7.3.9 Collection Navigation Commands ↑

7.3.9.4 Generate a Collection Index

As an extension to the original Markdown spec from John Gruber, a Collection Index may be generated by placing the literal {:index} on a line by itself, as in the following example:

{:index}

This command will generate HTML showing an index to the entire Collection to which the Note belongs, drawing from the Index field entries found in the Collection.

The generated index will be in the form of a Definition List, with links to the indexed Notes.

When using the Generate Web Book feature, this Markdown extension can be used to generate a Web page visible in any Web browser, as part of the generated web book.

See this Collection’s Index to the Knowledge Base for an example.

Note that, when using Merge Templates and converting Markdown to HTML, you will likely also need to use the Variable Modifier identified as the Wiki-Style Links Mod, typically with a value of ‘w1’, in order to make sure that this command resolves effectively, since it generates wiki-style links in Markdown before the conversion to HTML takes place.