The digital garden is getting a serious upgrade. Obsidian announced a sweeping overhaul of its community infrastructure, moving away from GitHub-reliant systems to a centralized, secure platform. The changes affect everyone who uses or builds plugins and themes. 1. The new community hubObsidian launched a dedicated Community site that changes how users discover tools for their vaults. Search, filter, and sort plugins by category ("Integrations," "Charts"), by popularity or release date. Every plugin now has a dedicated landing page with screenshots, documentation, and a "safety scorecard." 2. Automated security and transparencyThe biggest shift is how Obsidian handles safety. Continuous scanning replaces one-time manual reviews. Every version update (not just first submissions) is now scanned for malware, vulnerabilities, and code quality. The system cleared a backlog of over 2,300 submissions in just days. Public-facing safety grades on project pages are coming soon. Plugins will…
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