JWL Linker Plugin for Obsidian
Display all bible references as JW Library links In Reading View. Adds a Command to convert bible references and jw.org 'Finder' links to JW Library links in Editing View.
Download the latest jwl-linker release, unzip it, and drop the folder into your {Obsidian Vault}/.obsidian/plugins folder. Edit the plugin folder name to remove the version number, e.g. -v.0.1.1, and then restart Obsidian.
You will need to go to the Plugin Settings page in Obsidian and enable the plugin.
The plugin has two key features:
Displays valid bible references as JW Library links.
Open any page that contains bible verse references, e.g. Rom 1:20; Psalm 89:18; 1 Cor 9:26, etc... and then simply switch to Reading View.
You should see that all bible verse references are now displayed as hyperlinks; in addition any abbreviated bible book names are written out in full.
Note: This only affects the Reading View not the underlying Markdown text
Adds a Command to convert both Bible references and jw.org "Finder" links to JW Library links.
You can either:
- Use the default Convert to JWL Link editor command provided (right-click if you are on Desktop, add the command to the Mobile toolbar on phone/tablet)
- Use a plugin like Commander to add the new command wherever you prefer
- Use the Command Bar
Ctrl + Pto call up the command as needed; just start typing "jw..." and it should pop up.
Click anywhere in a line or select text that contains a bible verse reference or a jw.org Finder link 1. Then click the Convert to JWL link command and the links should be converted immediately.
Note: Unlike the option above this rewrites bible references as a markdown links in the Markdown text. The Reading View option above is non-destructive.
Click on the newly created link to open it in your installed JW Library app directly at that verse or publication reference.
Footnotes
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The type of link you get when you click on the Share Link option, either online or in the JW Library App. ↩