Batch Date Addition

Drafts and Bulk Publishing

Using the _drafts Folder

Add a _drafts folder to your site root to store posts you are not ready to publish. Posts in this folder do not require a date in the filename and will not appear on your live site.

Filename Requirements

All posts in the _posts folder must follow this format:

YYYY-MM-DD-post-title.md

Files without a date prefix will be ignored by Jekyll and will not publish.

Publishing Drafts

When you are ready to publish drafts:

1. Save all unfinished posts in _drafts/ (no date needed)
2. Run add-dates.bat
3. The script will add today’s date to each filename and move them to _posts/
4. Build and upload your site

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