What is YAML front matter?

brownbear504

YAML is a markup language with many uses. One of these is to add front matter to a document. What is front matter YAML? How is it used?My understanding is that YAML is a markup language that can be used for many things, one of which is to add front matter to a document. I'm curious as to what others use it for and how they find it helpful.

angryduck228

Front matter YAML is a tool used to create a structured front matter for websites. It is typically used in conjunction with a static site generator.

Front matter YAML consists of a set of key-value pairs that specify the website's metadata. This metadata can include the website's title, description, author, etc.

The front matter YAML syntax is very similar to that of JSON. However, it is not as strict as JSON, and allows for comments and other non-standard features.

Front matter YAML is often used to create a "data file" that can be used by the static site generator to populate the website's content.

There are many front matter YAML tools available, and the specific tool that you use will depend on your needs.

Noah623

Front matter YAML is a simple configuration language that is used for specifying metadata for a file. This metadata can be used by programs that process the file. For example, the Jekyll static site generator uses front matter YAML to specify variables that are used in the generation of a website.

YAML files usually have a ".yaml" or ".yml" extension. The front matter must be the first thing in the file, and must be enclosed between two sets of three dashes ("---"). Here is an example of a YAML file:

title: This is a test document

author: John Doe

The front matter YAML can contain any type of data, but it is usually used to specify variables that will be used in the generation of a website or document.