Frontmatter

np.Templating provides support for using frontmatter formatted templates. The frontmatter content is between -- separators

# Test (Frontmatter)
--
name: Mike Erickson
phone: 714.555.1212
--
The rest of the template content follows...

Expanding tags in frontmatter header

When frontmatter templates are rendered, the content between frontmatter tags -- use alternate start {% and end %} tags, which can then accessed outside the frontmatter tags. You can then access the frontmatter tags within rest of template

--
...
modified: {%= date.now('YYYY-MM-DD h:mm A') %}
...
--

You can then access these frontmatter variable within the template content

modified: *<%- frontmatter.modified %>*

When template is rendered, it will display as

modified: *2021-12-31 10:36 AM*

Example: Complete Frontmatter Template

The following example demonstates a complete frontmatter format template

# Test (Frontmatter)
--
name: Mike Erickson
phone: 714.555.1212
modified: {%= date.now('YYYY-MM-DD h:mm A') %}
description: The following content will be ignored when rendering a frontmatter template and cannot contain any carriage returns (this note is auto wrapped)
--
#### Frontmatter Objects
The following is normal template content

name: *<%- frontmatter.name %>*
phone: *<%- frontmatter.phone %>*

#### Other Templating Variables

<%- user.first %> <%- user.last %>
<%- date.now() %>

*****
modified: *<%- frontmatter.modified %>*

When template is rendered, it will appear as

#### Frontmatter Objects
The following is normal template content

name: *Mike Erickson*
phone: *714.555.1212*

#### Other Templating Variables

Mike Erickson
2021-12-24

*****
modified: *2021-12-24 10:36 AM*