# Front matter for publications

From [claude chat](https://claude.ai/share/614ce436-307d-4740-a79f-40225461e743)

```
---
title: ""
series: ""           # slug for the series this belongs to, e.g. "access-control-basics"
series-part: 1       # position within the series; omit if standalone
theme: ""            # broader topic cluster, e.g. "ISO27001 myths"
channel:             # list — a post can go to multiple channels
  - linkedin
  - newsletter
  - blog
status: draft        # draft | ready | scheduled | published
publish-date:        # ISO 8601, e.g. 2026-06-10; can be a list if channels differ
  linkedin: 2026-06-10
  newsletter: 2026-06-17
  blog: 2026-06-17
published-url:       # fill in after publishing; one per channel
  linkedin: ""
  blog: ""
content-type: ""     # post | article | newsletter-section | thread
source-notes:        # vault notes this was drawn from
  - "[[path/to/note]]"
tags: []
---
```

### Folder structure to go with it

```
Content Factory/
  Publishing/
    Series/
      access-control-basics/
        part-1.md
        part-2.md
    Standalone/
      some-one-off-post.md
```

Or if you prefer tag-based grouping over folders, skip the subfolders and rely on `series` + Dataview to surface series views.

---

### Dataview query to check what's scheduled

dataview

```dataview
TABLE series, channel, publish-date, status
FROM "Content Factory/Publishing"
WHERE status != "published"
SORT publish-date ASC
```

---

### Issues to flag

- If you're already using front matter on content notes, check for conflicts with any existing `status` or `tags` fields before rolling this out.
- `published-url` will stay empty a lot. That's fine — it's a record, not a requirement.
- If posts get repurposed significantly between channels (not just reformatted), they probably deserve separate notes rather than one note with multiple channels listed.