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Martin Milan edited this page Jan 29, 2025 · 1 revision

Frequently Asked Questions

⚠️ Foam is still in preview. Expect the experience to be a little rough.

Links/Graphs/BackLinks don't work. How do I enable them?

  • Ensure that you have all the recommended-extensions installed in Visual Studio Code
  • Reload Visual Studio Code by running Cmd + Shift + P (Ctrl + Shift + P for Windows), type "reload" and run the Developer: Reload Window command to for the updated extensions take effect
  • Check the formatting rules for links on foam-file-format and wikilinks

I don't want Foam enabled for all my workspaces

Any extension you install in Visual Studio Code is enabled by default. Given the philosophy of Foam, it works out of the box without doing any configuration upfront. In case you want to disable Foam for a specific workspace, or disable Foam by default and enable it for specific workspaces, it is advised to follow the best practices as documented by Visual Studio Code

I want to publish the graph view to GitHub pages or Vercel

If you want a different front-end look to your published foam and a way to see your graph view, we'd recommend checking out these templates:

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