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AshSimmonds

05/10/2022, 2:59 PM
Is there a way to automatically render text blocks of backlink mentions? I know how to do it manually, but that requires writing the stuff, then remembering to make a reference back to it etc. I get backlinks section can sorta do this with links in an extra pane which you need to click-through to see, but it'd be nice to auto-generate the mentions within the page itself.
Use case: I play a video game almost daily, with 2-10 short games of it a day. I could go and put my scores into the entry for the game itself, but trying to use the Calendar thing for daily tracking of stuff where I can put stream-of-consciousness in like Doogie Howser or whatever. Eg - entry added in `daily.journal.2022.05.10.md`:
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## [[video-games.tetris]] played

 - 01: easy, score: 370
 - 02: medium, score: 330
 - etc

## [[video-games.door-kickers]] on sale

AU$8.68 on [[steam]] until [[daily.journal.2029.05.10]]
Then in my Tetris entry it auto-records my scores, and in Door Kickers it records sales or whatever info I want to add to check later.
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SeriousBug

05/10/2022, 3:03 PM
> Is there a way to automatically render text blocks of backlink mentions? No unfortunately, but you might be able to get something working with wildcard link references. That would look like:
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![[daily.journal.*#videogamesdoorkickers]]
https://wiki.dendron.so/notes/f1af56bb-db27-47ae-8406-61a98de6c78c/#wildcard-link-reference
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AshSimmonds

05/10/2022, 3:05 PM
Ok thanks, I'll look into that.
This also super useful for other times when just freestyle journalling who you had meetings with or what projects worked on or had for breakfast etc.
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SeriousBug

05/10/2022, 3:16 PM
Oh, also forgot to mention you can do
![[daily.journal.*#videogamesdoorkickers:#*]]
to make sure you only get that section if there are multiple sections in the note. The key is
:#*
at the end
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AshSimmonds

05/10/2022, 3:31 PM
Unfortunately that syntax shows EVERY file that DOESN'T have the section.
Can see the potential here though if we tweak the syntax, just a few filters like this would almost completely replace my need for Todoist/Notion.
Ok example of a daily journal stream of consciousness that I just want to get sorted at end of the day and check backlinks when less busy - that one with all the curvy tendrils are projecty things/people/stuff I've mentioned in the journal entry:
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