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Feature: Add Support for YAML Front Matter in Markdown Files #26

@AlexJSully

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@AlexJSully

Summary

Add support for parsing and recognizing YAML Front Matter blocks at the top of Markdown files.
This metadata is widely used in modern documentation systems (e.g., Docusaurus, Jekyll, Hugo, and MkDocs) to store attributes like title, description, tags, and more.


Example Input

---
title: "Introduction to Accessibility"
description: "Guidance for creating more accessible code"
applyTo: "**"
---
# Accessibility

This document provides guidance on creating accessible software.

Expected Behavior

  • Title of Markdown appearing in Workspace Wiki should matter the front matter title if it exists

Possible Implementation Ideas

  • Use a front matter parsing library such as:


Acceptance Criteria

  • YAML front matter is correctly detected and parsed.
  • Workspace Wiki title/name for Markdown files matched the front matter

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