diff --git a/.forestry/front_matter/templates/default.yml b/.forestry/front_matter/templates/default.yml
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+---
+hide_body: false
+fields:
+- name: title
+  label: Title
+  type: text
+  hidden: false
+  default: ''
+- name: date
+  label: Date
+  type: text
+  hidden: false
+  default: 
+- name: draft
+  label: Draft
+  type: boolean
+  hidden: false
+  default: true
diff --git a/.forestry/settings.yml b/.forestry/settings.yml
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+---
+upload_path: "/static/uploads/:year:/:month:/:day:"
+frontmatter_file_url_template: "/uploads/:year:/:month:/:day:"
+body_file_url_template: "/uploads/:year:/:month:/:day:"
+new_page_extension: md
+auto_deploy: false
+admin_path: 
+webhook_url: 
+sections: 
+version: 0.31.1