### Author:  [@Platinum](https://community.silverbullet.md/u/Platinum)
#### Post date: [December 25, 2025, 8:56pm UTC](https://community.silverbullet.md/t/removing-line-numbers-from-ref-labels/3671/1 "2025-12-25T20:56:24Z")
For reference throughout, including in queries, Linked Mentions, Linked Tasks and such, would it be possible to remove the `@` part from the label (but not the actual link)?
For instance, the [first two links here](https://silverbullet.md/Space%20Style) are `Manual@2485` and `Manual@2485`. I’d like each to simply read `Manual`, but retain the links to the line numbers.
I see that these come from the built in templates, and I tried to override one of them using `space-lua`:
```space-lua
-- Renders a task object as a togglable task
templates.taskItem = template.new([==[
* [${state}] [[${ref}|Task]] ${name}
]==])
```
This did not work. I’m able to create my own templates like the above and use them, but how do I override built-ins?
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### Author:  [@bau](https://community.silverbullet.md/u/bau)
#### Post date: [December 26, 2025, 7:34am UTC](https://community.silverbullet.md/t/removing-line-numbers-from-ref-labels/3671/2 "2025-12-26T07:34:54Z")
Force the execution of your space-lua at the end of the stack by assigning a negative value to the `priority` property (note: [specific syntax](https://silverbullet.md/Space%20Lua%25401350)):
```auto
-- priority: -1
-- Renders a task object as a togglable task
templates.taskItem = template.new([==[
* [${state}] [[${ref}|Task]] ${name}
]==])
```
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### Author:  [@Platinum](https://community.silverbullet.md/u/Platinum)
#### Post date: [December 26, 2025, 8:35am UTC](https://community.silverbullet.md/t/removing-line-numbers-from-ref-labels/3671/3 "2025-12-26T08:35:43Z")
This is strange. I asked [deepwiki](https://deepwiki.com/search/for-reference-throughout-inclu_fd13aeb3-29b9-4305-a8dc-7fbf47626572?mode=fast), it said the same thing, and its solution worked. But why did mine not work? It’s not clear to me: if I add an `x` anywhere in my template, it works. If I remove it, it doesn’t. Not sure why. I at least do have it working for now.
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### Author:  [@Platinum](https://community.silverbullet.md/u/Platinum)
#### Post date: [December 26, 2025, 8:38am UTC](https://community.silverbullet.md/t/removing-line-numbers-from-ref-labels/3671/4 "2025-12-26T08:38:25Z")
Thank you for the suggestion. I did this and it worked, but now, it’s working without that either. I’m not sure what’s going on, but I do have it working. Thanks again!
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### Author:  [@bau](https://community.silverbullet.md/u/bau)
#### Post date: [December 26, 2025, 10:01am UTC](https://community.silverbullet.md/t/removing-line-numbers-from-ref-labels/3671/5 "2025-12-26T10:01:15Z")
It’s weird … ! For me:
- setting the priority to 0 (as recommended by deepwiki) does not work
- setting it to -1 works in all cases
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### Author:  [@bau](https://community.silverbullet.md/u/bau)
#### Post date: [December 26, 2025, 10:46am UTC](https://community.silverbullet.md/t/removing-line-numbers-from-ref-labels/3671/6 "2025-12-26T10:46:05Z")
It is also necessary to distinguish:
- create a task (in a list, on a page - Example : list Todo)
- view it (on this same page or any other) via a template
The task status can be changed in two places:
- in the original list (eg: list Todo): the new status is NOT automatically propagated in the visualization (the space-lua expression must be reload)
- in the visualization: the new status is immediately propagated in the original list PROVIDED that the `ref` is still valid (as you point out in your other post: [Observations on Live Editing](https://community.silverbullet.md/t/observations-on-live-editing/3672))