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Clarify docs on collections regarding the need for front matter (#7538) 

Merge pull request 7538
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Paul Kim 2019-02-19 00:46:09 -08:00 committed by jekyllbot
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@ -44,7 +44,10 @@ collections:
Create a corresponding folder (e.g. `<source>/_staff_members`) and add
documents. Front matter is processed if the front matter exists, and everything
after the front matter is pushed into the document's `content` attribute. If no front
matter is provided, Jekyll will not generate the file in your collection.
matter is provided, Jekyll will consider it to be a [static file](/docs/static-files/)
and copy it to the destination (e.g. `_site`) without processing. If front matter
is provided, Jekyll will process the file in your collection but will not write to disk
unless `output: true` is set in the collection's metadata.
For example here's how you would add a staff member to the collection set above.
The filename is `./_staff_members/jane.md` with the following content: