# Front Matter

Visual Studio Code extension that works as a headless CMS for static site generators, with dashboards for content, data and media inside the editor.


Source: https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/front-matter/
Last reviewed: 2026-10-23
Listed since: 2026-10-23

## Record

### Links

- home: https://frontmatter.codes
- repository: https://github.com/estruyf/vscode-front-matter
- docs: https://frontmatter.codes/docs/getting-started
- x: https://twitter.com/frontmattercms
- bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5bb7t7bwr53rrku6vr7osqy2
- discord: https://discord.gg/JBVtNMsJFB

### Identity

- status: active
- maintainer: Elio Struyf
- maintainerType: individual
- parent: unknown
- firstRelease: 2019
- hqCountry: unknown

### Kind

- category: headless-cms, dev-tool
- hosting: unknown
- language: javascript
- runtime: unknown
- runtimeMin: unknown
- basedOn: unknown

### Content

- contentStore: flat-file
- databases: unknown
- adminUi: yes
- headlessApi: unknown
- templating: unknown
- i18n: yes

### Rendering and deploy

- runsAs: local
- renderingModes: unknown
- installMethod: VS Code Marketplace extension

### License

- licenseModel: open-source
- license: MIT

### Releases

- currentMajor: 10
- latestReleaseDate: 2026-10-12

### Adoption

- githubStargazers: 2549
- packagistDownloads: not applicable
- npmWeeklyDownloads: unknown
- contributors: 22
- pluginCount: unknown
- packagistMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- ecosystemsMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- httpArchiveSites: unknown
- wordpressActiveInstalls: unknown
- dependentRepos: unknown
- dependentPackages: unknown

### Sources

- urls: https://frontmatter.codes/ (read 2026-10-23)
- urls: https://api.github.com/repos/estruyf/vscode-front-matter (read 2026-10-23)
- urls: https://frontmatter.codes/docs/getting-started (read 2026-10-23)
- maintainer: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/main/LICENSE (read 2026-10-23)
- language: https://api.github.com/repos/estruyf/vscode-front-matter (read 2026-10-23)
- category: https://github.com/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/blob/main/README.md (read 2026-10-23)
- contentStore: https://frontmatter.codes/docs/content-creation/content-folders/ (read 2026-10-23)
- adminUi: https://github.com/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/blob/main/README.md (read 2026-10-23)
- i18n: https://github.com/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/blob/main/README.md (read 2026-10-23)
- installMethod: https://frontmatter.codes/docs/getting-started (read 2026-10-23)
- runsAs: https://github.com/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/blob/main/README.md (read 2026-10-23)
- licenseModel: https://frontmatter.codes/ (read 2026-10-23)
- license: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/main/LICENSE (read 2026-10-23)
- firstRelease: https://github.com/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md (read 2026-10-23)
- currentMajor: https://api.github.com/repos/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/releases (read 2026-10-23)
- latestReleaseDate: https://api.github.com/repos/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/releases (read 2026-10-23)
- githubStargazers: https://api.github.com/repos/estruyf/vscode-front-matter (read 2026-10-23)
- contributors: https://api.github.com/repos/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/contributors?per_page=1 (read 2026-10-23)

## Notes

Front Matter is a Visual Studio Code extension that manages a static site's content from dashboards inside the editor. The dashboards cover content, data and media files, and a taxonomy dashboard manages tags and categories. The content stays in the folders the static site generator defines, and the extension is pointed at them by [registering content folders](https://frontmatter.codes/docs/content-creation/content-folders/). The extension also supports content in multiple languages. It is installed from the Visual Studio Code Marketplace, as the [getting-started guide](https://frontmatter.codes/docs/getting-started) describes, and it runs on the developer's machine within the editor.

The project is maintained by Elio Struyf and published under the MIT license.

## Worth knowing

The maintainer states that the project will continue to be maintained, that major changes depend on a personal reason, a company commitment or significant community support, and that feature requests may take longer to be addressed.

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Credit, in full: FindSoftware, CC BY 4.0