I agree about the Zettel id being out of place. I mean, you could use it, but you don’t have to. There is better technology now to allow a more meaningful way to connect notes. Personally, I use the auto-link feature in DT3 (a feature missing in Tinderbox and most other apps) to create links based on file names. I also use the alias feature to lead even more links towards a single more important page (I wrote about it here, and here). If I need to make any big changes to the whole system (to all the files, for instance), I use BBEdit to search and replace the whole folder without even having to open the files. I also use Ulysses at times to edit my notes or take new notes. Since they stay in dropbox indexed folder, that works rather well.
By the way, @jongilizwe, is the Alfred-GetUlyssesSheetURL working for you? I couldn’t quite figure out how to get Ulysses to authorise Alfred. If you have any tips, I would appreciate it.