Uplink Tree

An uplink is a special kind of backlink created using Folgezettel Links. An uplink tree (aka. “uptree”) of a zettel is the subset of the Folgezettel Heterarchy which branch off to the zettel. Uplink tree is displayed immediately above the zettel’s title; all backlinks of the zettel are displayed immediately below the zettel’s content.

Folgezettel Links
- Wiki-links (see Linking) may be labelled as “folgezettel” if you are writing a “structure note” (or hub note, or index note). Folgezettel links are used to curate a tree-like structure (termed Folgezettel Heterarchy) for your zettelkasten, which structure is used in both Uplink Tree# and Impulse.
- If you are just starting out, begin with plain wiki-links. Once your get comfortable, experiment with making some of them folgezettel, while confirming the desired heterarchy in Impulse or Uplink Tree#.
Directory Tree
- This is one reason why it’s good practice to give your directories an Atomic and autonomous Zettel ID–once you’ve generated your zettelkasten, you no longer have the parent directories around to provide context, because the context is provided by the zettel’s location in the Folgezettel Heterarchy (as can be visually seen in Uplink Tree#). The example from before, ./Home/Projects, would create a note for your home projects with the ID Projects–we can no longer tell that it is specifically home projects. (The other reason it is good to have unique IDs is to avoid ID clash, as covered above.)

Plugins#
- Uplink Tree#
- Parent directory zettel
Graph visualization#
- A backlink of a zettel is a zettel that links to it. If that link is a folgezettel link, it is called an “uplink”. Each zettel has its Uplink Tree# displayed at the top.
Folgezettel Heterarchy#
- Uplink Tree#: Subset of the above, branching off to the zettel.