MentisCell – Notes Best Practices: Linking
Summary
Linking is the backbone of networked thought.
Use WikiLinks whenever possible for resilience and automatic updates.
Link to this note
MentisCell – Notes Best Practices: Linking
Content
- Prefer WikiLinks (
[[Note]]) for internal references. - Use Markdown links
[text](url)for external URIs. - Use search before creating new notes.
- Backlinks plugin helps identify missing connections.
- Various Complements plugin can suggest links while typing.
- Rule of reuse: if a section is needed in 2+ places, make it a note.
Essence
- Linking = context and discoverability.
- WikiLinks > Markdown for internal notes.
- Search first, then create.
Interconnections
Tags
#linking #wikilinks #bestpractices #mentiscraft
Contributors
Created with the support of Microsoft Copilot on 2025-10-04.
Validated and edited by Jorge Godoy.