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[GH-ISSUE #4367] Make it easier to rename new page #1949

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opened 2026-03-23 21:18:28 +00:00 by mirror · 5 comments

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Originally created by @halr9000 on GitHub (Jan 11, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/issues/4367

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I usually, but not always want to choose the title as I create a page. But I NEVER want a page called untitled! Consider an automatic naming convention feature such as https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zettelkasten

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Every single time I create a note

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Originally created by @halr9000 on GitHub (Jan 11, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/issues/4367 ### Description I usually, but not always want to choose the title as I create a page. But I NEVER want a page called untitled! Consider an automatic naming convention feature such as https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zettelkasten ### Impact Every single time I create a note ### Additional Context _No response_

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@nobee49 commented on GitHub (Jan 26, 2024):

I'd like to have that to +1

@nobee49 commented on GitHub (Jan 26, 2024): I'd like to have that to +1

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@Xazin commented on GitHub (Feb 7, 2024):

I've added a shortcut (F2) to rename current view. Let me know if you have any suggestions for improvements.

Will close this for now.

@Xazin commented on GitHub (Feb 7, 2024): I've added a shortcut (F2) to rename current view. Let me know if you have any suggestions for improvements. Will close this for now.

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@halr9000 commented on GitHub (Feb 10, 2024):

I've added a shortcut (F2) to rename current view. Let me know if you have any suggestions for improvements.

How would this help on mobile? Please also try the same workflow from there. No such thing at an F2 on phones. :)

@halr9000 commented on GitHub (Feb 10, 2024): > I've added a shortcut (F2) to rename current view. Let me know if you have any suggestions for improvements. How would this help on mobile? Please also try the same workflow from there. No such thing at an F2 on phones. :)

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@Xazin commented on GitHub (Feb 10, 2024):

I've added a shortcut (F2) to rename current view. Let me know if you have any suggestions for improvements.

How would this help on mobile? Please also try the same workflow from there. No such thing at an F2 on phones. :)

I think the automatic naming conventions similar to Zettelkasten would be too non-specific and generic to work for most use cases. I would say this is really specific.

We can improve renaming pages on Mobile, of course. But I think the two taps to rename the current page doesn't seem too bad to me.

In the future we will have the title of the view at the top of a document/database to be readily editable, also on Mobile.

@Xazin commented on GitHub (Feb 10, 2024): > > I've added a shortcut (F2) to rename current view. Let me know if you have any suggestions for improvements. > > > > How would this help on mobile? Please also try the same workflow from there. No such thing at an F2 on phones. :) I think the automatic naming conventions similar to Zettelkasten would be too non-specific and generic to work for most use cases. I would say this is really specific. We can improve renaming pages on Mobile, of course. But I think the two taps to rename the current page doesn't seem too bad to me. In the future we will have the title of the view at the top of a document/database to be readily editable, also on Mobile.

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2026-03-23 21:18:29 +00:00

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@halr9000 commented on GitHub (Feb 11, 2024):

I think the automatic naming conventions similar to Zettelkasten would be too non-specific and generic to work for most use cases. I would say this is really specific.

For the record, I respect Zettelkasten-style systems and want that to work for me, but am not quite a convert, mainly due to not having found a tool which automatically takes care of the parts I don't want to think about, or when I have, I didn't find appealing the amount of perceived work required to learn and customize that system to do what I wanted. (Mostly thinking of Obsidian in the latter case, into which I have invested much time an typing.)

We can improve renaming pages on Mobile, of course. But I think the two taps to rename the current page doesn't seem too bad to me.

Agree to disagree, but that's ok, as there's no one right way to please everyone in this realm of Personal Knowledge Management. The "P" aspect has to do with how we've trained our brains to work over years and decades of various kinds of notetaking. In my case, key requirements are:

super minimal time-to-notetaking

forcing me to make decisions such as where to place a note or what to title it can kill an idea mid-stream

automated/templated title, metadata extraction & classification

knowing what causes (1), it is equally unlikely that I will remember to "properly" categorize a note, resulting in "Untitled Note Syndrome", and inability to make best use of past notes.

In the future we will have the title of the view at the top of a document/database to be readily editable, also on Mobile.

Looking forward to this! Have you considered some sort of simple template/macro system? There's no need to change a title when creation follows a pattern that makes sense to the user

@halr9000 commented on GitHub (Feb 11, 2024): > I think the automatic naming conventions similar to Zettelkasten would be too non-specific and generic to work for most use cases. I would say this is really specific. For the record, I respect Zettelkasten-style systems and want that to work for me, but am not quite a convert, mainly due to not having found a tool which automatically takes care of the parts I don't want to think about, or when I have, I didn't find appealing the amount of perceived work required to learn and customize that system to do what I wanted. (Mostly thinking of Obsidian in the latter case, into which I have invested much time an typing.) > We can improve renaming pages on Mobile, of course. But I think the two taps to rename the current page doesn't seem too bad to me. Agree to disagree, but that's ok, as there's no one right way to please everyone in this realm of Personal Knowledge Management. The "P" aspect has to do with how we've trained our brains to work over years and decades of various kinds of notetaking. In my case, key requirements are: 1. super minimal time-to-notetaking - forcing me to make decisions such as where to place a note or what to title it can kill an idea mid-stream 2. automated/templated title, metadata extraction & classification - knowing what causes (1), it is equally unlikely that I will remember to "properly" categorize a note, resulting in "Untitled Note Syndrome", and inability to make best use of past notes. > In the future we will have the title of the view at the top of a document/database to be readily editable, also on Mobile. Looking forward to this! Have you considered some sort of simple template/macro system? There's no need to change a title when creation follows a pattern that makes sense to the user

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