Keep empty property

README.md

@@ -128,33 +128,38 @@ Featured Image offers several customizable settings to tailor the plugin to your
    - Description: When enabled, the plugin will only update notes that already have a featured image property.
    - Usage: Enable this if you want to manually control which notes have featured images.
 
-5. **Use Media Links**
+5. **Keep Empty Property**
+   - Default: `false`
+   - Description: When enabled, the frontmatter property will be kept but set to an empty string if no featured image is found.
+   - Usage: Enable this if you want to preserve the frontmatter property even when there's no featured image.
+
+6. **Use Media Links**
    - Default: `false`
    - Description: When enabled, the plugin will store the featured image as a media link in the frontmatter property (e.g. `![[path/to/image.png]]`).
    - Usage: Enable this if you want to use the media link format for featured images.
 
-6. **Require Exclamation Mark for YouTube Thumbnails**
+7. **Require Exclamation Mark for YouTube Thumbnails**
    - Default: `true`
    - Description: When enabled, YouTube links must be prefixed with `!` to be considered for featured images.
    - Usage: Keep this enabled if you want more control over which YouTube links become featured images.
 
-7. **Download WebP**
+8. **Download WebP**
    - Default: `true`
    - Description: When enabled, the plugin will attempt to download WebP format thumbnails for YouTube videos.
    - Usage: Disable this if you prefer JPG thumbnails or if you're experiencing issues with WebP images.
 
-8. **Thumbnail Download Folder**
+9. **Thumbnail Download Folder**
    - Default: `thumbnails`
    - Description: The folder where external images, YouTube thumbnails, and Auto Card Link images will be downloaded and stored.
    - Usage: Set this to your preferred location for storing downloaded images. The plugin will automatically create subfolders:
      - `youtube/` for YouTube thumbnails
      - `external/` for external images
      - `autocardlink/` for Auto Card Link external images
 
-9. **Image Extensions**
-   - Default: `["png", "jpg", "jpeg", "gif", "webp"]`
-   - Description: List of image file extensions to consider when searching for featured images.
-   - Usage: Add or remove extensions based on the image types you use in your vault.
+10. **Image Extensions**
+    - Default: `["png", "jpg", "jpeg", "gif", "webp"]`
+    - Description: List of image file extensions to consider when searching for featured images.
+    - Usage: Add or remove extensions based on the image types you use in your vault.
 
 ![Settings](images/settings.png)
 

manifest.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"id": "featured-image",
 	"name": "Featured Image",
-	"version": "1.1.3",
+	"version": "1.1.4",
 	"minAppVersion": "1.4.4",
 	"description": "Automatically sets a featured image property in your notes based on the first image, YouTube link, or Auto Card Link image found in your document.",
 	"author": "Johan Sanneblad",

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "obsidian-featured-image",
-	"version": "1.1.3",
+	"version": "1.1.4",
 	"description": "Automatically sets a featured image property in your notes based on the first image, YouTube link, or Auto Card Link image found in your document.",
 	"main": "main.js",
 	"scripts": {

src/main.ts

@@ -503,7 +503,11 @@ export default class FeaturedImage extends Plugin {
                         const featureValue = this.settings.useMediaLinks ? `![[${newFeature}]]` : newFeature;
                         frontmatter[this.settings.frontmatterProperty] = featureValue;
                     } else {
-                        delete frontmatter[this.settings.frontmatterProperty];
+                        if (this.settings.keepEmptyProperty) {
+                            frontmatter[this.settings.frontmatterProperty] = '';
+                        } else {
+                            delete frontmatter[this.settings.frontmatterProperty];
+                        }
                     }
                 });
 

src/settings.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export interface FeaturedImageSettings {
   excludedFolders: string[];
 	frontmatterProperty: string;
   onlyUpdateExisting: boolean;
+  keepEmptyProperty: boolean;
   useMediaLinks: boolean;
 
   // YouTube settings
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ export interface FeaturedImageSettings {
   // Developer options
   debugMode: boolean;
   dryRun: boolean;
+
 }
 
 export const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: FeaturedImageSettings = {
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: FeaturedImageSettings = {
   // Frontmatter settings
 	frontmatterProperty: 'feature',
   onlyUpdateExisting: false,
+  keepEmptyProperty: false,
   useMediaLinks: false,
 
   // YouTube settings
@@ -108,6 +111,18 @@ export class FeaturedImageSettingsTab extends PluginSettingTab {
           })
       })
 
+    // Keep empty property
+    new Setting(containerEl)
+      .setName('Keep empty property')
+      .setDesc('When enabled, the frontmatter property will be kept but set to an empty string if no featured image is found. When disabled, the property will be removed.')
+      .addToggle(toggle => { toggle
+          .setValue(this.plugin.settings.keepEmptyProperty)
+          .onChange(async value => {
+            this.plugin.settings.keepEmptyProperty = value
+            await this.plugin.saveSettings()
+          })
+      })
+
     new Setting(containerEl)
       .setName('Use media links')
       .setDesc('Use Obsidian media links (e.g. ![[image.png]]) instead of plain text (e.g. image.png) for the featured image property.')

versions.json

@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@
 	"1.1.0": "1.4.4",
 	"1.1.1": "1.4.4",
 	"1.1.2": "1.4.4",
-	"1.1.3": "1.4.4"
+	"1.1.3": "1.4.4",
+	"1.1.4": "1.4.4"
 }