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Page metadata with YAML

Page metadata with YAML by arnau siches
- Re: [nesta] Page metadata with YAML by Graham Ashton
  - Re: [nesta] Page metadata with YAML by arnau siches

Page metadata with YAML

From:: arnau siches
Date:: 2011-11-09 @ 19:55

Hello,

I started recently using Nesta and I was wondering why Nesta doesn't
use YAML to define the page metadata.

Just curious :)

-- 
arnau siches
esbudellat.net

Re: [nesta] Page metadata with YAML

From:: Graham Ashton
Date:: 2011-11-10 @ 13:44

On 9 Nov 2011, at 19:55, arnau siches wrote:

> I started recently using Nesta and I was wondering why Nesta doesn't
> use YAML to define the page metadata.

I didn't feel it was necessary, and it would have been a potential point 
of confusion for non technical authors. I don't want people to feel as 
though they need to be a coder in order to enjoy using Nesta.

There are situations where YAML for metadata might be useful, especially 
for plugins that need to add structured metadata to a page. I started 
writing a plugin that supported YAML metadata, but my immediate need 
evaporated and I haven't revisited it since.

Cheers,
Graham

Re: [nesta] Page metadata with YAML

From:: arnau siches
Date:: 2011-11-10 @ 13:57

On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 8:44 AM, Graham Ashton <graham@effectif.com> wrote:
> On 9 Nov 2011, at 19:55, arnau siches wrote:
>
>> I started recently using Nesta and I was wondering why Nesta doesn't
>> use YAML to define the page metadata.
>
> I didn't feel it was necessary, and it would have been a potential point
of confusion for non technical authors. I don't want people to feel as 
though they need to be a coder in order to enjoy using Nesta.
>
> There are situations where YAML for metadata might be useful, especially
for plugins that need to add structured metadata to a page. I started 
writing a plugin that supported YAML metadata, but my immediate need 
evaporated and I haven't revisited it since.

Ah, make sense. I'm gonna play with plugins then.

-- 
arnau siches
esbudellat.net