Markdown Front Matter #4514

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OVERLORD · 2026-02-05T09:03:01+03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 09:03:01 +03:00

Originally created by @yene on GitHub (Mar 15, 2024).

Describe the feature you'd like

Front Matter is YAML at the top of markdown files, that rendered as a table in most tools.

We use this quite a lot to persist metadata for documentation. In Azure devops wiki, Hugo and Obsidian.
Because it is machine readable tools like Obsidian also go a step further and use it as metadata in search, but this is outside of the scope.

Describe the benefits this would bring to existing BookStack users

Compatibility between other Markdown tools. Currently we have to rewrite our markdown.

Can the goal of this request already be achieved via other means?

No

Have you searched for an existing open/closed issue?

I have searched for existing issues and none cover my fundamental request

How long have you been using BookStack?

1 to 5 years

Additional context

No response

Originally created by @yene on GitHub (Mar 15, 2024). ### Describe the feature you'd like Front Matter is YAML at the top of markdown files, that rendered as a table in most tools. ![shot 2024-03-15 at 11 26 58](https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack/assets/63942/c328379f-7e80-446f-970e-d522068cea2e) We use this quite a lot to persist metadata for documentation. In Azure devops wiki, Hugo and Obsidian. Because it is machine readable tools like Obsidian also go a step further and use it as metadata in search, but this is outside of the scope. ### Describe the benefits this would bring to existing BookStack users Compatibility between other Markdown tools. Currently we have to rewrite our markdown. ### Can the goal of this request already be achieved via other means? No ### Have you searched for an existing open/closed issue? - [X] I have searched for existing issues and none cover my fundamental request ### How long have you been using BookStack? 1 to 5 years ### Additional context _No response_

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