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EnglishHow can I suggest features or share my Obsidian plugins and themes on the forum?
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The Obsidian Forum routes each kind of contribution to a specific category, and picking the right one is most of the work. Core feature suggestions go to Feature requests, third-party plugin ideas go to Plugins ideas, and finished work — plugins, themes, CSS snippets, workflows, templates — goes to Share & showcase. Theme and CSS development questions have their own developer category. The sections below cover what belongs where, how voting works, and what to check before you post.
Suggesting a feature for core Obsidian
Post in the Feature requests category when you want something added to Obsidian itself, not to a community plugin.
Two things to know before you write:
- Likes are votes. The forum states plainly that "Likes (Hearts) = Votes," so a suggestion's support is measured by hearts rather than by replies. A short, clear request that people agree with can outrank a long thread.
- Search for duplicates first. The category description asks you to "try searching the forum for duplicates before posting." If a thread already exists, adding your heart and a comment is more useful than starting a parallel one.
If your idea is really about a third-party plugin rather than core Obsidian, it belongs in Plugins ideas instead — see below.
Sharing a plugin idea vs. a finished plugin
These are two different categories, and mixing them up is the most common misfile.
| What you have | Where it goes |
|---|---|
| An idea for a third-party plugin you'd like someone to build | Plugins ideas |
| A completed plugin you built | Share & showcase |
| A completed theme | Share & showcase |
| A CSS snippet, workflow, or template | Share & showcase |
The Plugins ideas category is described as a place to "share ideas for third-party plugins you would like to use." Its description also notes that implemented plugins "should open a thread in Share & showcase" — so once an idea becomes real code, it moves.
Share & showcase is the home for finished work of any kind: "Showcase your plugins, themes, CSS snippets, workflows, templates, and nifty hacks." If you've built something and want people to use it, this is the destination.
Getting help while building a theme or plugin
If your work isn't finished yet and you're stuck on the technical side, there are dedicated developer categories:
- Devs: Plugins & API — for the plugin interface and technical questions while working with Obsidian. The category points to the Dev Docs and a
#plugin-devchannel on Discord. Note that questions about inclusion in the community directory are handled in a separate Discord forum, and completed plugins still go to Share & showcase. - Devs: Theme Design & Custom CSS — for designing themes and snippets with CSS, with a
#theme-devchannel on Discord. Completed themes also go to Share & showcase.
So the pattern is: ask development questions in the Devs categories, then post the finished result in Share & showcase.
Before you post anything
A few habits save you and everyone else time:
- Search first. Both Feature requests and Bug reports explicitly ask you to check for duplicates.
- Read the relevant guide. The Help category points to the User Guide, and Bug reports points to the Troubleshooting Guide. There are separate forum sections for API and CSS questions.
- Match the category to the artifact. Idea → Plugins ideas. Finished → Share & showcase. Core suggestion → Feature requests. Development question → the matching Devs category.
- Use hearts as votes. If you support an existing feature request, like it rather than posting "+1."
If you'd rather chat than post, the forum notes there's a Discord channel for general help, plus the #plugin-dev and #theme-dev channels for development topics.