I'm trying to get Netlify CMS setup, and running into issues when I use it to create new markdown files. I tried to read through the docs to get it configured correctly but something doesn't seem to be adding up. Part of the issue seems to come from the fact that I have my own slug field that I use, and the docs say I can use fields.slug to get around conflicts, but it still puts in null when I try to use it.
Relevant parts of config.yml
collections:
- name: "staff"
label: "Staff Members"
label_singular: "Staff Member"
summary: "{{firstName}} {{lastName}}"
folder: "content/staff"
create: true
slug: "{{fields.slug}}"
media_folder: ""
public_folder: ""
path: "{{fields.slug}}"
sortable_fields: ["frontmatter.email"]
editor:
preview: true
fields:
- { label: "Type", name: "type", widget: "string" }
- {
label: "Slug",
name: "slug",
widget: "string",
pattern:
[
"^[a-z0-9]+(?:-[a-z0-9]+)*$",
"A slug can have no spaces or special characters",
],
required: true,
}
- { label: "First Name", name: "firstName", widget: "string" }
- { label: "Last Name", name: "lastName", widget: "string" }
- { label: "Email", name: "email", widget: "string" }
- { label: "Body", name: "body", widget: "markdown" }
What the markdown should look like:
---
type: "staff"
slug: "jdoe"
firstName: "John"
lastName: "Doe"
email: "fake@email.com"
---
I do stuff.
What I get from Netlify CMS:
---
type: staff
slug: jdoe
firstName: John
lastName: Doe
email: fake@email.com
---
I do stuff.
The filename ends up being .md, just the extension, no filename. I did manage to get it to record the slug in the actual md, but the filename is still missing.
