Markdown
atoll uses standard-compliant Markdown with extensions for code blocks, tables and footnotes.
Formatting
**Bold**, *italic*, ~~strikethrough~~ > Blockquote - List item
- Another item 1. Numbered list
2. Second item
Code
Inline code with `backticks`. Code blocks with triple backticks and an optional language identifier:
```php
echo "Hello World";
```
Tables
| Column A | Column B |
|----------|----------|
| Value 1 | Value 2 |
Links and Images
[Link text](https://example.com)
Frontmatter
YAML frontmatter appears at the top of every Markdown file between ---:
---
title: Page Title
excerpt: Short description for SEO and listings.
date: 2026-03-01
author: Admin
tags: [tag1, tag2]
custom_field: any value
---
Reserved Fields
| Field | Purpose |
|---|---|
title | Page title (generated from slug if empty) |
excerpt | Short description (auto-extracted from content if empty) |
date | Date for sorting |
author | Author name |
tags | Array of tags |
Custom Fields
All additional fields are freely definable and available in templates via page.fieldname.