Frontmatter

All post metadata is defined in YAML frontmatter at the top of your markdown file.

Basic Example

---
title: 'My Blog Post'
status: draft
tags:
  - tutorial
  - markdown
categories:
  - Technology
---
# Post content starts here...

Required Fields

title

Post title (required).

---
title: 'My First Post'
---

Optional Fields

• slug - Custom URL slug
• status - draft or publish
• excerpt - Post summary
• date - Publication date
• tags - Array of tags
• categories - Array of categories

Complete Example

---
title: 'Complete Guide'
slug: complete-guide
status: draft
excerpt: 'A comprehensive guide'
date: 2024-01-15
tags: [tutorial, guide]
categories: [Documentation]
---

WordPress Fields (Auto-Added)

After publishing, md2wp adds:

wp_post_id: 123
wp_url: https://yoursite.com/post/
wp_modified: 2024-01-15T10:30:00Z

Next Steps

• Frontmatter Reference → - Complete field reference
• Publishing Guide →