Understanding Frontmatter

Frontmatter is a powerful feature that allows you to add metadata to your markdown files. It's written in YAML and sits at the top of your file between triple dashes.

Basic Structure

---
title: Your Title
date: 2024-01-25
tags: [tag1, tag2]
---

Common Fields
Title
The title of your post that appears in headings and metadata.
Date
The publication date, used for sorting and permalink generation.
Category
Group your posts by topic or subject matter.
Tags
Add multiple tags to make content discoverable.
Excerpt
A short description shown on listing pages.
Advanced Usage
You can also add custom fields:
---
author: John Doe
featured: true
image: /img/post-image.jpg
---

These fields become available in your templates for conditional rendering and styling.