Does the converter produce Jekyll-compatible front matter?

Yes: YAML front matter with title, date, tags, and description by default. Add layout: post and any theme-specific keys via post-processing or as extra fields in the conversion request.

How do I name files for Jekyll's _posts directory?

Jekyll requires YYYY-MM-DD-title-slug.md. Generate the date prefix from the source page's published date (extracted during conversion) and slugify the title (lowercase, hyphens for spaces, ASCII-only). Most slug libraries (python-slugify) handle this in one call.

What about Liquid template tags in the converted content?

If the source contains literal text that looks like Liquid ({{ ... }} or {% ... %}), Jekyll will try to evaluate it during build. Wrap such content in {% raw %} ... {% endraw %} blocks during post-processing to preserve it as literal text.

Can I migrate from Medium or Substack to Jekyll this way?

Yes: export the URL list from your platform (Medium and Substack both expose archive feeds), convert each URL, and write to _posts/. You retain content, attribution, and structure; you lose only the platform's comments and engagement metrics, which usually doesn't survive any migration.

How do I handle code blocks for Jekyll syntax highlighting?

The conversion produces fenced code blocks with language hints (```python). Jekyll's built-in Rouge highlighter (or Pygments) renders these with syntax colouring automatically, no additional configuration needed beyond the standard Jekyll setup.

URL to Markdown for Jekyll: Posts from URLs

The Jekyll-from-URL workflow

For each URL: convert to Markdown with auto-generated YAML front matter (title, date, layout, tags). Save as _posts/YYYY-MM-DD-slug.md using the article's publication date and a slugified title. Run jekyll build: the new post appears on your site immediately, indexed by Jekyll's default sort and surfaced through any tag/category pages your theme exposes.

Common use cases: migrating from a hosted blog platform (Medium, Substack, Ghost) to a self-hosted Jekyll site; republishing your own articles with permission; building a curated link-blog where each post is an excerpted article with attribution.

Front matter Jekyll expects

Minimum: layout: post (or your theme's post layout), title, date. Common additions: tags, categories, excerpt, permalink. The conversion produces all of these from source metadata where available; you customise per your site's conventions.

URL to Markdown for Jekyll: Web Articles to Blog Posts

The Jekyll-from-URL workflow

Front matter Jekyll expects

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