alphahasher_obsidian-remove-links/README.md

Link Removal Plugin

• Simple and lightweight plugin for Obsidian to remove hyperlinks and wikilinks from either selections or the entire file.

Right in the Context Menu!

Remove Hyperlink format in file/selection

Input	Output
[Google](www.google.com)	Google
[text with [brackets]](https://example.com)	text with [brackets]
[text with \[escaped\] brackets](https://example.com)	text with \[escaped\] brackets
[OK go song](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Won%27t_Let_You_Down_(OK_Go_song))	OK go song
	REMOVED

Remove WikiLinks format in file/selection

Input	Output
[[example.md]]	example.md
[[example.md|alias]]	alias OR REMOVED (depending on setting)
![[example.png]]	REMOVED
![[example.png|300]]	REMOVED
[[text with \\[escaped\\] brackets]]	text with \\[escaped\\] brackets
[[text with \\[escaped\\] brackets|alias]]	alias OR REMOVED (depending on setting)

Easy Command and Hotkey Assignment

Release Notes

• 1.0.0: Initial release.
• 1.1.0: Add Notice's for hyperlink removal logic and added context menu options.
• 1.2.0: Added unit testing (for developers) and updated hyperlink removal logic to handle more edge cases.
• 1.2.1: Improved plugin structure, this does not affect functionality but makes it easier to maintain and extend in the future.
• 1.3.0: Added hyperlink removal from image attachment case
• 2.0.0: Added WikiLinks support with option to keep or remove alias
• 2.1.0: Added optional setting to keep or remove hyperlink text in [text](link)