Frontmatter Template Variables

When you add custom frontmatter properties in plugin settings, you can use template variables.

Supported Variables

Variable	Description	Example
{{platform}}	Platform id	x, facebook, youtube
{{author.name}}	Author display name	John Doe
{{author.handle}}	Author handle	@johndoe
{{author.username}}	Author username	johndoe
{{author.url}}	Author profile URL	https://x.com/johndoe
{{post.id}}	Internal post id	19384756
{{post.url}}	Original post URL	https://x.com/...
{{dates.published}}	Published timestamp from frontmatter	2026-02-12 09:30
{{dates.archived}}	Archive timestamp from frontmatter	2026-02-12 09:35
{{dates.lastModified}}	Last modified timestamp from frontmatter	2026-02-12 09:35

Property Type Behavior

Text / Number

• Uses the value input directly.
• Template variables are supported.
• Number values are converted to numeric type when possible.

Checkbox

• If template override is empty: uses checkbox value.
• If template override is not empty: template result is used instead.

Date / Date & Time

• If template override is empty: uses picker value.
• If template override is not empty: template result is used instead.

List

• Enter one item per line.
• Each line supports template variables.
• Stored as YAML array.

Notes

• Core keys cannot be overridden: platform, author, authorUrl, published, archived, lastModified, tags.
• Format syntax like {{date:YYYY}} is not supported.