Obsidian plugin and vault development

Plugin Compatibility Issues

Pain pointTrend: NewConfidence: LowFirst seen 7/29/2026 · last seen 7/29/2026

Opportunity score

25

Mentions

3

Communities

1

Growth since last check

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What's happening

Users report problems with plugin compatibility after updates, leading to frustration and a lack of functionality. They seek solutions to manage and maintain their plugins effectively.

Why this score: The recurring issue of plugin compatibility after updates indicates a significant pain point, but no immediate purchasing intent is noted.

Who's affected

Obsidian users with multiple pluginsplugin developers

What people try to do

  • Checking for updates and compatibility manually.
  • Seeking help from the community to troubleshoot issues.

Why current solutions fail

  • Frequent updates causing plugins to break or become incompatible.
  • Lack of clear communication from developers about plugin statuses.

What to build

  • Develop a compatibility checker tool for plugins after updates.
  • Create a community-driven database of plugin compatibility statuses.
  • Implement a notification system for users when plugins are updated.

Evidence

Problems updating to Version 1.7.4 with 64 plugins

Dear Yurcee, Thank you very much for your thoughtful and detailed response. I'm sure your writing will also be helpful to other Obsidian users reading this thread. I, too, would like to share my experiences with Obsidian and its plugins in the future. I believe such posts are extremely valuable f...

obsidian-forum · Paladin · 10/30/2024

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Persistent Syncing Issues with Plugins, Settings, and Hotkeys Across Devices

What I'm trying to do I'm trying to sync my Obsidian vaults across multiple devices—Mac Mini, MacBook Air, iPad Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, and Boox Palma—without losing any settings, 3rd party plugins, or hotkeys in the process. While Obsidian Sync does a great job syncing notes, it consistently fai...

obsidian-forum · shayonpal · 9/24/2024

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A big number of plugins make Obsidian slow (Community plugin settings & Command palette)

Opening the Developer Console with CMD+SHIFT+I and looking for red text might help you further. Try deactivating plugins with names coming up in red text there. Also, just a hunch: do you have Settings Search plugin on? I've deactivated it and I do similar janitor jobs every month or so and after...

obsidian-forum · gino_m · 12/29/2023

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