Video Frontmatter

Fields for video collections.

All Fields

Field	Type	Required	Description
title	string	Yes	Video title
videoUrl	string	Yes*	External video URL
media	object	Yes*	Self-hosted video config
date	date	No	Publication date
author	string	No	Creator
description	string	No	Summary
image	string	No	Thumbnail
duration	string	No	Length (“12:34”)
videoPlatform	string	No	”youtube”, “vimeo”, “self”
categories	array	No	Groupings
tags	array	No	Keywords

*Use videoUrl for YouTube/Vimeo, or media for self-hosted.

External Videos

# YouTube
videoUrl: "https://youtube.com/watch?v=abc123"

# Vimeo
videoUrl: "https://vimeo.com/123456789"

Self-Hosted Videos

media:
  name: "my-video"
  collection: "videos"
  contentType: "video"
  contentExtension: "mp4"

File goes at public/video/content/videos/my-video.mp4

Example

---
title: "Studio Tour 2025"
date: 2025-01-15T00:00:00Z
author: "Creator Name"
description: "A walkthrough of my home studio"
videoUrl: "https://youtube.com/watch?v=abc123"
image: "/images/content/videos/studio-tour-thumb.jpg"
duration: "15:42"
categories:
  - Behind the Scenes
tags:
  - Studio
  - Setup
---