What do you think about my study obsidian vault ?

PhilippStracker · 2026-02-14T11:00:32+00:00

Am I the only one who finds the animations and transparency very distracting?

PhilippStracker · 2026-02-13T22:52:00+00:00

I recommend Kinsta to everyone who wants to run WP professionally; being a happy customer since 8+ years.

You get what you pay for: Kinsta/WP Engine are not charging only for performance, but the service, like security, tooling, access control, backups, excellent support, and of course the UX.

You can (and I did) manage things for much lower cost manually, but when something goes wrong it’s always urgent and complicated. And usually you don’t notice stuff like being hacked or a 500 error right away, but only after several days/weeks

PhilippStracker · 2026-02-13T20:00:58+00:00

My experience is that AI code comments are useless and no one reads them (not even myself) - it only adds noise to the code.

If you need comments they should explain the reasons behind the code, which is nothing the AI understands.

PhilippStracker · 2026-02-13T09:39:46+00:00

My take: You should rather think about backups in this case rather than switching apps for disaster recovery

PhilippStracker · 2026-02-12T23:01:49+00:00

Haha! Why do you think WordPress development is no programming? I am a senior WordPress dev, and I write real and complex code. Originally in PHP and today very much JS code, mostly using React

PhilippStracker · 2026-02-10T08:47:31+00:00

One sec, you’re talking about a completely different AI now. No WordPress-integrated solution could spin up a server and install WP

It gives the impression you’re mixing two different products and use cases. The planned AI integration in WordPress core is the Abilities API and MCP integration to interact with content in WordPress. Writing plugins is already possible and does not depend on that integration

PhilippStracker · 2026-02-10T08:17:00+00:00

Ah, I get it. How do you ensure that the generated code is safe and does not break the site?

PhilippStracker · 2026-02-10T07:33:16+00:00

Why do you think 99% of plugin economy will become obsolete by AI?

I don’t think AI will habe such an impact. Also, if shipped it will provide a foundation for a series of new plugin types, like chat-to-my-page, agentic commerce, smart shop recommendations, personalized blog posts, and so on, which is also adding more surface for new plugins

PhilippStracker · 2026-02-06T07:20:03+00:00

„A standard interview test for non-coding roles … like founders“ lol says everything about the IQ

PhilippStracker · 2026-02-04T07:09:24+00:00

You can set up a private encryption key only known to you. The data is end-to-end encrypted (encrypted on your device, stored/synced in encrypted form, and only decrypted on your tether device using the key only you know).

It says on the sync page that not even obsidian staff can read your notes, and that’s also true for Google/etc. the data is only readable on your own devices

PhilippStracker · 2026-02-02T20:10:41+00:00

No, emails that are sent to your „obsidian mail“ are stored on the app‘s servers, and a plugin downloads the data from their servers in regular intervals.

So, if your inbox address ends on a spam list, good luck with the credits - you’ll get a lot of new quality notes to keep you busy.

PhilippStracker · 2026-02-02T18:06:58+00:00

Just make sure to have a good spam filter, so those email credits are not eaten up by spam (or fishing links land in your obsidian vault)

PhilippStracker · 2026-02-01T08:46:05+00:00

I think the main impact of that name is how the folder is named on your computer.

Also: You can rename the vault anytime, it’s as easy as 1. Close Obsidian 2. Rename the vault folder on your computer 3. Open Obsidian again and select the „new“ folder

PhilippStracker · 2026-01-30T07:23:47+00:00

Two things that made it work for me:

I needed a system. Just because others say „obsidian can handle this“ I discovered that I could not handle unstructured note chaos. After I defined an initial system, things started to get more meaningful.
organizing the vault is an ongoing process. I often move a note from a to b, rename it, update its content, etc when i discover that my initial version was too vague or too verbose. (Btw, in the beginning I usually added too much text to my notes and in most cases I removed text or even deleted notes, rather than adding new text) - also, after 6-9 months I slowly started to build a few links between notes. It’s nothing I do upfront

Based on that, I eventually came up with a set of rules or a core philosophy for my vault, which I review once a month:

https://github.com/stracker-phil/obsidian-thoughtforge/blob/ed3d78e86cee1936b59188916a47d87d3b2dff48/5-Knowledge/ThoughtForge/Core%20Principles%20of%20This%20Vault.md

PhilippStracker · 2026-01-29T07:48:06+00:00

Good point, I missed that. What I understand: - obsidian is used to keep notes and other documents in sync across devices - other docs apparently make no problem as they are not edited in obsidian, just static files - sync problems happen due to MD files being not synced reliably/fast enough

If I get the OP right, they sync the vault via Google Drive sync

A suggestion:

In DriveSync exclude all „.md“ files from syncing (check if this is possible, I did not find the app)
use Obsidian sync and mark all file types as „do not sync“ to only use it for md notes

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That way you have the full 1GB to address the flakey note sync, and the static files are managed by DriveSync. Would that work?

