Stroll + retroactive linking?

[Duncan]

Hi,

First, thanks so much for making software like Stroll freely available - it's awesome!

I was wondering, is there a way to retroactively create links?

For example, say I'm making lots of tiddlers (if that's the right term) containing research for a new project about Fish.

Then 10+ tiddlers into my research I realise that I'm focusing on mackarel (because they're the funkiest dancers in the sea).

Can I then create a [[mackarel]] link that retroactively updates all the mentions of mackarel in my 10+ tiddlers into links?

Or do I need to anticipate what links I will need in a project at the beginning?

I went through the tutorial but couldn't see this functionality.

Thanks for any help.

And again thank you for making this software freely available!

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[TW Tones]

Duncan,

Have you tried the freelinks plugin? Its in the standard plugins

It will go a long way to doing this. Whilst active it turns any valid tiddlername mentioned in a tiddlers text to a link to that will open the tiddler.

You could use the Bimlases highlight searched text plugin

https://bimlas.gitlab.io/tw5-highlight-searched-text/

This would allow you to see on screen everywhere "mackarel" is in use, then add a new tiddler called mackarel such that it will become a link using freelinks.

Some discussion has being had to see if we could then alter the wikitext of tiddlers containing mackarel to transform it into a permanent link [[mackarel]] however you can do it manually, but do you need to if free-links is available. Also a search text contains mackarel should always work.

Regards

Tony

[David Gifford]

Hi Duncan, I am glad you are enjoying Stroll and finding it useful.

1) To get the freelinks plugin TW Tones mentioned, go to https://tiddlywiki.com/#%24%3A%2FControlPanel, plugins tab, Get more plugins button.

2) Another option would be to to use one of the search and replace plugins (see at https://dynalist.io/d/zUP-nIWu2FFoXH-oM7L7d9DM#q=replace) to search for mackerel and replace it with [[mackerel]].

HTH

Dave Gifford

[Duncan]

Thanks both, the search and replace plugins are perfect for what I had in mind.