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How can I use markdown in custom metadata?

I'm trying to create a custom metadata field to credit image authors and I want to use Markdown to add links. However, the Markdown is not processed. The output is the contents of the field verbatim.

Here's what I have (that doesn't work):

Metadata

image_credits:
  - '[Photo #1](https://www.example/1)'
  - '[Photo 21](https://www.example/2)'

Template

{{#metadata.image_credits.length}}
    {{#metadata.image_credits}}
        {{.}}
    {{/metadata.image_credits}}
{{/metadata.image_credits.length}}

a month ago, 4 replies   metadata   yaml   Edit question

Wrap your YAML-style metadata with backticks and it will work:

---
image_credits:
  - '[Photo #1](https://www.example/1)'
  - '[Photo 21](https://www.example/2)'
---
Answered a month ago · Edit answer

I'm not sure what you mean by backticks. Do you mean the three hyphens (---)? I'm already using that and it's not working. I also tried putting the items (e.g., Photo #1) in backticks (`), but they weren't being displayed.

Answered a month ago · Edit answer

Ah! I'm so sorry, I misread your question. The answer is no, Blot doesn't render markdown in metadata. What I would do is this:

---
image_credits:
  - description: Photo
    link: https://www.example/1
  - description: Photo
    link: https://www.example/2
---

And then in your template:

{{#metadata.image_credits.length}}
    {{#metadata.image_credits}}
        <a href="{{{link}}}">{{description}}</a>
    {{/metadata.image_credits}}
{{/metadata.image_credits.length}}
Answered a month ago · Edit answer

That works great, thank you!

Answered a month ago · Edit answer

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