Obsidian Compatibility
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2026-04-17
Overview
The theme provides compatibility support for Obsidian's official Markdown extension syntax through the vuepress-plugin-md-power plugin, enabling Obsidian users to write documentation using familiar syntax.
Currently supported Obsidian extension syntax includes:
- Wiki Links - Syntax for inter-page linking
- Embeds - Embed content from other files into the current page
- Comments - Add comments visible only during editing
No plans to support extension syntax provided by Obsidian's third-party community plugins
Wiki Links
Wiki Links are syntax for linking to other notes in Obsidian.
Syntax
[[filename]]
[[filename#heading]]
[[filename#heading#subheading]]
[[filename|alias]]
[[filename#heading|alias]]Filename Search Rules
When using Wiki Links, filenames are matched according to the following rules:
Match Priority:
- Page Title - Priority matching against page titles
- Full Path - Exact match against file paths
- Fuzzy Match - Match filenames at the end of paths
Path Resolution Rules:
- Relative paths (starting with
.): Resolved relative to the current file's directory - Absolute paths (not starting with
.): Searched throughout the document tree, with shortest path taking precedence - Directory form (ending with
/): MatchesREADME.mdorindex.htmlwithin that directory
Example:
Assuming the following document structure:
docs/
├── README.md (title: "Home")
├── guide/
│ ├── README.md (title: "Guide")
│ └── markdown/
│ └── obsidian.mdIn docs/guide/markdown/obsidian.md:
| Syntax | Match Result |
|---|---|
[[Home]] | Matches docs/README.md (via title) |
[[Guide]] | Matches docs/guide/README.md (via title) |
[[./]] | Matches docs/guide/markdown/README.md (relative path) |
[[../]] | Matches docs/guide/README.md (parent directory) |
[[guide/]] | Matches docs/guide/README.md (directory form) |
Examples
External Links:
Input:
[[https://example.com|External Link]]Output:
Internal Anchor Links:
Input:
[[QR Code]] <!-- Search by title -->
[[npm-to]] <!-- Search by filename -->
[[guide/markdown/math]] <!-- Search by file path -->
[[#Wiki Links]] <!-- Heading on current page -->
[[file-tree#configuration]] <!-- Search by filename, link to heading -->Output:
Obsidian Compatibility > Wiki Links
Obsidian Official - Wiki Links
Embeds
The embed syntax allows you to insert other file resources into the current page.
Syntax
![[filename]]
![[filename#heading]]
![[filename#heading#subheading]]Filename search rules are the same as Wiki Links.
Resources starting with / or having no path prefix like ./ are loaded from the public directory
Image Embeds
Syntax:
![[image.png]]
![[image.png|300]]
![[image.png|300x200]]Supported formats: jpg, jpeg, png, gif, avif, webp, svg, bmp, ico, tiff, apng, jfif, pjpeg, pjp, xbm
Input:
![[images/custom-hero.jpg]]Output:

PDF Embeds
Note
PDF embeds require the markdown.pdf plugin to be enabled for proper functionality.
Syntax:
![[document.pdf]]
![[document.pdf#page=1]] <!-- #page=1 means first page -->
![[document.pdf#page=1#height=300]] <!-- #height=300 means height of 300px -->Audio Embeds
Note
Audio embeds require the file path to be correct and the file to exist in the document directory.
Input:
![[audio.mp3]]Output:
Supported formats: mp3, flac, wav, ogg, opus, webm, acc
Video Embeds
Note
Video embeds require the markdown.artPlayer plugin to be enabled for proper functionality.
Input:
![[video.mp4]]Output:
Supported formats: mp4, webm, mov, etc.
Content Fragment Embeds
Content fragments under a specified heading can be embedded using #heading:
Input:
![[my-note]]
![[my-note#heading-one]]
![[my-note#heading-one#subheading]]Obsidian Official - EmbedsObsidian Official - File Formats
Comments
Content wrapped in %% is treated as a comment and will not be rendered on the page.
Syntax
Inline Comments:
This is an %%inline comment%% example.Block Comments:
%%
This is a block comment.
It can span multiple lines.
%%Examples
Inline Comments:
Input:
This is an %%inline comment%% example.Output:
This is an example.
Block Comments:
Input:
Content before the comment
%%
This is a block comment.
It can span multiple lines.
%%
Content after the commentOutput:
Content before the comment
Content after the comment
Related Documentation: Obsidian Official - Comments
Configuration
You can enable or disable these plugins in the theme configuration:
export default defineUserConfig({
theme: plumeTheme({
plugins: {
mdPower: {
// Obsidian compatibility plugin configuration
obsidian: {
wikiLink: true, // Wiki Links
embedLink: true, // Embeds
comment: true, // Comments
},
pdf: true, // PDF embed functionality
artPlayer: true, // Video embed functionality
}
}
})
})Configuration Options
wikiLinkOptionalboolean
true
Enable Wiki Links syntax
embedLinkOptionalboolean
true
Enable embed content syntax
commentOptionalboolean
true
Enable comment syntax
Notes
- These plugins provide compatibility support and do not fully implement all of Obsidian's functionality
- Some Obsidian-specific features (such as the graph view for internal links, bidirectional links, etc.) are outside the scope of this support
- When embedding content, the embedded page also participates in the theme's build process
- PDF embeds require the
pdfplugin to be enabled simultaneously - Video embeds require the
artPlayerplugin to be enabled simultaneously
