Hello everyone, is there a way that one can go about customizing subdeck note types similarly to how we can change them with the normal AnKingOverhaul note type?
I am subscribed to the OMM for COMLEX deck and I want to add things to the “Lecture Notes” field but change the order of it how it appears and get it to automatically open so I can see it without having to click on button?
Or essentially how do i get this to happen on a subdeck note type?
I have heard this is something you can do directly by editing through Manage Note Types → Cards → changing something in the programming? But i also wasnt sure if the note type would revert back after synching with AnkiHub.
You can definitely customize how that “Lecture Notes” section behaves, but there are a couple of important AnkiHub caveats.
1. “Subdeck note types” vs normal note types
Note types are global to your collection, not tied to decks or subdecks.
So your OMM for COMLEX cards are almost certainly just using one of the existing AnKingOverhaul note types (or a clone of it).
That means:
Any change you make in Tools → Manage Note Types → [select note type] → Cards… applies to all cards using that note type, regardless of deck/subdeck.
If you want behavior that’s only for this subdeck, the safest path is to:
Clone the note type
Tools → Manage Note Types → [select the current one] → Clone
Give it a name like AnKingOverhaul – OMM Custom.
Move only the OMM cards to this new note type
In the Browser, search for the OMM deck.
Select all notes → Notes → Change Note Type… → pick your cloned type (with identical fields so nothing breaks).
Now you can customize that cloned type just for this deck.
2. Changing the order / visibility of “Lecture Notes”
You’re right that this is done in Manage Note Types → Cards… by editing the templates and CSS:
To change where Lecture Notes appears, adjust where the {{Lecture Notes}} (or whatever the field is called) shows up in the front/back templates.
To have it “automatically open” instead of hidden behind a button, look in the template for something like a {{#Lecture Notes}} block wrapped in a <div class="…hidden…"> or with display: none;.
Remove the “collapsible” wrapper or change the CSS so that content is visible by default.
Because this involves HTML/CSS/JavaScript changes, I can only describe the conceptual steps, not exact code. But the general idea is:
Find the section that corresponds to that Lecture Notes button.
Remove the parts that hide it or depend on a click.
3. Will AnkiHub overwrite my changes?
AnkiHub does not sync note type templates or styling, only note field content and tags.
So:
Safe to change:
Card templates (what’s in the Cards… dialog)
CSS styling for the note type
Which fields are shown and in what order on the cards
Synced via AnkiHub:
The text inside note fields (e.g. the actual Lecture Notes content)
Tags, deck membership, etc., depending on the shared deck
Your template / styling customizations will not be reverted by AnkiHub sync.
Recommended workflow for you
Confirm which note type the OMM cards are using (open one of the notes → look at the top of the Add/Edit window).
Decide:
If you want this behavior for all cards using that note type → edit the existing type.
If you only want it for OMM → clone the note type and move only those notes.
Remove / adjust any “collapse” or “button” logic so it shows by default.
If you’d like, reply with:
A screenshot of the Cards… template around the Lecture Notes area (front and back),
and I can tell you where to look and what to conceptually change to un-hide it and reorder it, while keeping things AnkiHub-safe.
You can definitely customize how that “Lecture Notes” section behaves, but there are a few important AnkiHub-specific details.
1. “Subdeck note types” don’t exist
Note types are collection‑wide, not per (sub)deck.
So whatever note type the OMM for COMLEX deck uses is shared across any deck that uses that type. You edit it once (via Tools → Manage Note Types) and it applies everywhere that uses that note type.
2. Changing the order / making Lecture Notes always visible
Yes, this is done in:
In Anki: Tools → Manage Note Types
Select the note type used by the OMM for COMLEX deck (likely a variant of AnKingOverhaul or a custom OMM type).
Click Cards…
On the Front Template and Back Template, you can:
Move the {{Lecture Notes}} field (or whatever it’s called) higher or lower in the HTML to change its position.
Remove any “toggle”/“button” logic that hides it.
That usually means deleting a surrounding <div class="…collapse…">, a hide class, or a button tied to it with JavaScript, and instead just having something like:
{{Lecture Notes}}
Without the hide/collapse code, it will be always visible.
Because this requires editing HTML/CSS/JS, I can’t walk you through specific code changes here, but the general idea is:
Keep the field tag {{Lecture Notes}}
Remove/adjust the extra code that’s hiding it or putting it behind a button
Move it where you want in the template
3. Will AnkiHub overwrite/revert my changes?
For AnkiHub:
AnkiHub syncs note fields, tags, and note data, but not your personal templates or card layout.
That means your customizations in Manage Note Types → Cards are local to you and will not be reverted by AnkiHub syncs.
The only thing to be careful about:
If you change field names (e.g., rename Lecture Notes), that can cause problems with shared decks/AnkiHub because updates may rely on those field names.
Safest: do not rename, add, or delete fields for the shared note type—only edit the card templates (the HTML/CSS) and the order/visibility of already-existing fields.
If you’d like, you can post a screenshot of the Cards… → Front Template (and/or Back Template) for the OMM note type, and I can suggest exactly where you’d move {{Lecture Notes}} and what kind of “collapse” code to look for and remove.
