# Automatic backlinks (with manual insert option)

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/automatic-backlinks-with-manual-insert-option/13632>\
**Category:** Plugins\
**Created:** [5 January 2021 14:00 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/automatic-backlinks-with-manual-insert-option/13632 "2021-01-05T14:00:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![symisz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/symisz/32/3995_2.png) [@symisz](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/symisz)\
**Post date:** [10 January 2021 21:33 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/automatic-backlinks-with-manual-insert-option/13632/23 "2021-01-10T21:33:48Z")

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Thanks for the plugin! Works great. I'm on Joplin 1.5.14 (prod, win32)

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**Author:** ![ambrt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/ambrt/32/4428_2.png) [@ambrt](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/ambrt)\
**Post date:** [11 January 2021 16:05 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/automatic-backlinks-with-manual-insert-option/13632/24 "2021-01-11T16:05:03Z")

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> [@davidpoza](#):
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> Just for notifying it, is plugin working on 1.6.6? At least not for me... I've returned to 1.6.4

> [@jb261](#):
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> Not working for me either on Joplin v1.6.6.

I have the same issue.  
For now solution is to downgrade.

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**Author:** ![jb261](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/jb261/32/7324_2.png) [@jb261](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/jb261)\
**Post date:** [11 January 2021 16:14 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/automatic-backlinks-with-manual-insert-option/13632/25 "2021-01-11T16:14:02Z")

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Tried downgrading to 1.6.5, but plugin still doesn't work. Downgraded to 1.6.4 and it works, so breaking change occurred in 1.6.5.

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**Author:** ![jb261](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/jb261/32/7324_2.png) [@jb261](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/jb261)\
**Post date:** [12 January 2021 03:01 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/automatic-backlinks-with-manual-insert-option/13632/26 "2021-01-12T03:01:00Z")

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Working in Joplin 1.6.7 which was released a few hours ago.

> **[Release v1.6.7 · laurent22/joplin](https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/releases/tag/v1.6.7)**
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> s/tag/v1.6.7

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**Author:** ![jb261](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/jb261/32/7324_2.png) [@jb261](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/jb261)\
**Post date:** [21 January 2021 14:17 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/automatic-backlinks-with-manual-insert-option/13632/27 "2021-01-21T14:17:13Z")

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In Joplin 1.7.3, in plugins section, I see:  
 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/2X/5/541c22f62c05fff5829f55f5ed5372ae5d6f42a3.png)

But when I check github, I see that v1.0.3 _is_ the latest version.  
 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/2X/9/93c0ef36b29b7cfdbcaa4b82d7e3dbcfe4b4f550.png)

Not seeing this behavior with other plugins, so I'm not sure if it's a problem with this plugin, the repo, or Joplin v1.7.3.

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**Author:** ![ambrt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/ambrt/32/4428_2.png) [@ambrt](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/ambrt)\
**Post date:** [21 January 2021 15:53 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/automatic-backlinks-with-manual-insert-option/13632/28 "2021-01-21T15:53:23Z")

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> [@jb261](#):
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> With other plugins, so I'm not sure if it's a problem with this plugin, the repo, or Joplin v1.7.3

Releases are separate way of distributing plugins (installing from file).  
And indeed there is one release behind the version in Joplin manager.  
The manager way is preferred but i will update release to make it consistent.

Thanks for posting.

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**Author:** ![gingerman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/47e85d/32.png) [@gingerman](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/gingerman)\
**Post date:** [25 January 2021 11:32 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/automatic-backlinks-with-manual-insert-option/13632/29 "2021-01-25T11:32:19Z")

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Nice plugin.

The icon for the plugin is different when we use WYSWYG mode but works correctly in markdown mode.

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**Author:** ![ambrt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/ambrt/32/4428_2.png) [@ambrt](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/ambrt)\
**Post date:** [25 January 2021 13:46 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/automatic-backlinks-with-manual-insert-option/13632/30 "2021-01-25T13:46:33Z")

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Thanks 🙂

As for icon it seems to be a bug. I posted issue about [Icons of plugins in WYSIWYG are broken · Issue #4414 · laurent22/joplin · GitHub](https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/issues/4414)

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**Author:** ![ambrt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/ambrt/32/4428_2.png) [@ambrt](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/ambrt)\
**Post date:** [26 January 2021 12:48 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/automatic-backlinks-with-manual-insert-option/13632/31 "2021-01-26T12:48:53Z")

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Hi every body!

Dropped in to announce ... automatic backlinks ! 🥳  
It works with Joplin 1.7.4.

Its pushed to plugins registry and is also available here: EDIT version 2.0.0 has a bug use 2.0.1 [Release Automated backlinks! · ambrt/joplin-plugin-referencing-notes · GitHub](https://github.com/ambrt/joplin-plugin-referencing-notes/releases/tag/v2.0.1)

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**Author:** ![johano](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/johano/32/1053_2.png) [@johano](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/johano)\
**Post date:** [26 January 2021 14:52 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/automatic-backlinks-with-manual-insert-option/13632/32 "2021-01-26T14:52:47Z")

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Hi @ambrt, wholehearted thank you for your work!

