diff --git a/src/obsidian/Plugin/PluginSettingsBase.ts b/src/obsidian/Plugin/PluginSettingsBase.ts
index 9a9cc43..226d9da 100644
--- a/src/obsidian/Plugin/PluginSettingsBase.ts
+++ b/src/obsidian/Plugin/PluginSettingsBase.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export class PluginSettingsBase {
    * @param data - The data to initialize the settings from.
    */
   public constructor(data: unknown) {
-    this.initFromJson(data);
+    this.init(data);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -33,22 +33,24 @@ export class PluginSettingsBase {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Initializes the settings from JSON data.
+   * Determines if the settings should be saved after loading.
    *
-   * @param data - The data to initialize the settings from.
+   * @returns A boolean indicating whether the settings should be saved after loading.
    */
-  public initFromJson(data: unknown): void {
-    if (data === undefined || data === null) {
-      return;
-    }
+  public shouldSaveAfterLoad(): boolean {
+    return false;
+  }
 
-    if (typeof data !== 'object' || Array.isArray(data)) {
-      const type = Array.isArray(data) ? 'Array' : typeof data;
-      console.error(`Invalid data type. Expected Object, got: ${type}`);
-      return;
-    }
+  /**
+   * Converts the settings to a JSON object.
+   *
+   * @returns The settings as a JSON object.
+   */
+  public toJSON(): Record<string, unknown> {
+    return Object.fromEntries(Object.entries(this));
+  }
 
-    const record = data as Record<string, unknown>;
+  protected initFromRecord(record: Record<string, unknown>): void {
     for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(record)) {
       if (key in this) {
         this[key as keyof this] = value as this[keyof this];
@@ -59,20 +61,21 @@ export class PluginSettingsBase {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Determines if the settings should be saved after loading.
+   * Initializes the settings from JSON data.
    *
-   * @returns A boolean indicating whether the settings should be saved after loading.
+   * @param data - The data to initialize the settings from.
    */
-  public shouldSaveAfterLoad(): boolean {
-    return false;
-  }
+  private init(data: unknown): void {
+    if (data === undefined || data === null) {
+      return;
+    }
 
-  /**
-   * Converts the settings to a JSON object.
-   *
-   * @returns The settings as a JSON object.
-   */
-  public toJSON(): Record<string, unknown> {
-    return Object.fromEntries(Object.entries(this));
+    if (typeof data !== 'object' || Array.isArray(data)) {
+      const type = Array.isArray(data) ? 'Array' : typeof data;
+      console.error(`Invalid data type. Expected Object, got: ${type}`);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this.initFromRecord(data as Record<string, unknown>);
   }
 }