Re:Ask HN: What stack is your personal blog built on?
by rahimnathwani on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @09:29AM
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I like using the Netlify CMS because:
- I don't need to think about filenames
- It gives me a nice preview
- I can edit markdown as either plain text or rich text, and switch between them with a toggle
- (Most important) I don't need to worry about whether I've properly filled in the 'frontmatter' section at the top of the file
The format of the frontmatter is indicated to Netlify CMS by the existence of a simple config file in your repo. So it should be easy to give it a try if you want:
- I don't need to think about filenames
- It gives me a nice preview
- I can edit markdown as either plain text or rich text, and switch between them with a toggle
- (Most important) I don't need to worry about whether I've properly filled in the 'frontmatter' section at the top of the file
The format of the frontmatter is indicated to Netlify CMS by the existence of a simple config file in your repo. So it should be easy to give it a try if you want:
https://github.com/alxshelepenok/gatsby-starter-lumen/blob/m...