# Body of a new "wiki-linked" note
**URL:** https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/body-of-a-new-wiki-linked-note/86153
**Category:** Automation
**Tags:** devonthink3
**Created:** [January 29, 2026, 10:45am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/body-of-a-new-wiki-linked-note/86153 "2026-01-29T10:45:11Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Javnus](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/Javnus)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2026, 10:45am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/body-of-a-new-wiki-linked-note/86153/1 "2026-01-29T10:45:11Z")
Hi,
I have been using Devonthink for some time now, although (like everyone else, I suppose) I am constantly learning new things. Recently, I have been trying to adapt the excellent wiki links to my regular review of academic literature.
I’m trying to use a WikiLink template so that when I click `[[Methodology]]`, a new note is created with (among other things):
- **Title:** `Methodology`
- **Body:** `Methodology` (the title appears in the note content).
Now, in **Settings/Wikilinks/Template** I have put placeholders like %name%, %title% etc. taken from the list of placeholders. However, when I click a WikiLink, the new note is created with the correct **title** , but the body shows the literal string `%name%` instead of the note title. I also tried all other similar placeholders, but they either show the source note title or the literal text.
I’m on DEVONthink version 4.1.1 on macOS 26.2.
Has anyone successfully made a placeholder insert the new note title into the body? I’m pretty sure that may be quite simple, but I have checked documentation and searched the forum, and found no straight answer.
Thanks!
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### Author:  [@cgrunenberg](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/cgrunenberg)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2026, 10:48am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/body-of-a-new-wiki-linked-note/86153/2 "2026-01-29T10:48:09Z")
Valid placeholders can be inserted via the contextual menu in _Settings \> WikiLinks_, e.g. `%name%` isn’t a valid one.
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### Author:  [@Javnus](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/Javnus)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2026, 10:59am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/body-of-a-new-wiki-linked-note/86153/3 "2026-01-29T10:59:10Z")
Thank you for such a fast reply! Please, forgive me ignorance, but WHICH placeholder from that contextual menu is suitable for that? Because I tried them as well, but all I got is that it shows the source note title, but not the new wiki-linked note title.
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### Author:  [@cgrunenberg](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/cgrunenberg)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2026, 11:04am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/body-of-a-new-wiki-linked-note/86153/4 "2026-01-29T11:04:44Z")
`%@` represents the text of the clicked WikiLink and is used to name the new document (and also used by the default WikiLinks template)
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### Author:  [@Javnus](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/Javnus)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2026, 12:18pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/body-of-a-new-wiki-linked-note/86153/5 "2026-01-29T12:18:39Z")
Thanks a lot!