Linker 0.5.1

• Resolved the Obsidian Community source-review crash caused by a DOM event callback matching a buggy sample-code lint rule.
• Updated settings section headings to use the supported Obsidian Setting.setHeading() API.
• Switched to reproducible npm lockfile builds, expanded lint checks, and generated release artifacts through GitHub Actions.
• Added GitHub artifact attestations and removed the unsupported ZIP release asset.
• No changes to link-conversion behavior.

Linker 0.5.0

• Prepared for submission to the Obsidian Community directory as Linker.
• Changed the plugin ID from linker4obsidian to linker to meet directory rules. Existing installations require manual migration.
• Aligned version metadata and added automated manifest validation.
• Updated GitHub Actions to prepare draft releases from version tags like 0.5.0 (without v).
• Link processing behavior is unchanged.

Linker4Obsidian v0.4.0

• Added links to files and folders outside the vault in both Markdown (file:///) and Wiki ([[external:...|name]]) formats.
• Added separate External files and folders settings page with configurable default link format and open/reveal behavior.
• Added commands to insert external file and folder links, with a file picker and manual path entry.
• Added opening of external targets in the system default application or file manager, with missing-path warnings and safe handling of executable files.
• Kept internal vault attachment, Wiki-link and YouTube behaviors unchanged. UI and documentation support all four languages.

Linker4Obsidian v0.3.0

• Added Spanish and Simplified Chinese interface translations and automatic locale detection.
• Extracted all translations into type-checked src/locales/ modules.
• Introduced esbuild to package all locale modules into one installable main.js.
• Added Spanish and Simplified Chinese README and CHANGELOG files.
• Preserved existing link rules and language settings.

Linker4Obsidian v0.2.0

• Added selectable UI language: Automatic (follows Obsidian), English, and Russian.
• Translated settings, conversion dialogs, notifications, and command names.
• Added English and Russian README files, with universal installation instructions for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
• Retained existing link-processing behavior and settings compatibility with 0.1.0.
• Added a formal changelog and GitHub release packaging (including a ZIP and individual plugin files).
• Fixed TypeScript editor command signature compatibility with the Obsidian API.