Git integration
If you are using git to manage your content, Front Matter CMS can be used to sync your changes from and to your git repository.
Enable GIT integration
Section titled “Enable GIT integration”To enable this feature, you will need to set the frontMatter.git.enabled setting to true.
Commit message
Section titled “Commit message”The commit message can be customized via the frontMatter.git.commitMessage setting (default is
Synced by Front Matter).
Info
You can make use of the placeholders available in Front Matter for your commit messages. For example:
Synced by Front Matter {{hour24}}:{{minute}}.
Require commit message
Section titled “Require commit message”If you want to require a commit message, you can set the frontMatter.git.requiresCommitMessage
setting with the branches on which you want to require a commit message.
{ "frontMatter.git.requiresCommitMessage": ["main"]}When you open the Front Matter CMS panel, you will now be prompted to enter a commit message.
Disable syncing on certain branches
Section titled “Disable syncing on certain branches”If you want to disable syncing on certain branches,
you can set the frontMatter.git.disabledBranches setting with the branches on which you want to
disable syncing.
{ "frontMatter.git.disabledBranches": ["main"]}
Git submodules
Section titled “Git submodules”If you are using git submodules for managing your content, you have more control over them via the following settings:
| Setting | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
frontMatter.git.submodule.push | Whether to push the submodule changes to the remote repository. | false |
frontMatter.git.submodule.pull | Whether to pull the submodule changes from the remote repository. | false |
frontMatter.git.submodule.branch | The branch to use for the submodule. | “ |
frontMatter.git.submodule.folder | The folder where the submodule is located. | “ |