Intro

Frontmatter in Hugo is a block of YAML, TOML, or JSON at the beginning of a content file that contains metadata about the content. By default, Hugo provides a default frontmatter template for new content files. However, you can create a custom frontmatter file in Hugo by defining a custom archetype file.

In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a custom frontmatter file in Hugo.

Method

1. Create a new archetype file ./archetypes/default.md in your Hugo project.
2. Define the custom frontmatter template in the archetype file.

Example

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---
title: "{{ replace .Name "-" " " | title }}"
description: 
date: {{ .Date }}
image: 
hidden: false
comments: true
---