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Nav Weight for Obsidian

Sort your navigation items (file explorer) by markdown frontmatter values, allowing custom ordering.

Best For

power usersresearchersgtd usersacademicsdevelopers

Key Use Cases

  • Organizing daily notes by priority weight
  • Ordering project files by custom sequence
  • Sorting reference materials by a specific frontmatter field

Pros

  • Simple setup: just add a frontmatter key
  • Provides granular control over file order
  • Works with any frontmatter field

Limitations

  • Requires manual frontmatter entry
  • Does not sort folders, only files
  • Limited to navigation panel (file explorer)

Tags

sortingnavigationfrontmatterorganizationfilessidebar

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