Would it be very difficult to have an exception list, either in the settings, or in a file manually configured?

Or to allow user to flag existing notes not to be processed by Automatic Backlink? An HTML comment for example in existing notes that would tell your plugin to ignore this note.,  
e.g. `<!--autobacklink ignore-->`?

### The reason being to handle scenarios like that below:

An issue I came up against with the backlinks plugin is it's picking up "noise" from, another excellecnt plugin, the [Note Overview plugin](https://github.com/JackGruber/joplin-plugin-note-overview).

In this case if I have a longish list of Overview Notes saved for example: To Dos in Titles, To Dos in body, Updated last 7 days, etc — the backlink plugin (depending on the filters set in the Overview Notes) will include backlinks to all these transitory notes in many notes.

Hope that's clear enough to make sense! 🙂

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**Author:** ![ambrt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/ambrt/32/4428_2.png) [@ambrt](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/ambrt)\
**Post date:** [26 January 2021 19:01 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/automatic-backlinks-with-manual-insert-option/13632/33 "2021-01-26T19:01:01Z")

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Thanks for kind words 🙂

It would be nice to have it in settings but i think the only way now is manually through comment in text, like you suggest.

Next version will include this feature.

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**Author:** ![johano](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/johano/32/1053_2.png) [@johano](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/johano)\
**Post date:** [26 January 2021 20:16 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/automatic-backlinks-with-manual-insert-option/13632/34 "2021-01-26T20:16:00Z")

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Wow! Fast! 🙂

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**Author:** ![ambrt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/ambrt/32/4428_2.png) [@ambrt](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/ambrt)\
**Post date:** [27 January 2021 19:02 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/automatic-backlinks-with-manual-insert-option/13632/35 "2021-01-27T19:02:09Z")

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New version is out!

Ignore note flag `<!-- backlinks-ignore -->`  
,option to hide section if there are no backlinks and few bug fixes.

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**Author:** ![johano](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/johano/32/1053_2.png) [@johano](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/johano)\
**Post date:** [27 January 2021 19:37 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/automatic-backlinks-with-manual-insert-option/13632/36 "2021-01-27T19:37:06Z")

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👍

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**Author:** ![GrarUgla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9f8e36/32.png) [@GrarUgla](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/GrarUgla)\
**Post date:** [27 January 2021 20:17 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/automatic-backlinks-with-manual-insert-option/13632/37 "2021-01-27T20:17:36Z")

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Unfortunately, the current version of the _Note Overview_ plugin overwrites the `<! - backlinks-ignore ->` comment when generating a body of note.  
And if you put `<! - backlinks-ignore ->` before  
` <! - note-overview-plugin`  
` search: resource: image / *`  
` fields: updated_time, title, size`  
` sort: updated_time DESC`  
` ->`  
then _Note Overview_ does not work. But this is a wish to the author of the _Note Overview_ )

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**Author:** ![Mat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Mat](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Mat)\
**Post date:** [31 January 2021 00:24 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/automatic-backlinks-with-manual-insert-option/13632/38 "2021-01-31T00:24:05Z")

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> [@ambrt](#):
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> After install,the icon of hand will be added to Toolbar  
> ![ref-icon](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/2X/2/2d0e7b60e11260bd9a088fc9777771ea8e02779e.png)  
> Clicking on will insert backlinks into text body of the note

Hi, thanks for this plugin! I am trying to use it as well but I can't see the icon ![ref-icon](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/2X/2/2d0e7b60e11260bd9a088fc9777771ea8e02779e.png)

It must be obvious but I can't see it, can you please help? Maybe with a screenshot?

Many thanks

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**Author:** ![jb261](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/jb261/32/7324_2.png) [@jb261](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/jb261)\
**Post date:** [31 January 2021 02:30 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/automatic-backlinks-with-manual-insert-option/13632/39 "2021-01-31T02:30:38Z")

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![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/2X/5/528468fd184ac2bac5c90375a5fb1b9efce468aa.png)

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**Author:** ![Mat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Mat](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Mat)\
**Post date:** [31 January 2021 16:20 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/automatic-backlinks-with-manual-insert-option/13632/40 "2021-01-31T16:20:08Z")

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Thank you! Okay I know why I couldn't see it, it is because I was on the v1.6.8.  
So I upgraded to the latest pre-release `v1.7.10` and I can now see it! Amazing!  
I played a bit with it and it is working great for me! Good work!

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**Author:** ![ambrt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/ambrt/32/4428_2.png) [@ambrt](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/ambrt)\
**Post date:** [31 January 2021 20:03 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/automatic-backlinks-with-manual-insert-option/13632/41 "2021-01-31T20:03:48Z")

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I think i have solution to this, will apply it.

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**Author:** ![zblesk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/zblesk/32/11_2.png) [@zblesk](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/zblesk)\
**Post date:** [3 February 2021 14:58 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/automatic-backlinks-with-manual-insert-option/13632/42 "2021-02-03T14:58:48Z")

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Is it possible to have the backlinks in a separate pane on the side, not inserted into the note text itself?

I'd like backlinks, but since this seems to modify the note text (which I don't want), I'm reluctant to try it out.

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