Reload Plugins (Obsidian plugin)

Automatically reload a selected Obsidian plugin on a schedule.

Features

• Auto-reload: reload a target plugin every N minutes.
• Manual reload command: run Reload target plugin now from the command palette.
• Reload delay: optional delay (in seconds) between disable → enable.
• Debug mode: optional logs to the developer console.

Settings

Open Settings → Community plugins → Reload Plugins:

• Target plugin: which plugin to reload.
• Reload interval (minutes): how often to run the reload loop.
• Reload delay (seconds): delay between disabling and enabling (useful for plugins that need a short cooldown).
• Enabled: turn scheduled reload on/off.
• Debug mode: log plugin actions to console.

How it works

On each tick the plugin:

• Checks whether the target plugin is enabled.
• If enabled: disables it, waits reloadDelay, then enables it.
• If disabled: just enables it.

Installation

Community plugins (recommended)

Once published to the community list: install via Settings → Community plugins.

Manual install (development / testing)

Copy these files into your vault:

<Vault>/.obsidian/plugins/reload-plugins/

• manifest.json
• main.js
• styles.css (optional)

Then reload Obsidian and enable Reload Plugins.

Development

Requirements: Node.js (18+ recommended), npm.

npm install
npm run dev

Build

npm run build

Privacy & security

• No network requests.
• No telemetry.
• Only interacts with Obsidian’s plugin manager (enable/disable) for the selected plugin.

Releasing (Obsidian community)

• Update manifest.json version and versions.json.
• Create a GitHub release tag that matches the version (no leading v).
• Attach manifest.json, main.js, and styles.css (if present) as release assets.
• Follow Obsidian’s plugin submission guide: https://docs.obsidian.md/Plugins/Releasing/Plugin+guidelines.