monster-menus/README.md

Menu Plugin for Obsidian

Create custom navigation menus in Obsidian using simple code blocks. Supports internal links, external URLs, and local file links with built-in themes and full customization.

Basic Usage

Create a menu using a menu code block with one of the built-in layouts:

```menu
layout: default
[[Home]]
[[Projects|My Projects]]
[Google](https://google.com)
[Documents](file:///C:/Users/YourName/Documents)
```

Built-in Layouts

default

Standard buttons with borders and backgrounds

```menu
layout: default
[[Dashboard]]
[GitHub](https://github.com)
[Files](file:///C:/Users/Documents)
```

minimal

Clean text links with subtle colors

```menu
layout: minimal
[[Notes]]
[Web](https://example.com)
[Folder](file:///C:/Projects)
```

slate

Solid background buttons

```menu
layout: slate
[[Home]]
[Links](https://obsidian.md)
```

horizon

Modern outlined style

```menu
layout: horizon
[[Dashboard]]
[Resources](https://example.com)
```

aether

Grid layout with equal-width items

```menu
layout: aether
[[Projects]]
[GitHub](https://github.com)
[Documents](file:///C:/Users/Documents)
```

Link Types

• Internal: [[Note Name]] or [[Note Name|Display Text]]
• External: [Display Text](https://example.com)
• Files: [Display Text](file:///C:/path/to/file)

Color Customization

Add color properties using YAML syntax:

```menu
layout: default
bg: #1a1a1a
text: #ffffff
accent: #ff6b6b
border: #333333
[[Home]]
[GitHub](https://github.com)
```

Global Color Variables

• bg: Background color
• text: Text color
• accent: Hover/accent color
• border: Border color
• hover-bg: Hover background
• hover-border: Hover border color
• font: Font family

Link-Type Specific Colors

Customize each link type individually:

```menu
layout: minimal
internal-text: #00ff00
external-text: #ff6600
file-text: #0066ff
internal-font: "Arial"
external-font: "Georgia"
[[Internal Link]]
[External Link](https://example.com)
[File Link](file:///C:/Documents)
```

Available for each type (internal, external, file):

• {type}-text: Text color
• {type}-bg: Background color
• {type}-border: Border color
• {type}-font: Font family
• {type}-accent: Hover text color
• {type}-hover-bg: Hover background
• {type}-hover-border: Hover border color

Advanced Examples

Gradient Background

```menu
layout: horizon
bg: linear-gradient(45deg, #667eea, #764ba2)
text: white
accent: #ffd700
[[Dashboard]]
[Projects](https://github.com)
```

Different Fonts Per Link Type

```menu
layout: default
font: "Inter"
internal-font: "Fira Code"
external-font: "Georgia"
file-font: "Arial"
[[Code Notes]]
[Articles](https://medium.com)
[Local Files](file:///C:/Documents)
```

Notes

• Use either layout: or class: (both work the same)
• File paths use file:// protocol
• Colors support hex, rgb, hsl, CSS variables, and gradients
• Font names with spaces need quotes: font: "Work Sans"