I was trying to add an alias to a header link (wiki link to a header in the same document) inside a table and realized I didn’t know how to do it. I know typing [[/ would bring up a list of headers in the document to create a quick link. But how do I add an alias?
I tried editing the link to go from [[/My Header]] to [[/My Header|alias]], but Bear 2.0 escapes the vertical bar (|) and won’t let you unescape it inside a table, since the vertical bar interferes with table parsing. I searched this forum for an answer and didn’t find one… but I did find a workaround that I thought I’d share just in case future me ends up in this same predicament and I find myself searching this forum for an answer (again). 
You can alias a header link inside a table this way:
- Place the cursor on the destination header you want to link
- Click on the header level icon on the left to get the context menu with the “Copy link to here” option at the bottom and click it.
- Go back to your table where you want the link, press command+K to insert the link and enter whatever alias you please. Et voilà!
Basically, this approach uses a standard link using a callback link to the target header instead of a wiki link. It’s not as pretty, but it gets the job done. Maybe this is standard knowledge in Bear, but it was new to me.