Per-Post Options

You can add the following metadata structure to the beginning of your note to select options for each note:

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option: value

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Your story...

Custom Dates

To change the date that appears on your post, add this metadata to the beginning of your note:

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created_at: 2020-06-30 17:08:05

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Your story...

Canonical URL

If you are importing a post from another location (such as Medium or another blog), you may want to oset a canonical URL. To do so, add this metadata to the beginning of your note:

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canonical: https://mysite.com/blog/1/post-im-importing

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Your story...

Hide Post

To hide a post from your main blog, add this metadata to the beginning of your note:

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hidden: true

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Your story...

You can also hide the body of all your stories from the main feed so that only titles show using CSS:

1. Follow the steps to create a CSS theme for your blog.

2. Add the following CSS:

---

metatype: css

---

.post-body {

display: none;

}

#single-post-show .post-body {

display: inline;

}

Separate Pages

To add a separate page (e.g., for Contact information or a photo gallery), add this metadata to the beginning of your note:

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page: true

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Your story...

1. Publish the note to your blog.

The title of your note will be used as the page title and as the link text in the navigation menu of your blog.

JSON

To server your note as a JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) file (e.g., to publish an extension), add this metadata to the beginning of your note:

---

metatype: json

---

JSON notes are always published as private links.