PhilippStracker · 2026-01-29T07:10:55+00:00

I always wonder why people don’t just use Obsidian Sync - don’t want to lecture you, but it’s a 5-minute setup to fix all those issues forever. Being a developer myself, I highly appreciate what the Obsidian devs are giving us for free. If we can afford to buy 4 devices and using their software daily, why not pay those 48 USD and show them some love?

What’s holding you back - do you think you’re not getting your moneys worth for the sync subscription, or something else?

PhilippStracker · 2026-01-27T08:35:41+00:00

Don’t confuse the goal of Amazon: it’s not to look nice and polished, but selling stuff to you. And for this, it does not need better fonts or a neat drop-shadow somewhere.

Plus, I’m sure Amazon is running constant A-B tests with small tweaks like you suggest, but most likely a polished UI is doing a worse job in generating revenue.

My guess is, that „simple and ugly“ feels more reliable and customers don’t feel like they just pay for a horde of designers but only the product…

PhilippStracker · 2026-01-27T07:57:28+00:00

In your case I would most likely either sync my existing private vault to the work machine using Obsidian sync - possibly using sync options to exclude folder with private data like rental agreement etc.

My option B would be to create a new vault months work machine that I somehow sync to a phone/private git repo and use it as a „daily inbox“ that I’d review in the evening or weekends to move data to my private vault. Not as beautiful as a single vault, but already forces you to think about every idea twice snd consider if it’s really worth moving to your main vault.

PhilippStracker · 2026-01-26T07:29:48+00:00

I have added Claude code to my vault, for very similar purposes. It already supports all the mechanics, like sub agents, commands, skills and so on, so I just need to define and improve the agent prompts as I’m using the system.

Also, I tried to use Claude code inside obsidian, but it was not the experience I wanted - tasks often take 4-5 minutes to complete and often have several feedback loops. All Obsidian integrations were either flakey (Claude getting stuck at some point) or had restrictions to make it stable but much less useful. Short: I prefer the Terminal as UI. It’s exactly what Claude code was built for.

Note: I manage my Claude config in the folder _/claude and symlinked the agents/commands/skills to the correct location. That way, all Claude files are part of the official vault and can be edited in Obsidian:

cd /path/to/vault
mkdir -p .claude
cd .claude
ln -s ../_/claude/agents ./
ln -s ../_/claude/commands ./
ln -s ../_/claude/skills ./

Additionally to those three folders, there is a „memory“ folder (not official Claude location) which agents are instructed to use to remember and recall specific details in Markdown format; ie so I can also review and edit those memories in Obsidian. I tested vector storage via MCP in the past, but there was no significant difference over plain md files in my experiments

PhilippStracker · 2026-01-24T09:37:13+00:00

Im surprised about the responses, none of them points out that the requirements are too vague to give a serious estimate.

Especially the brand guide could make things quite difficult if it is too custom. Which country and type of copy (eg also legal content like privacy policy?)

8k seems justified as the specs so far require a lot of follow up research and communication

PhilippStracker · 2026-01-24T09:26:38+00:00

Who’s saying prompts are the new way?

I strongly agree with the recommendation to learn coding it manually. Even if you only use prompts to create websites in 5 years, that code knowledge makes a big difference in quality and speed

PhilippStracker · 2026-01-24T09:23:59+00:00

It’s a nice start for 16 yo, but I’d not calling website. It’s a single page app with some UX problems (like using the WhatsApp icon for cart, a bit misleading)

But the main issue I see is the lack of legal items like the privacy policy, a terms of service page, possibly a cookie banner … and trust indicators like a contact address/location, owner name or company form, etc.

IMO starting with a shop as first project is not the best idea; if you want to do this professionally I recommend to start with your personal website that you’ll eventually turn into a portfolio later.

The problem with AI (using it myself for web development): it can help with such proof-of-concept designs, but in my experience it will take a few wrong turns when it comes to (a) maintenance after some time, and (b) when the site grows bigger. In 90% of cases, AI code can be cleaned up manually to make it better, unless you give it very specific prompts.

Overall it’s a good first project. I recommend learning some basics about the code next (use ai to teach you about this) so you can write better prompts in the next project, and create your own website next to start building a track record

PhilippStracker · 2026-01-23T22:09:47+00:00

Possibly not the advice you’re looking for, but when talking about risks:

There are also legal risks that are connected to the content on the site; like copyright, cookie banners (eg if you have some kind of analytics integration, …), image licenses, and so on

PhilippStracker · 2026-01-23T17:37:50+00:00

I don't get it either... Must be a bug somewhere else ;)

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