@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@

 # Title: Render Partial Tag for Jekyll

 # Author: Brandon Mathis http://brandonmathis.com

 # Description: Import files on your filesystem into any blog post and render them inline.

-# Note: Paths are relative to the source directory

+# Note: Paths are relative to the source directory, if you import a file with yaml front matter, the yaml will be stripped out.

 #

 # Syntax {% render_partial path/to/file %}

 #

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@

 # This might be useful if you want to have a page for a project's README without having

 # to duplicated the contents

 #

+#

 require 'pathname'

@@ -40,7 +41,11 @@ module Jekyll

       end

       Dir.chdir(file_path) do

-        partial = Liquid::Template.parse(file.read)

+        contents = file.read

+        if contents =~ /\A-{3}.+[^\A]-{3}\n(.+)/m

+          contents = $1.lstrip

+        end

+        partial = Liquid::Template.parse(contents)

         context.stack do

           partial.render(context)

         end