MentisCell – Notes Best Practices: Linking

Summary

Linking is the backbone of networked thought.
Use WikiLinks whenever possible for resilience and automatic updates.

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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. (I, personally, don't use it.)
• 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

• Hub – Notes Best Practices
• Note linking process
• Metadata and input quality

Tags

#linking #wikilinks #bestpractices #mentiscraft

Contributors

Created with the support of Microsoft Copilot on 2025-10-04.
Validated and edited by Jorge Godoy.

Source or Origin of Information

• Original - Notes Best Practices