— layout: post title: “Simpol Blogging, Adding New Posts” description: “How to add your first post. Simpol Theme blogging overview.” date: 2017-04-16 17:00:00 author: “Simpol Theme” header-img: assets/img/posts/header-img/woman-typing-macbook.jpg
categories:
- Tips/Tricks¶ ↑
Simpol Blogging: Creating Your Post¶ ↑
All of the blog posts that syndicate into the homepage (index.html) feed and Sitemap are located within the _posts
folder.
It's easy to add new posts.
-
Create a new file in the
_posts
folder -
Name the file, using this naming convention:
YYYY-MM-DD-post-name.markdown
(or .md) -
Write out the Front Matter (see below)
As for the Front Matter, Simpol Theme incorporates and includes a few options. Always ensure that your file's date and front matter date match up. Although highly recommended, things like the description
author
and header-img
are completely optional.
layout
date
and title
should not be considered optional.
Example: This Post's Front Matter:¶ ↑
--- layout: post title: "Simpol Blogging, Adding New Posts" description: "How to add your first post. Simpol Theme blogging overview." date: 2017-04-16 17:00:00 author: "Scott Mathson" header-img: img/posts/header-img/woman-typing-macbook.jpg ---