Action

Pelican Post

Posted by David Blue, Last update almost 2 years ago - Unlisted

Generate a Pelican-ready Markdown post file with options. By default, the “Summary” metadata field is populated with text selected in the editor at action run.

Steps

  • prompt

    promptKey
    cat
    promptTitle
    Set Category
    promptMessage
    Set case-sensitive post category.
    promptButtons
    OK
    includeTextField
    true
    textFieldDefault
    Meta
    includeCancelButton
    true
  • defineTemplateTag

    name
    pelicancat
    template
    [[cat_text]]
  • prompt

    promptKey
    slug
    promptTitle
    Set Post Slug
    promptMessage
    Set the URL slug of your post. If you include spaces, they will be URL-encoded. (like%20this)
    promptButtons
    OK
    includeTextField
    true
    textFieldDefault
    [[safe_title]]
    includeCancelButton
    true
  • defineTemplateTag

    name
    pelicanslug
    template
    [[slug_text]]
  • prompt

    promptKey
    byline
    promptTitle
    Set Post Author
    promptMessage
    Specify the post's author (byline.)
    promptButtons
    OK
    includeTextField
    true
    textFieldDefault
    includeCancelButton
    true
  • file

    fileNameTemplate
    [[pelicanslug]].md
    folderTemplate
    template
    Title: [[display_title]]
    Date: [[created|%Y-%m-%d %R]]
    Modified: [[modified|%Y-%m-%d %R]]
    Category: [[pelicancat]]
    Tags: [[tags]]
    Slug: [[pelicanslug]]
    Authors: [[byline_text]]
    Summary: [[selection_only]]
    
    [[draft]]
    ---
    [Local]([[draft_open_url]])
    local
    true
    writeType
    replace

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