Add the source URL of the page in export

Features
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Hi everyone,

I've been using Joplin's web clipper to gather a lot of information, and now I want to export these clippings into Markdown files. The problem is that when I use the standard Markdown export, I lose all the note properties (metadata) like the source URL, creation date, etc.

I need this metadata for a data analysis project, so I'm looking for a way to include it in the exported Markdown files.

Exporting the Joplin database: Is it possible to export the database and then write a script to extract the metadata and link it to the

Manually adding metadata: Is there a way to add the metadata to the notes before exporting, in an automated way ?

Has anyone successfully exported Joplin notes with metadata to Markdown?

Any suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated!

thank you

AP

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@aflip welcome to the forum.

Export > MD - Markdown + Front Matter includes the metadata in the .md file. Will that help?

I clipped your post (above) and exported it from Joplin as Markdown + Front Matter and it looks like this:

---
title: Add the source URL of the page in export - Features - Joplin Forum
updated: 2024-10-25 16:55:51Z
created: 2024-10-25 16:55:51Z
source: >-
  https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/add-the-source-url-of-the-page-in-export/41576
---

This is the first time aflip has posted — let’s welcome them to our community!

Hi everyone,

I've been using Joplin's web clipper to gather a lot of information, and now I want to export these clippings into Markdown files. The problem is that when I use the standard Markdown export, I lose all the note properties (metadata) like the source URL, creation date, etc.

I need this metadata for a data analysis project, so I'm looking for a way to include it in the exported Markdown files.

Exporting the Joplin database: Is it possible to export the database and then write a script to extract the metadata and link it to the

Manually adding metadata: Is there a way to add the metadata to the notes before exporting, in an automated way ?

Has anyone successfully exported Joplin notes with metadata to Markdown?

Any suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated!

thank you

AP
3

Thank you! solved.