nvim-orgmode / nvim-orgmode/orgmode
Dynamic Headline Numbering
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Description
Does this feature exist in Emacs orgmode core?
Yes
Orgmode link
Feature value
Firstly, thank you for reading this feature request. I checked the documentation and did not find this feature discussed anywhere. I apologize if I missed mention of it.
What does this feature do?
When viewing org files with Emacs, the user can toggle outline numbering on each heading with M-x org-num-mode. See the below GIF for an example.

What is the value of this feature?
The value of this feature is that it adds another visual means of understanding the organization of an org file.
Additional context
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Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the linked Org manual page for Dynamic Headline Numbering, then inspect the repository's existing headline rendering and visibility behavior. Implement a toggle equivalent to Emacs org-num-mode, and verify that outline numbers appear and disappear correctly while viewing an org file.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- lua
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100