Content
Write articles, manage authors, configure sections, and use series, corrections, responses, documents, argument maps, and article profiles.
Configure meta.js
The single file that controls your publication's metadata, URLs, and third-party integration keys. Every reader-facing identifier on the site reads from this one location.
Write your first article
Create a Markdown file in the appropriate section folder, add the required front matter, save. Project Broadsheet builds the URL, RSS entry, and section index automatically.
Authors
Add and manage contributor bios. Every byline in Project Broadsheet resolves to an author record stored in a single data file, so changing a bio once updates it everywhere.
Editorial sections
How Project Broadsheet organizes articles by top-level category, how each section gets its own index, RSS feed, and accent color, and how to customize or add new sections.
Front matter reference
A complete index of every front-matter field Project Broadsheet understands, grouped by article type. Pin this page, you will use it often.
Markdown reference
The full list of Markdown features supported in Project Broadsheet, from basic headings to footnotes, task lists, and fenced code blocks with syntax highlighting.
Images in articles
How to add cover images and inline images to articles, where to store image files, recommended sizes, and how to write good alt text.
Tags and filtering
How to add tags to articles, tag naming conventions, how tags drive related-article suggestions, and how to use tags in templates.
Drafts and scheduling
How to mark articles as drafts so they stay out of production, how future-dated articles behave, and a practical publishing workflow for teams.
Article series
Group multi-part articles into a named series. Project Broadsheet generates a series navigation block automatically and keeps all parts linked.
Corrections
Log factual corrections directly in an article's front matter. Project Broadsheet renders a corrections block at the bottom of the article and aggregates all corrections on a /corrections/ index page.
Responses and backlinks
Link an article as a direct response to another. Project Broadsheet renders a response banner on the new article and a backlinks section on the original, connecting them automatically.
Primary source documents
A dedicated content type for FOIA records, financial filings, court documents, and other primary sources. Documents live in their own collection and index, separate from articles.
Argument maps
Add a structured visual summary of a thesis, its premises, and conclusion to any opinion or analysis article. Argument maps render above or below the article body without replacing the prose.
Article profiles
Three article profiles — standard, podcast, and dataviz — control the layout and badge shown for each piece. Podcast adds an inline audio player; dataviz embeds a full-width iframe.
Archive views — showcase and timeline
Two URL-parameter-driven pages that re-surface your archive any way a reader wants it. One pair of templates serves the whole archive, per-author, per-section, per-subsection, per-topic, per-year, or per-month, filtered via query strings.
Editorial workflow
How to run a multi-step publish cycle using Git — from draft to editor review to live article — the same way professional newsrooms use version control.
Multi-author publications
How to run a publication with multiple contributors — setting up author profiles, assigning bylines, and managing the Git workflow for a team.
Responding to criticism
How to use the Responses content type to publish editorial replies, right-of-reply pieces, and formal responses to outside criticism — transparently and on the record.
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