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Adding a Hint to Your Cards While Keeping Updates

Hi Saad,

You’re right to be cautious about potential syncing issues when modifying cards in AnkiHub. Let me provide some safe options for adding hints without losing updates:

Best Option: Use Existing Protected Fields

Based on my search of the AnkiHub community, the safest approach is to use fields that are already designed for personal notes and are protected by default:

  1. Lecture Notes field: This field is intended for your personal notes and is automatically protected from updates
  2. Missed Questions field: Another protected field perfect for your personal hints

From the AnKing Step Deck field guide, they specifically state:

“Lecture Notes, Missed Questions, Pathoma, Boards and Beyond - These aren’t used. We recommend you protect them and put your own content in these fields”

Modifying Templates to Show Hints on Front

Once you’ve added your hints to a protected field, you’ll need to modify your card template:

  1. Browse to any card in your deck
  2. Click “Cards…” to edit the template
  3. In the front template, add:
    {{#Lecture Notes}}<div class="hint">Hint: {{Lecture Notes}}</div>{{/Lecture Notes}}
  4. Add styling in the CSS section:
    .hint {
  font-size: 85%;
  color: #666;
  font-style: italic;
  margin-top: 10px;
}

Important: About Adding New Fields

While it’s technically possible to add a new custom “Hint” field, this is only recommended if you’re the creator of the deck. As a subscriber, adding new fields could potentially cause syncing issues when the original deck receives updates.

Instead, stick with using the existing protected fields like Lecture Notes, which are designed specifically for your personal additions while maintaining compatibility with updates.

Would you like more specific guidance for your particular deck or note type?