Tag aliases / synonyms

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Remembering the exact canonical tag is error-prone. I often tag with DnD, but later search for Dungeons & Dragons. Without aliases, I miss results or create duplicates.

Describe the solution you’d like
Support aliases (synonyms) for a canonical tag.

  • Define multiple alias strings per tag (e.g., DnD, D&D, Dungeons & Dragons).

  • Searching or filtering by any alias resolves to the canonical tag’s items.

  • Option to auto-merge duplicates into the canonical tag.

  • UI to add/remove aliases in the tag manager; export/import with tags.

Describe alternatives you’ve considered

  • Manually adding multiple similar tags to each item (causes tag bloat, especially in “tag-in-filename” mode).

  • Relying on saved searches in a text file (doesn’t prevent duplicate tagging, very cumbersome).

Additional context
Aliases also cover spelling variants, acronyms, plurals, diacritics, and localized names. Ideal behavior: aliases affect search and filters, but do not change the stored filename tag unless explicitly merged.

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