Logseq/Frontmatter/alias

• alias:: for more convenient or alternate names

  • In Logseq, if page [[Super Long Name]] has frontmatter alias:: [[Shortname]], then clicking [[Shortname]] anywhere in the graph navigates to [[Super Long Name]].
  • Appropriate uses: real alternate names, plural or contextual link surfaces, handles, acronyms, and other useful discovery forms.

  • Aliases are human-curated, not agent-generated

    • Agents add an alias only when codekiln asks for it and otherwise suggest candidates in chat, per My/AI/Rule/Logseq/No Aliases Unless Asked.

  • Be judicious — do not proliferate aliases

    • Every alias added to the graph slows down auto-complete and may confuse the human operator about which form is canonical.

  • Use singular canonical names; alias the plural

    • This garden uses singular canonical page names; plural or contextual references belong in alias::.

  • Do not create redundant aliases

    • Do not create an alias that only repeats parent namespace context already expressed by the page title.

  • Searching for aliases

    • When auditing or pruning aliases, verify each with rg '[[Candidate Name]]' pages/ journals/ to check graph usage before keeping it. For a graph-wide audit, nbb-logseq is more appropriate than ad hoc text search.