Overview
Every MDX content page starts with a YAML frontmatter block. This page documents every supported field and which components they control.
Complete Schema
interface DocsFrontmatter {
title: string;
description?: string;
sidebar?: {
label?: string;
order?: number;
hidden?: boolean;
};
tableOfContents?: {
minHeadingLevel?: number;
maxHeadingLevel?: number;
};
banner?: {
content: string;
};
hero?: {
title?: string;
tagline?: string;
image?: { src: string; alt: string };
actions?: Array<{
text: string;
link: string;
variant?: 'primary' | 'secondary' | 'minimal';
icon?: string;
}>;
};
editUrl?: string | false;
lastUpdated?: Date | boolean;
draft?: boolean;
}
Field Reference
title (required)
title: My Page Title
Rendered by PageTitle component as an <h1>. Also used in the <head> document title.
description
description: A brief description of this page.
Used in <meta name="description"> for SEO.
sidebar
sidebar:
label: Custom Label # Override the title in the sidebar
order: 1 # Sort order (lower = higher)
hidden: true # Hide from sidebar navigation
tableOfContents
tableOfContents:
minHeadingLevel: 2
maxHeadingLevel: 4
Controls which headings appear in the table of contents.
banner
banner:
content: "Important announcement! <a href='/news'>Read more</a>."
Renders a Banner component at the top of the page. Supports HTML.
hero
hero:
title: Welcome
tagline: Build amazing docs
image:
src: /hero.png
alt: Hero image
actions:
- text: Get Started
link: /docs/intro/
variant: primary
- text: GitHub
link: https://github.com/example
variant: secondary
Renders a Hero component that replaces the normal page title.
editUrl
editUrl: https://github.com/example/repo/edit/main/docs/page.mdx
Or disable it:
editUrl: false
lastUpdated
lastUpdated: 2024-06-15
Renders a LastUpdated component in the footer.
draft
draft: true
Renders a DraftContentNotice at the top of the page. See the Content Notice page for a live example.
Components Controlled by Frontmatter
| Field | Component | Location |
|---|---|---|
title | PageTitle | Main content area |
hero | Hero | Above content (replaces title) |
banner | Banner | Top of page |
draft | DraftContentNotice | Above content |
lastUpdated | LastUpdated | Footer |
editUrl | EditLink | Footer |
tableOfContents | TableOfContents | Right sidebar |
sidebar | Sidebar | Left sidebar |