dsebastien_obsidian-graph-explorer-base-view/documentation/Configuration.md

Configuration

Global Settings

Plugin settings define defaults for new views. After a view is created, its settings are independent.

Setting	Type	Default	Description
Default explored property	string	explored	Frontmatter property name for explored status
Maturity property	string	maturity	Frontmatter property name for maturity level
Graduated notes property	string	graduated_notes	Frontmatter property name for graduated notes list
Default color scheme	string	explored	Node coloring in new views (explored, confidence, wiki_role, maturity, created, tags)
Default size scheme	string	connections	Node sizing in new views (connections, uniform)
Show frontier by default	boolean	false	Whether new views show frontier nodes
Show external by default	boolean	false	Whether new views show external nodes
Default explored filter	string	all	Default explored filter (all, explored, unexplored)
Default preset	string	""	View preset key (empty = custom)
Node spacing	number	1500	Force repulsion strength (200–5000)

View Options (per Base instance)

Each view inherits plugin settings as initial defaults, then operates independently.

Option	Type	Default	Description
Explored property name	text	from plugin	Frontmatter property for explored status
Maturity property name	text	from plugin	Frontmatter property for maturity level
Graduated notes property name	text	from plugin	Frontmatter property for graduated notes list
Show linked notes outside the base	toggle	from plugin	Include external linked nodes
Show frontier nodes (unresolved links)	toggle	from plugin	Show placeholder nodes for non-existent link targets
Filter by explored status	dropdown	from plugin	All / Explored only / Unexplored only
Color nodes by	dropdown	from plugin	Property for node coloring
Size nodes by	dropdown	from plugin	Property for node sizing
View preset	dropdown	from plugin	Apply a built-in preset

Canvas Controls (runtime, not persisted)

Control	Range	Default	Description
Spacing slider	200–5000	1500	Node repulsion distance
Size slider	20–300%	100%	Node scale multiplier
Text slider	20–300%	100%	Label scale multiplier

Persisted View State

Key	Type	Description
nodePositions	JSON	Dragged node positions, keyed by file path