current state of the plugin - see
the [ribbon icon](#ribbon_icon) section for details
[🔼 Back To Top](#table-of-contents)
### Simple case 1: in root folder sort entries alphabetically treating folders and files equally
The specified rule is to sort items alphabetically in the root folder of the vault
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![Simplest example](https://github.com/SebastianMC/obsidian-custom-sort/blob/master/docs/svg/simplest-example.svg)
[🔼 Back To Top](#table-of-contents)
### Simple case 2: impose manual order of some items in root folder
The specification here lists items (files and folders) by name in the desired order
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![Simplest example](https://github.com/SebastianMC/obsidian-custom-sort/blob/master/docs/svg/simplest-example-2.svg)
[🔼 Back To Top](#table-of-contents)
### Example 3: In root folder, let files go first and folders get pushed to the bottom
Files go first, sorted by modification date descending (newest note in the top)
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![Files go first example](https://github.com/SebastianMC/obsidian-custom-sort/blob/master/docs/svg/files-go-first.svg)
[🔼 Back To Top](#table-of-contents)
### Example 4: In root folder, pin a focus note, then Inbox folder, and push archive to the bottom
The specification below says:
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> If the `target-folder:` line is omitted, the specification will be applied to the parent folder of the note, which has
> the same effect as `target-folder: .`
[🔼 Back To Top](#table-of-contents)
### Example 5: P.A.R.A. method example
The P.A.R.A. system for organizing digital information is based on the four specifically named folders ordered as in the
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![Result of the example](https://github.com/SebastianMC/obsidian-custom-sort/blob/master/docs/svg/p_a_r_a.svg)
[🔼 Back To Top](#table-of-contents)
### Example 6: P.A.R.A. example with smart syntax
Instead of listing full names of folders or notes, you can use the prefix or suffix of prefix+suffix notation with the
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REMARK: the wildcard expression '...' can be used only once per line
```
[🔼 Back To Top](#table-of-contents)
### Example 7: Apply the same sorting rules to two folders
Let's tell a few folders to sort their child notes and child folders by created date reverse order (newer go first)
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No visualization for this example needed
[🔼 Back To Top](#table-of-contents)
### Example 8: Specify rules for multiple folders
The specification can contain rules and orders for more than one folder
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![Result of the example](https://github.com/SebastianMC/obsidian-custom-sort/blob/master/docs/svg/multi-folder.svg)
[🔼 Back To Top](#table-of-contents)
### Example 9: Sort by numerical suffix
This is interesting.
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![Order by numerical suffix](https://github.com/SebastianMC/obsidian-custom-sort/blob/master/docs/svg/by-suffix.svg)
[🔼 Back To Top](#table-of-contents)
### Example 10: Sample book structure with Roman numbered chapters
Roman numbers are also supported. This example uses the `\R+` token in connection with the wildcard `...`
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![Book - Roman chapters](https://github.com/SebastianMC/obsidian-custom-sort/blob/master/docs/svg/roman-chapters.svg)
[🔼 Back To Top](#table-of-contents)
### Example 11: Sample book structure with compound Roman number suffixes
Roman compound numbers are also supported. This example uses the `\.R+` token (a Roman compound number with '.' as separator) in connection with the wildcard `...` (and the important SPACE inbetween).
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![Book - Roman compound suffixes](https://github.com/SebastianMC/obsidian-custom-sort/blob/master/docs/svg/roman-suffix.svg)
[🔼 Back To Top](#table-of-contents)
### Example 12: Apply same sorting to all folders in the vault
Apply the same advanced modified date sorting to all folders in the Vault. The advanced modified sorting treats the folders
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---
```
[🔼 Back To Top](#table-of-contents)
### Example 13: Sorting rules inheritance by subfolders
A more advanced example showing finetuned options of manipulating of sorting rules inheritance:
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---
```
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### Example 14: Grouping and sorting by metadata value
Notes can contain metadata, let me use the example inspired by the [Feature Request #23](https://github.com/SebastianMC/obsidian-custom-sort/issues/23).
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> The `with-metadata:` keyword can be used with other specifiers like `/:files with-metadata: Pages` or `/folders with-metadata: Pages`
> If the metadata name is omitted, the default `sort-index-value` metadata name is assumed.
[🔼 Back To Top](#table-of-contents)
## Alphabetical, Natural and True Alphabetical sorting orders
The 'A-Z' sorting (visible in Obsidian UI of file explorer) at some point before the 1.0.0 release of Obsidian actually became the so-called 'natural' sort order.
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< true a-z
```
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## Location of sorting specification YAML entry
You can keep the custom sorting specifications in any of the following locations (or in all of them):
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<a name="ribbon_icon"></a>
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## Ribbon icon
Click the ribbon icon to toggle the plugin between enabled and suspended states.
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- Click to enable and apply custom sorting or to disable custom sorting
- To get notified about custom sort plugin state, enable the mobile-specific notifications in plugin settings
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## Installing the plugin
### From the official Obsidian Community Plugins page
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or directly in the Obsidian app itself.
Search the plugin by its name 'CUSTOM FILE EXPLORER SORTING'
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### Installing the plugin using BRAT
> NOTE
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3. Specify this repository: `SebastianMC/obsidian-custom-sort`
3. Enable the `Custom File Explorer sorting` plugin (`Settings` -> `Community Plugins`)
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### Manually installing the plugin
> NOTE
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> Note: The `.obsidian` folder may be hidden.
> On macOS, you should be able to press Command+Shift+Dot to show the folder in Finder.
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## Credits
Thanks to [Nothingislost](https://github.com/nothingislost) for the monkey-patching ideas of File Explorer
in [obsidian-bartender](https://github.com/nothingislost/obsidian-bartender)
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