Understanding Front Matter Elements

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This discussion will focus on what front matter elements are, what they are used for, and how they can be used in different contexts.Front matter elements are pieces of information that are placed at the beginning of a document, such as a website, blog post, or book. They typically include information such as the title, author, date of publication, and keywords. They are used to provide important information about the document and can help with SEO, as well as providing a structure for the document. Additionally, they can be used to customize the look and feel of a document, such as adding a cover image, or setting a specific font. We will discuss how front matter elements can be used in different contexts, such as websites, blogs, and books.

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Front matter elements are metadata or variables at the top of a web page or document. They are used to provide additional information related to the page, such as page title, page description, page keywords, author name and more.

In web pages, front matter elements are usually written using YAML or TOML syntax, although other formats like JSON can also be used.

These elements are especially helpful for data-driven websites, such as blogs, as they provide structure to content and make it easier to automate common tasks.

Here are some of the most common front matter elements used by web developers and content creators:

Page Title: The title of a page, which is used in the page URL, as well as to represent the page in search results.
Site Name: The name of the website or blog.
Description: A short description of the page that's used by search engines to display information about the page.
Keywords: Keywords that help with SEO and make it easier for search engine bots to index the page.
URL: The address of the page.
Date: The date and time the page was last updated.
Author Name: The name of the author of the page.
Categories: Categories and tags that help organize the page and make it easier to find.
Language: The language the page is written in.

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Front matter elements are the components you can use to customize the top section of your pages or blog posts. They are placed in the top section of a file between two sets of three dashes (—).

Generally, front matter elements add SEO and SEO tracking details, and authorship information as well as meta data such as permalinks and tags.
Front matter elements can also be used to specify the layout or styling information for a page or blog post.

To use front matter elements, you will need to use a specific language for writing the elements. Commonly used languages for writing this element include YAML, JSON, TOML.

Here are some common front matter elements:

• Title: Used to inform search engines and readers what the page/post title is

• Date: Used to provide the date that the page/post was published

• Permalink: Used to provide the uniform resource locator (URL) that is used to link to the page/post

• Layout: Used to specify the layout or styling of the page/post

• Categories: Used to set the category that the page/post belongs to

• Tags: Used to specify the tags related to the page/post

• Author: Used to specify the author of the page/post

These are just some of the elements that can be used in front matter. For more in-depth information about the different front matter elements available, you can refer to this article from the Hugo website: https://gohugo.io/content-management/front-matter/