Slash ( / ) Support for Creating Subfolders During Linking or in Search Objects Creation

Problem:

When linking content (e.g. a website) to a folder that doesn't yet have the desired subcategory, users are forced to interrupt their flow and manually create the subfolder elsewhere before returning to complete the link.

Proposed Solution:

Allow users to create nested folders using / syntax directly in the link-to-folder input.

Example flow:
  1. User types Marketing/New Channel Ideas into the folder selection input.

  2. System shows suggestions like:

    • Create New Folder in Books/Marketing/New Channel Ideas

    • Create New Folder in ABLE/Marketing/New Channel Ideas

    • Create New Folder in Marketing/New Channel Ideas (if there’s a top-level Marketing folder)

Behavior:
  • The app creates the full folder path if it doesn't exist (parent + child).

  • The content is then linked directly into the newly created subfolder.

  • If multiple folders with the same name (e.g. "Marketing") exist, show multiple “Create” options with breadcrumbs for disambiguation.

Why it matters:

  • Streamlines the capture flow — no need to leave context or pre-organize.

  • Enables fast, intuitive structuring of knowledge as you go.

  • Matches mental model from tools like Notion, Obsidian, and modern file explorers.

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Status

In Review

Board

💡 Feature Request

Tags

Kano: Performance

Date

7 months ago

Author

Carina A.

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